Hey, this is Barbara Corker, and you are now tuned into business unusual.

And everything you ever learned about business, throw it out the window.

I'm going to tell you the real deal, listening.

Today I'm going to answer all your burning questions

about work, life, starting a company, getting on track,

and much, much more.

Be sure to call into the Business Unusual Hotline

with your question at 888 Barbara.

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But first, my mom was a housewife and she raised 10 kids on a shoestring budget in a two bedroom apartment.

Pretty remarkable.

Here are five things I learned from my mom, her beliefs and her practices that helped me build a huge business,

and I'll share them with you here. Number one, my mom believed that everybody has a gift.

My sister Ellen was good at dishes,

and she was also great at making beds.

My brother Eddie was great at saving money

and he worked since he was 11 and you couldn't get a nickel

out of that guy if you begged for a week but when he was 18 he got on a motorcycle and moved

to California with $10,000 in cash in his pocket.

She was just a good savor.

My mom said my biggest talent was my imagination

and I was in charge of putting the rock stores in the basement or putting on

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