Battle Ready or Business Savvy?

02/07/20 • 6 min

Jay has a great philosophy about how to get things done when you face any challenging situation in business. The flight and fight mode of thinking is a powerful tool that Jay shares with his mentees and it has proven successful across many different challenges.

During the day as entrepreneurs, you are constantly thinking and it is these thought processes that put you in either flight or fight mode.

Fight mode is not positive and will not enable you to find the solution you need to move forward but if you get yourself into flight mode you are being business savvy and will be able to think creatively, find a solution and move forward.

KEY TAKEAWAYS

In any situation, you have to make a conscious choice about whether you respond in a fight or flight mode.
Fight mode is when you are tense – looking at problems, thinking that the world is against me. It’s my fault, their fault you don’t take responsibility
Flight mode is when you frame your thinking in a more positive way – e.g. If the client hasn’t paid, why haven’t they paid there must be a reason, can we sort out a payment plan.
If you are in fight mode you are personally getting angry and are not thinking forward to a possible solution
If you are in fight mode you are not going to get to the problem and you cannot solve a problem unless you can think creatively about it.
If something negative happens you have to get into flight mode to be able to work on it and solve the problem so that you can move forward.
In business, you are going to get challenges every day and so you need to be thinking about flight mode every day so that you are in the right frame of mind to solve the problems
If something big happens it’s even more important that you get into flight mode so that you can think creatively to find a solution.
If you have a situation – remember to ask yourself how will it best serve me if I go into fight mode? - blaming myself and blaming others?
Choosing to go into flight mode means looking at the opportunities and what changes and steps you can take to make this better, and get through it successfully.

BEST MOMENTS

‘When you look back you will see it was not as big as it seemed when you were facing it initially’

‘At the time it seems massive but if you keep working through it and keep doing things, things will change’

‘All creative thinking comes when you are in flight mode’

VALUABLE RESOURCES

Recruitment Boss

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ABOUT THE HOST

Jay Dhillon is a serial entrepreneur, investor and philanthropist based in the UK with a proven track record of growing businesses from start-up to success- and helping others do the same. From humble beginnings, Jay grew his first business from 0 to 500 employees and three locations, racking up sales of over £30 million – all without any investment other than a small amount of savings. The business went on to acquire major clients such as Landrover, Jaguar, Toyota and New Look, to name a few.

Its huge success inevitably brought about outside interest, and at the age of 33, Jay eventually sold the company to a London investment firm in Doyen Resources. Today, Jay owns several businesses in different sectors and helps entrepreneurs achieve success.

A calling to give back and help others led to Jay being chosen for the highly coveted role as a Prince’s Trust mentor, where his achievements were marked by a personal invitation to Buckingham Palace to meet Prince Charles.

After helping several young entrepreneurs to success as a mentor for the Trust, Jay’s burning desire to bring his wisdom and knowledge to a wider audience ultimately triggered the concept of The Business Mentor Podcast.

Jay feels that anyone can achieve success in business with the right advice and mentoring and is now sharing his knowledge with his growing audience via his podcast.

In the UK alone, 95% of business fail within the first five years, and Jay’s aim is to reduce that number.

Backed with the hard-earned knowledge and experience from his time in business, The Business Mentor Podcast will share Jay’s personal business lessons as well those of other successful entrepreneur guests who share their wisdom and secrets on the show.

CONTACT METHOD

https://www.jay-dhillon.com/

https://uk.linkedin.com/in/jaydhillon

https://www.instagram.com/jaydhillonuk/

During the day as entrepreneurs, you are constantly thinking and it is these thought processes that put you in either flight or fight mode.

KEY TAKEAWAYS

In any situation, you have to make a conscious choice about whether you respond in a fight or flight mode.
Fight mode is when you are tense – looking at problems, thinking that the world is against me. It’s my fault, their fault you don’t take responsibility
Flight mode is when you frame your thinking in a more positive way – e.g. If the client hasn’t paid, why haven’t they paid there must be a reason, can we sort out a payment plan.
If you are in fight mode you are personally getting angry and are not thinking forward to a possible solution
If you are in fight mode you are not going to get to the problem and you cannot solve a problem unless you can think creatively about it.
If something negative happens you have to get into flight mode to be able to work on it and solve the problem so that you can move forward.
In business, you are going to get challenges every day and so you need to be thinking about flight mode every day so that you are in the right frame of mind to solve the problems
If something big happens it’s even more important that you get into flight mode so that you can think creatively to find a solution.
If you have a situation – remember to ask yourself how will it best serve me if I go into fight mode? - blaming myself and blaming others?
Choosing to go into flight mode means looking at the opportunities and what changes and steps you can take to make this better, and get through it successfully.

