Robert Herjavec

Yeah, great question. So I've really struggled with my faith in my lifetime. Started out very religious, altar boy for many years, became very cynical about it, became a superficial Christian, meaning I believed in my God and my faith when it was convenient for me. And then went through a horrific time and found my faith again. So kind of left, cynical.

Yeah, great question. So I've really struggled with my faith in my lifetime. Started out very religious, altar boy for many years, became very cynical about it, became a superficial Christian, meaning I believed in my God and my faith when it was convenient for me. And then went through a horrific time and found my faith again. So kind of left, cynical.

Left, cynical, believed that I didn't need God or faith or anything else in my life. believed I was in control of my own destiny. And we are, but there's a greater plan.

Left, cynical, believed that I didn't need God or faith or anything else in my life. believed I was in control of my own destiny. And we are, but there's a greater plan.

I've I was going through a really really difficult time and like I mean like to the point I didn't think the Sun would rise again and like suicidal thinking yeah yeah like contemplate suicide came close like it was and you know I mean you know me a little bit now

I've I was going through a really really difficult time and like I mean like to the point I didn't think the Sun would rise again and like suicidal thinking yeah yeah like contemplate suicide came close like it was and you know I mean you know me a little bit now

i've always been a happy guy and i've always believed like i was superman wow and i lost it all like i realized i had kryptonite and uh i was just like downward downward downward and uh a good friend of mine john saw me spiraling like like i was a shell of what i was

i've always been a happy guy and i've always believed like i was superman wow and i lost it all like i realized i had kryptonite and uh i was just like downward downward downward and uh a good friend of mine john saw me spiraling like like i was a shell of what i was

Emotional. Just emotional. I was going through a horrible divorce and just family stuff and like just horrible. And John, thank God, he's a priest, he said to me, I need you to go somewhere and you have to have faith in me to trust me to go here. And so I did. I flew to Seattle on my super fancy plane.

Emotional. Just emotional. I was going through a horrible divorce and just family stuff and like just horrible. And John, thank God, he's a priest, he said to me, I need you to go somewhere and you have to have faith in me to trust me to go here. And so I did. I flew to Seattle on my super fancy plane.

And got off the plane and I met one of his friends who was a pastor in Seattle and he took me to a homeless mission and I spent the next month or so there. I spent the first couple of weeks at the mission, then I got a hotel, and it was absolutely transformational. Wow. Yeah.

And got off the plane and I met one of his friends who was a pastor in Seattle and he took me to a homeless mission and I spent the next month or so there. I spent the first couple of weeks at the mission, then I got a hotel, and it was absolutely transformational. Wow. Yeah.

Well, I think the first thing, as horrible as this is going to sound, I felt so sorry for myself that seeing people who were worse off than me was just a bit of a wake-up call. Sure. Of course. Perspective. Like I'm going there on my jet, have thought about suicide, contemplated suicide, didn't think I had any value left to give in the world. Flying on my jet. Sure, sure.

Well, I think the first thing, as horrible as this is going to sound, I felt so sorry for myself that seeing people who were worse off than me was just a bit of a wake-up call. Sure. Of course. Perspective. Like I'm going there on my jet, have thought about suicide, contemplated suicide, didn't think I had any value left to give in the world. Flying on my jet. Sure, sure.

Meeting a guy who literally has nothing, not nothing because he doesn't know if his life has meaning, like literally has nothing. And Union Gospel Mission is a Christian, like you have to go there for a year. It's for homeless, addicts and so on. So I think that was the first thing is like, I just like, wow, these like, what am I complaining about kind of thing?

Meeting a guy who literally has nothing, not nothing because he doesn't know if his life has meaning, like literally has nothing. And Union Gospel Mission is a Christian, like you have to go there for a year. It's for homeless, addicts and so on. So I think that was the first thing is like, I just like, wow, these like, what am I complaining about kind of thing?

And then the second part of it was just getting back to purpose. If you don't love yourself and you feel like you have nothing to give, you can't give to anyone else. And I was void of me. Going there was a wake-up call and getting back to my faith, getting back to seeing value in me. Like I went there broken, and I left there like, whoo!

And then the second part of it was just getting back to purpose. If you don't love yourself and you feel like you have nothing to give, you can't give to anyone else. And I was void of me. Going there was a wake-up call and getting back to my faith, getting back to seeing value in me. Like I went there broken, and I left there like, whoo!

And people have a funny, because I meet a lot of people with faith who believe in God and other things, and they always think, how can you be so motivated and have so much faith? And people don't understand that faith doesn't mean that you give up control of your life to someone else. Like I hate when people say that, oh, my life is in God's hands. And I'm like, But you got to do something.

And people have a funny, because I meet a lot of people with faith who believe in God and other things, and they always think, how can you be so motivated and have so much faith? And people don't understand that faith doesn't mean that you give up control of your life to someone else. Like I hate when people say that, oh, my life is in God's hands. And I'm like, But you got to do something.