Robert Herjavec
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And I think the third one would be discipline. Now, discipline is different. Discipline to me is fit body, fit mind, fit business. But I have billionaire friends who are slobs. Sloppy, right? Yeah. They eat like crap, they're overweight, they don't care, but they're extremely disciplined about their business. I think the discipline applies to who you are and everybody can be different.
And I think the third one would be discipline. Now, discipline is different. Discipline to me is fit body, fit mind, fit business. But I have billionaire friends who are slobs. Sloppy, right? Yeah. They eat like crap, they're overweight, they don't care, but they're extremely disciplined about their business. I think the discipline applies to who you are and everybody can be different.
I think those are the three.
I think those are the three.
It's a great question. I think it's the same reason why people who are wealthy aren't fit. What is that reason? They look at the superficial, easy ways to do it. So people that have a lot of wealth think that they can get fit by taking a drug or surgery or they look for placebo type band-aids. I think anything hard is discipline and habit.
It's a great question. I think it's the same reason why people who are wealthy aren't fit. What is that reason? They look at the superficial, easy ways to do it. So people that have a lot of wealth think that they can get fit by taking a drug or surgery or they look for placebo type band-aids. I think anything hard is discipline and habit.
So people that are super fit have discipline and habit, but they're like me when I was a teen. They don't know where to apply it. You know, interesting story for you, uh, years ago, cause I've always been a pretty fit guy. So years ago, the army Rangers reached out to me and asked if I'd like to go to the training camp and, you know, I think I'm pretty fit.
So people that are super fit have discipline and habit, but they're like me when I was a teen. They don't know where to apply it. You know, interesting story for you, uh, years ago, cause I've always been a pretty fit guy. So years ago, the army Rangers reached out to me and asked if I'd like to go to the training camp and, you know, I think I'm pretty fit.
And so I was like, yeah, rah, anyway, long, long story. I went completely kicked my ass, huge amount of respect for people in the military, the discipline. When it was done, I sat down with the guy who ran the training program and they kind of did an analysis of over the last couple of weeks, what you did well, what you didn't. And I said to him, people in the military must be great at business.
And so I was like, yeah, rah, anyway, long, long story. I went completely kicked my ass, huge amount of respect for people in the military, the discipline. When it was done, I sat down with the guy who ran the training program and they kind of did an analysis of over the last couple of weeks, what you did well, what you didn't. And I said to him, people in the military must be great at business.
Because think about it, discipline, habit, like no one has that more than army rangers or most people in the military. He said something very interesting, which was, it's very rare that people in the military do well in business. Why is that? Why do you think?
Because think about it, discipline, habit, like no one has that more than army rangers or most people in the military. He said something very interesting, which was, it's very rare that people in the military do well in business. Why is that? Why do you think?
And that was my answer.
And that was my answer.
And that's part of it. But he said there's a bigger reason. Tell me, yeah. And the bigger reason is purpose. People join the military because they have a need to do something greater than themselves. Think about that. You're willing to lay your life down for our country. Think about that commitment. That's not... Gee, do I, you know, am I kind of into it or not?
And that's part of it. But he said there's a bigger reason. Tell me, yeah. And the bigger reason is purpose. People join the military because they have a need to do something greater than themselves. Think about that. You're willing to lay your life down for our country. Think about that commitment. That's not... Gee, do I, you know, am I kind of into it or not?
Like that is an all in passionate commitment. I am willing to die for my cause. So then they leave the military, they get a job in sales and their boss says, if you don't make your number, we're not going to make it for the quarter. and they struggle with that. They're void of purpose. When you have that great a purpose and that leaves you, it's very hard to replace it with a different purpose.
Like that is an all in passionate commitment. I am willing to die for my cause. So then they leave the military, they get a job in sales and their boss says, if you don't make your number, we're not going to make it for the quarter. and they struggle with that. They're void of purpose. When you have that great a purpose and that leaves you, it's very hard to replace it with a different purpose.
You would think they could, but he said that was the reason. And so I think it's both. I think people with great wealth don't have a purpose to get fit and people that are super fit, really at the core. Show me somebody who's done great things and I'll show you somebody with unbelievable purpose.
You would think they could, but he said that was the reason. And so I think it's both. I think people with great wealth don't have a purpose to get fit and people that are super fit, really at the core. Show me somebody who's done great things and I'll show you somebody with unbelievable purpose.