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Great Business Leaders are OBSESSED With Their Business | Robert Herjavec

5 Feb 2025 · 1 min

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In this monologue, the speaker contrasts passion and obsession as drivers of achievement. He likens passion to an ember that ignites a fire, while obsession is the sustained fuel that keeps the fire burning. He shares his own teenage aspirations—ranging from FBI agent to TV producer—to illustrate how many people have broad interests but lack a clear focus. Through his experience meeting successful entrepreneurs, he observes that none of the high‑achieving individuals he’s encountered are merely passionate; they are absolutely obsessed with their business, treating it as an all‑consuming pursuit.

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I think passion is like the ember that starts the fire. But I think pretty quickly you figure out, are you obsessed by this or are you passionate about it? Like, I love everything. When I was in my late teens, I wanted to be an FBI agent. I wanted to be a detective. I wanted to be a producer. I wanted to be a TV. I wanted to be everything. And I think most people don't know what they want. They're interested. As I've gotten older and met really successful people, I've never met somebody who's done great stuff in their business that isn't absolutely obsessed with their business.