43: The Comeback That (Almost) Knocked Me Down

Business Unusual with Barbara Corcoran

Barbara Corcoran

Entrepreneurship, Careers, Business

4.8 • 1K Ratings

🗓️ 26 February 2019

⏱️ 10 minutes

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Summary

Setbacks got you down? Here’s a wakeup call to get un-stuck. I’ve heard from a lot of folks lately who feel like things aren’t going their way, and believe me, I know just how rough that can be. So I’m laying out for you the best way to stage your OWN comeback and keep moving forward. Plus, I answer some more of your great voicemail questions about how to stay motivated while pursuing your dreams, the ABC’s of franchising and the best habits for a successful life. Guess what? I’ve got a brand new hotline where you can call in your questions and comments. It’s 1 888 BARBARA. Easy enough, right? Looking forward to hearing from you. You can also tweet your question @BarbaraCorcoran and I may just answer it on a future episode! Follow Business Unusual with Barbara Corcoran on iHeartRadio, or subscribe wherever you listen to podcasts. This episode of Business Unusual with Barbara Corcoran is presented by On Deck Business Loans (http://www.ondeck.com/barbara).

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0:00.0	Hey, this is Barbara Corcoran. You are now tuned in to business unusual.
0:07.0	And everything you ever learned about business, throw it out the window. I'm going to tell you the real deal.
0:12.0	Listen in. Today I'm going to answer all
0:16.1	your burning questions about work, life, starting a company, getting on track, and much, much more.
0:21.9	Be sure to call in to the business-unusual hotline
0:24.6	with your question at 888 Barbara.
0:27.6	That's 888, B-A-R-B-A-R-A.
0:32.0	But first, I had a fan on Twitter that got me thinking about the word comeback.
0:37.0	You know everybody's talking about coming back from disaster.
0:41.0	It sounds pretty cool.
0:42.0	But this guy was hit by Hurricane Harvey and it sounded to me like he was stuck trying to make a comeback with his business.
0:50.0	And he went on to great detail and it really broke my heart.
0:53.4	So I'm going to talk about coming back and what it really means.
0:59.2	And I'd like to talk about comebacks because I've had quite a few misses myself and I've lived through them all.
1:04.8	And so I think I'm in a good position to dress the topic. Okay. First off, people picture
1:10.3	comebacks as a spectacular event, something maybe you've seen in the movies like
1:14.2	the cowboy making the charge.
1:16.9	I don't find comebacks to be that way at all.
1:19.5	I find that it's a process that's so discouraging, can knock you on your ass and make you think
1:24.8	you don't even know if you get up which direction you're gonna walk in.
1:28.6	That's pretty tough to recover from but I can also tell you from building a business myself and working with so many entrepreneurs
1:35.9	over the years. There's no such thing as a success story of any size unless the
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