"I try to limit those darker moments" - When Shark Tank's Robert Herjavec opened up about dealing with "insecurities"

Shark Tank investor Robert Herjavec doesn't feel like he has the luxury to give much of his time to his insecurities. At a 92nd Street Y event on May 17, 2016, Robert Herjavec was joined by fellow Shark Tank investor Barbara Corcoran as they sat down to discuss Robert's book You Don't Have to Be a Shark: Creating Your Own Success.

Referring to his book, Barbara asked Robert what he meant by "overcoming the dark corners of our personality that make us insecure is the key." He responded by reflecting on how most people perceive him on Shark Tank, frequently commenting,

"It must be great to be you. You know, you have no fear, you're confident. It's easy."

Robert shared that despite how he portrays himself on the outside, his insecurities never truly go away for him. He admitted that no matter how successful he is he still wakes up feeling scared about various things and sometimes finds himself wallowing in his misery.

He further explained that when he was younger the insecurities would affect him more frequently. However, now he can't give away any time to that and focuses on limiting "those darker moments into small boxes."

"I think the difference is how long I let myself stay there. I think when I was younger it would affect me for days. Now I just don't have the luxury of that time. I tried to limit those darker moments into small boxes," he said.

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"I only did it out of pure selfish reason" - Shark Tank investor Robert Herjavec shares how he helped others to help himself

Further in the 92nd Street Y convention, Shark Tank star Barbara Corcoran asked Robert Herjavec referencing the incident he told her about the time when his marriage was on the verge of blowing out.

"Found it fascinating when you told me when you realize that your marriage was going to end and how distraught you were about that, that you went to your local priest for advice. Because you were feeling depressed and so shocked over the whole ordeal. And feeling sorry for yourself, I read between the lines," she recalled.

She added that, after struggling with depression, Robert marched over to Seattle, and signed up to serve homeless people in a mission.

Barbara highlighted that her fellow Shark shared how helping others helped him with his depression. She then asked Robert to elaborate on how this experience helped him navigate his struggles.

Noting that he didn't want to make the incident seem bigger than it was, the Shar Tabk investor shared that he only got himself involved with the cause "out of pure selfish reason" as he wanted to heal himself.

"I was very honest with a friend of mine. His best friend is the priest who runs all the homeless missions in the state of Washington. And he went there and he said, 'Ohh, how great that you're here to help others'. And I said, I said, 'No that's great. I'm just here to heal myself'," he added.

Robert expressed that he was feeling "so low" at that time that he felt like if he hung out with people who were worse off than him then it might help me and make him feel a bit better.

The Shark Tank star explained that sometimes a person just needs to feel like they can impact someone else's life and in exchange, it eases their pain.

"But you know, I felt like I needed to be around people who were really lost. And I thought maybe in that I could help. I felt if I could help another human being, it would help me. Which sounds really awful and selfish and it was. But it was an incredible experience and I'm really glad I did it," he concuded.

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