Lessons From The Dragon’s Den’s Robert Herjavec Part 26

December 31, 2010

Saying “no” to quitting when a goal or challenge until you achieve what you set out to do from the beginning.

Saying “no” to letting your emotions get the better of you, especially when you’re upset, and doing things you regret later.

Saying “no” to going with the flow and keeping strictly with conventional wisdom

Saying “no” to continually keeping with conventional ways of doing things just because they’re comfortable

Another way of understanding at Herjavec’s quote is another great quote which highlights what happens when you have the ability to say “no”:

“This above all: to thine own self be true, and it must follow as the night the day, thou canst then be false to any man” – William Shakespeare

“I asked my wife Diane for a list of the qualities that, in her view, lie behind my success in business.  Following are her responses (in no particular order):

-    Your are adaptable.  You have no problem changing direction suddenly when you need to.  In fact, I suspect you enjoy it.
-    When you focus on a problem, you are relentless in pursuit of the solution
-    You can detach your emotion from the situation and become all business when required
-    You are very good at defining the end result you want and figuring out how to get there
-    You know when to take a break from business, and you take it (but it’s always brief)
-    You have a chip on your shoulder, and the attitude keeps driving you to be better than others
-    You seek the opinions of others and take them seriously (you proved it by asked me to do this exercise!)
-    You want to learn from others who can pass their wisdom on to you
-    You don’t dwell on your mistakes; you acknowledge them and move on quickly
-    You married me”

- from Driven

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