Episode 507: Robert Herjavec: The Mindset Behind Shark Tank-Level Success

Habits and Hustle

Jen Cohen

Education, Health & Fitness, Business, Self-improvement, Entrepreneurship

4.4 • 800 Ratings

🗓️ 2 December 2025

⏱️ 114 minutes

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Summary

How do you stay focused and steady when your work revolves around pressure, fast decisions, and a schedule that never slows down? In this episode of Habits & Hustle, I sit down with Robert Herjavec, entrepreneur, Emmy Award winner, and lead Shark on Shark Tank, to explore the mindset and habits that keep him clear and effective when the stakes get high. He shares the discipline that keeps him steady under pressure, the lessons that reshaped his definition of success, and how he protects his energy in a world that rewards noise. We also talk about the routines that anchor him, how he filters opportunities, the role curiosity plays in high performance, and what staying grounded looks like when visibility comes with real cost. Robert Herjavec is a Croatian-Canadian entrepreneur, investor, and television personality. He founded BRAK Systems, one of Canada’s leading internet security companies, and sold it to AT&T Canada for $30.2 million. He is an Emmy Award winner, the lead Shark on Shark Tank, a cybersecurity expert, keynote speaker, author, and lifelong car enthusiast known for his approach to steady, forward action. What We Discuss: (18:45) Choosing discomfort as a real growth strategy (20:01) How confidence grows when you say yes, fail, and improve 1 percent daily (21:16) Why self-control is the performance skill most people ignore (11:22) The real difference between millionaires and billionaires and why it matters (25:47) The psychology of great sales and how curiosity becomes your edge (31:05) How to parent with privilege and still raise kids with grit (40:50) How he actually ended up on Shark Tank (52:01) Why small interactions can change someone’s life (59:17) The fitness fundamentals that matter after 60 (1:02:10) How he rebuilt his body in his 60s through routine and discipline Thank you to our sponsors: Therasage: Head over to therasage.com and use code Be Bold for 15% off Air Doctor: Go to airdoctorpro.com and use promo code HUSTLE40 for up to $300 off and a 3-year warranty on air purifiers. Magic Mind: Head over to www.magicmind.com/jen and use code Jen at checkout. Momentous: Shop this link and use code Jen for 20% off Manna Vitality: Visit mannavitality.com and use code JENNIFER20 for 20% off your order Prolon: Get 30% off sitewide plus a $40 bonus gift when you subscribe to their 5-Day Program! Just visit https://prolonlife.com/JENNIFERCOHEN and use code JENNIFERCOHEN to claim your discount and your bonus gift. Amp fit is the perfect balance of tech and training, designed for people who do it all and still want to feel strong doing it. Check it out at joinamp.com/jen Find more from Jen: Website: https://www.jennifercohen.com/ Instagram: @therealjencohen Books: https://www.jennifercohen.com/books Speaking: https://www.jennifercohen.com/speaking-engagement Find more from Robert Herjavec: Instagram: @robertherjavec X: @robertherjavec TikTok: @realrobertherjavec Youtube: @robert-herjavec

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0:00.0	Hi, guys. It's Tony Robbins. You're listening to Habits and Hustle. Crush it.
0:06.0	In this episode of Habits and Hustle, I sit down with Robert Hershevik, entrepreneur, Emmy Award winner, and lead shark on Shark Tank.
0:14.4	We explore and he explores the mindset and habits that keep him clear and effective when the stakes get high.
0:20.5	He shares the discipline that keeps him steady and effective when the stakes get high. He shares the discipline
0:21.9	that keeps him steady under pressure and the lessons that reshaped his definition of success.
0:27.7	We also talk about how he protects his energy in a world that rewards noise. This was a really
0:34.1	great episode. I loved talking to him. We got along very well. Robert also is a big fitness fanatic, enthusiast. So we talk all about fitness with the role that that Keystone habit had in his life and has in his life. This was a really great episode, you guys, and I really hope
0:55.1	you enjoy listening as much as I enjoyed having this conversation. Enjoy. All right, you guys,
1:06.3	I have one of my favorite people on TV on the show today.
1:12.4	It's Rob Hershevec.
1:13.3	He is the shark from Shark Tank that I've always loved.
1:17.1	And I'm sure some of you agree.
1:18.7	And he's going to talk all about business, life, success, and we're going to get into it.
1:23.7	And working out.
1:24.4	Oh, duh.
1:25.3	You're going to teach me about everything I need to know.
1:28.3	Absolutely. We're going to talk a lot about health, a lot about fitness, because he's also a fanatic in
1:33.5	fitness. So we're going to have to like kind of go back and forth with notes. So here we go.
1:38.0	Have you always been fit? I've always been very athletic. Do you think you're fitter now than when you were younger?
1:46.2	Maybe, but not because, but at the time when I was fit, like, I was always known to be, like,
1:52.7	super fit, even though I wasn't as fit looking right now because times changed, you know,
1:59.7	like I wasn't doing as many heavy weights. I was doing,
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