'I went out and bought my parents a car': Barbara Corcoran on the first time she felt successful
. But despite her continued success on "Shark Tank" and beyond — and her ability to continue buying gifts for others throughout her career — Corcoran says that day remains unparalleled.
Nothing has ever equaled that day when my mother and father came outside, and my Uncle Richie videoed them, and they just couldn't believe they each had a new car. I still can't get over it."Nothing has ever equaled that day when my mother and father came outside, and my Uncle Richie videoed them, and they just couldn't believe they each had a new car. I still can't get over it," she says.
The experience has stuck with Corcoran throughout her career. It underscores one of her most important values: giving back. "The satisfaction of giving anything is a great satisfaction of living," she says. "It doesn't have to include money. If you do anything nice for anybody, you get a little puff of happiness, and it accumulates over time and keeps you as a nice person and a happy person."Having held around, Corcoran understands what it is like to live paycheck to paycheck. But now, as a seasoned businesswoman and investor, she focuses on quality in life, rather than quantity.
Purchases only offer a semipermanent sense of happiness, she adds. "Six months later, you take it for granted."DON'T MISS: Want to be smarter and more successful with your money, work & life?
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