"Don't blame the next guy" — Shark Tank's Barbara Corcoran expresses her opinion on victimhood

An investor, an entrepreneur, a columnist, and a television personality, Shark Tank's Barbara Corcoran started her journey with a mere $1,000, which her then-boyfriend lent to her. From there, navigating through several hurdles, the 75-year-old made her way to the top of the business world.

Corcoran is known for her empowering insights, and recently, in a podcast, her thoughts on taking accountability and victimhood were no exception. She made an appearance on William Rossy's podcast, The Sprouht Podcast, where she highlighted the importance of taking responsibility rather than playing a victim.

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Shark Tank's Barbara Corcoran expresses her opinion on victimhood

In one of the episodes of The Sprouht Podcast, Barbara Corcoran opens up about the journey and the struggles she faced. When asked if the Shark Tank investor had any regrets, she reveals two reasons why she doesn't have any regrets in life.

"I wouldn't have regrets for two reasons, actually. One, thinking it through and spending any time on it is a waste of time. You can't change anything. And secondly, when you dwell on a regret, you are apt to become a victim and that's very dangerous."

Shark Tank's investor reflects further on the second reason where she talks about how people tend to not take responsibility for their own actions and usually point fingers at others for their own failure.

"People who are victims are never happy because they feel like, oh something got in the way. They meant to change. They couldn't have a fair shot. Whatever the reasons are, and they blame other people, and those people, those victims, which is a lot of people out there, from what I could see, are never really happy because they've never taken really accountability for themselves and taking the responsibility of being responsible for your own life. You can change what you want or not change it. But don't blame the next guy. I think it lends itself to victimhood. And I think I'm afraid of that. I don't want to be that person."

She adds as she talks about how people usually play the victim when reflecting upon a regret.

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Shark Tank's Barbara Corcoran reflects on why people like to play the victim

When the host further tries to understand why people usually play the victim rather than taking responsibility and accountability, Barbara highlights how easy it is to do so.

"Because it's easier. It's easy to be a victim because you don't have to take a responsibility. Like I could have been a millionaire if only my father was rich."

"You can find many exceptions to every one of those truisms or excuses that people have. It's not true," she added.

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Shark Tank expert Barbara Corcoran talks about the importance of taking responsibility and why playing the victim isn't the path to success.