Robert Herjavec
Robert Herjavec
Robert Herjavec is a Canadian businessman, investor, author and television personality...
NationalityCanadian
ProfessionEntrepreneur
Date of Birth14 September 1963
CityVarazdin, Croatia
CountryCanada
scary
The idea of getting a lifetime job, and making $100,000 a year, with benefits, is dead and gone. It's over. And it may never come again. That's a very scary thought for a lot of people.
successful fighting entrepreneur
It is human nature, especially as we get older, to look for stability in our lives. But if you want to be a successful entrepreneur, you have to fight against that somewhat, as starting a business requires movement. You cannot stay still.
kindness mistake nice
I'm a very nice guy, but don't mistake my kindness for weakness.
emotional ifs
If you're emotional and you're great at something, the money will follow.
passion car long
Long before I had money, my passion for cars was there.
rejection viruses sensitive
Being overly sensitive to rejection can become a destructive virus.
dollars inspired building
I'm really inspired to build a billion-dollar company. The hardest part is building the vehicle to get you there.
successful reality goal
Successful businesspeople retain a quality most others not only lack but often fail to comprehend, and that's the unrelenting drive to convert a vision into reality. They are driven to realize this goal in a manner that appears to defy logic among others who lack this drive.
red-flags entrepreneur looks
I look for the entrepreneur to capture my attention. If you don’t come out with a great presentation, you’re dead. That’s a big red flag,
listening important letters
I'm intrigued that the same letters from the alphabet are used in the word silent and in the word listen. Perhaps it's evidence that the most important part of listening involves remaining silent.
successful entrepreneur growing
You can never be satisfied as an entrepreneur, and the basis of any successful, growing business is new clients.
grandmother dirt poor
I was raised by my grandmother on a farm, where we were really poor - we had dirt floors - but so did everybody else.
bunch business dad felt happy money nice parents sold
When I sold my first business, I wanted to do something nice for my dad. I wanted to give my parents a bunch of money, but they wouldn't take anything from me. They were so happy for me; they felt they didn't need money.