Robert Herjavec

And that's a great question. Somebody asked me yesterday because they knew my story. I went for a medical and the nurse was like, oh my God, I read about your story and you came to Canada with nothing. Blah, blah, blah. It must have been so hard. And the truth is it wasn't. I mean, it was my mom and dad escaping from a country, coming to Canada on a boat with one suitcase and

And that's a great question. Somebody asked me yesterday because they knew my story. I went for a medical and the nurse was like, oh my God, I read about your story and you came to Canada with nothing. Blah, blah, blah. It must have been so hard. And the truth is it wasn't. I mean, it was my mom and dad escaping from a country, coming to Canada on a boat with one suitcase and

And I'm the only child. Wow. So for them, absolutely, horrifically hard. Didn't speak the language, had no money, my dad was in jail, could never go back, the whole nine yards. Wow. Comes to a country, doesn't know anybody, doesn't speak the language. Now, I'm eight years old, first time on a boat. It's an adventure. It's an adventure. Interesting.

And I'm the only child. Wow. So for them, absolutely, horrifically hard. Didn't speak the language, had no money, my dad was in jail, could never go back, the whole nine yards. Wow. Comes to a country, doesn't know anybody, doesn't speak the language. Now, I'm eight years old, first time on a boat. It's an adventure. It's an adventure. Interesting.

Poverty wasn't my mindset and I think that's a big difference. I think people that are born into poverty or encompassed in poverty, it's harder to get out of. My mindset was joy. Really? So I grew up on a small village with my grandma. the traditional vision of poverty with dirt floors. We didn't have a phone. Like it was one of those, like it was a village. There was one phone.

Poverty wasn't my mindset and I think that's a big difference. I think people that are born into poverty or encompassed in poverty, it's harder to get out of. My mindset was joy. Really? So I grew up on a small village with my grandma. the traditional vision of poverty with dirt floors. We didn't have a phone. Like it was one of those, like it was a village. There was one phone.

If you want to get ahold of my grandmother, you called the guy with the phone and he came to me. But I didn't know we were poor because everybody around me lived like we lived. In joy. Oh, I mean, everyone around you lived the same. The same. So it wasn't you were rich, I was poor. We all lived in a little dirt floor outhouse. It was fine. But as a child, we had animals and it was joy.

If you want to get ahold of my grandmother, you called the guy with the phone and he came to me. But I didn't know we were poor because everybody around me lived like we lived. In joy. Oh, I mean, everyone around you lived the same. The same. So it wasn't you were rich, I was poor. We all lived in a little dirt floor outhouse. It was fine. But as a child, we had animals and it was joy.

I didn't realize that we were poor until we came to Canada. And when I went to school, I remember this so clearly. I don't remember the journey. I don't remember any of it. My mom thinks I blocked it all out. But I remember the first day of school and kids picking on me and making fun of me and telling me I'm a poor immigrant.

I didn't realize that we were poor until we came to Canada. And when I went to school, I remember this so clearly. I don't remember the journey. I don't remember any of it. My mom thinks I blocked it all out. But I remember the first day of school and kids picking on me and making fun of me and telling me I'm a poor immigrant.

wow first day of school first day of school because you know you don't speak english either at this point right and there was no english classes so they just threw you in and that must have been kind of terrifying also terrifying i don't know what's this teacher saying yeah and i came from environment where i was really a lot of fun but my dad was the youngest of 15. tons of cousins.

wow first day of school first day of school because you know you don't speak english either at this point right and there was no english classes so they just threw you in and that must have been kind of terrifying also terrifying i don't know what's this teacher saying yeah and i came from environment where i was really a lot of fun but my dad was the youngest of 15. tons of cousins.

And I go into an environment where I literally don't speak the language and kids are making fun of me. I really don't know why they're making fun of me. So I learned poverty and I learned poor as a situation. So I never thought I was poor, I just thought the situation we were in is poor. And I know it's a very subtle difference, but I think you learn your mindset.

And I go into an environment where I literally don't speak the language and kids are making fun of me. I really don't know why they're making fun of me. So I learned poverty and I learned poor as a situation. So I never thought I was poor, I just thought the situation we were in is poor. And I know it's a very subtle difference, but I think you learn your mindset.

And I think poverty is a learned mindset, and I think abundance is a learned mindset. I didn't learn a wealth mindset until later on. And I always think if I would have learned an abundance mindset sooner, I would be much wealthier today.

And I think poverty is a learned mindset, and I think abundance is a learned mindset. I didn't learn a wealth mindset until later on. And I always think if I would have learned an abundance mindset sooner, I would be much wealthier today.

The beginning for me is a poverty mindset is when you believe you're poor. or you believe that you are the cause of the situation you're in, or you believe that external circumstances have made you what you are. I never believed I was poor. I just believed our current situation was poor. Really? So I got to a point where I didn't want to be in that situation anymore.

The beginning for me is a poverty mindset is when you believe you're poor. or you believe that you are the cause of the situation you're in, or you believe that external circumstances have made you what you are. I never believed I was poor. I just believed our current situation was poor. Really? So I got to a point where I didn't want to be in that situation anymore.

But there was nothing wrong with me. My mom loved me. I was a good human being.

But there was nothing wrong with me. My mom loved me. I was a good human being.