Use What You've Got, and Other Business Lessons I Learned from My Mom
By: Barbara Corcoran with Bruce Littlefield
Publisher: Portfolio Hardcover
Published: February 10, 2003
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 280
ISBN-13: 9781591840022
Copyright date: 2003
Subjects: Real estate business; Women real estate agents; General; Business / Economics / Finance; Business & Economics; Women & Business; Business/Economics; United States; Motivational; Business & Economics / General; (Barbara Ann); Biography; Corcoran, Barbara
First sentence: The story of my billion-dollar business starts like this: I borrowed a thousand dollars from a friend.
Table of contents: title: Introduction : 10 kids, 1 bath; title: Mom's lesson #1 : If you don't have big breasts, put ribbons on your pigtails; title: Mom's lesson #2 : Paint the rocks white and the whole yard will look lovely; title: Mom's lesson #3 : If the sofa is ripped, cover it with laughter; title: Mom's lesson #4 : Use your imagination to fill in the blanks; title: Mom's lesson #5 : Offer the bigger piece, and yours will taste even better; title: Mom's lesson #6 : Put the socks in the sock drawer; title: Mom's lesson #7 : If there's more than one kid to wash, set up a bathtime routine; title: Mom's lesson #8 : If you want to be in two places at once, borrow a reel-to-reel; title: Mom's lesson #9 : It's your game, make your own rules; title: Mom's lesson #10 : There's always room for one more; title: Mom's lesson #11 : Go play outside; title: Mom's lesson #12 : When the clubhouse is quiet, they're probably not making spaghetti; title: Mom's lesson #13 : If you want to be a cheerleader, you better know the cheers; title: Mom's lesson #14 : Go stand next to Nana and see how big you are!; title: Mom's lesson #15 : If you want to get noticed, write your name on the wall; title: Mom's lesson #16 : Sweep the corners and the whole house stays clean; title: Mom's lesson #17 : In a family, everyone helps mash the potatoes; title: Mom's lesson #18 : Moms can't quit; title: Mom's lesson #19 : Where there are ten buyers and three puppies, every dog is the pick of the litter; title: Mom's lesson #20 : Jumping out the window will make you either an ass or a hero; title: Mom's lesson #21 : You have the right to be there; title: Mom's lesson #22 : You've got to bully a bully; title: Mom's lesson #23 : Never be ashamed of who you are; title: Mom's lesson #24 : The joy is in the getting there; title: Bonus manual : What I wish every salesperson knew