BEST MOMENTS

‘When you look back you will see it was not as big as it seemed when you were facing it initially’

‘At the time it seems massive but if you keep working through it and keep doing things, things will change’

‘All creative thinking comes when you are in flight mode’

VALUABLE RESOURCES

Recruitment Boss

http://[email protected]

ABOUT THE HOST

Jay feels that anyone can achieve success in business with the right advice and mentoring and is now sharing his knowledge with his growing audience via his podcast.

In the UK alone, 95% of business fail within the first five years, and Jay’s aim is to reduce that number.

CONTACT METHOD

https://www.jay-dhillon.com/

https://uk.linkedin.com/in/jaydhillon

https://www.instagram.com/jaydhillonuk/

Previous Episode

10 Life Lessons to Elevate Your Career: In Tribute to Kobe Bryant

In tribute to Kobe Bryant, who has recent passed away in a tragic accident, Jay covers 10 life lessons that Kobe has inspired Jay to implement into his life to improve personally and professionally.

KEY TAKEAWAYS

Always have a winning mentality because if you’re telling yourself that you’re going to loose, it’s more than likely that you’re going to loose.
Keep learning, improving and paying attention because you’ve got to keep studying your craft.
Work hard. If you follow Kobe’s story, one thing he always stood by was working hard. He practised the same shot over and over again.
Live through pain, don’t let it defeat you. Have he right mind-set to go through the pain to get that result you wanted.
Huge success only comes with huge sacrifice. Dedication and sacrificing all comes along with business too and it’s something we all will have to do.
Never admit defeat. If you’re defeated in your mind, you’ve already lost.
Don’t loose your edge and keep what makes you you. You often become unmotivated If you loose your edge so it’s important not to loose it.
Never hate your haters, use it as ammunition and energy to drive you forward to prove them wrong.
Conker your fear, everyone has to start somewhere but step by step you will get better. The more you do it, they better you’ll get.
Leaders can’t win population contests. You’re not going to ever please everyone.

BEST MOMENTS

‘ Kobe’s passed away but his legacy carries on!’

‘The more you work, the more you get back’.

‘If you want it, you will do it’.

‘Life is short so enjoy it’

VALUABLE RESOURCES

Recruitment Boss

http://[email protected]

ABOUT THE HOST

Jay feels that anyone can achieve success in business with the right advice and mentoring and is now sharing his knowledge with his growing audience via his podcast.

In the UK alone, 95% of business fail within the first five years, and Jay’s aim is to reduce that number.

CONTACT METHOD

https://www.jay-dhillon.com/

https://uk.linkedin.com/in/jaydhillon

https://www.instagram.com/jaydhillonuk/

https://www.facebook.com/JaydhillonUK/

http://[email protected]

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An Inspirational Story of Building a £100 Million Business & Burning Your Bridges with Neville Wright

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In the brand New Studio for the 'Business Mentor Podcast' Jay talks once again to Neville Wright, self-made millionaire, mentor and motivational speaker, about his story to date. Much has happened in the past year, including the sale of his business.

Neville joins Jay today for a wise, warm and witty conversation about the highs and lows in his recent business dealings, and the wisdom he’s gained along the way, all delivered in Neville’s uniquely appealing style.

KEY TAKEAWAYS

Opportunities come in all shapes and sizes. You need to remember to keep your eyes open and look for them whenever you can.
Security doesn’t come from merely owning a property, or having money. Security is a state of mind. It’s the feeling of safety that you achieve through believing in yourself and what you can do.
Don’t ever take advantage of people. It should always be a win-win situation for both of you. We’re all trying to do the best we can.
One of the most common mistakes people make when their business is doing well, is that they fail to look to the future to see how they will fare. In the blink of an eye, your business model can be replaced or obsolete, so judge each offer well, and make sure your future is secure.
Neville was shown the folly of regret by his own father, whose business ventures resulted in remorse, when he turned down many lucrative offers in favour of treading the same, familiar path. Life could well have been very different if he had taken the opportunities as they’d arisen.
Burn your bridges - Having a trade to “fall back on” isn’t a good thing. If anything, it stops you from taking too many chances. Putting yourself out there completely forces you to think creatively.
Patience and humility are most definitely the virtues that saw Neville and Kiddicare thrive. Doors were slammed in their face at the outset, but by remaining polite, professional and tenacious, they achieved their greatest success.
Each day of your business’s operation is an opportunity for change. If it doesn’t change, even in an incremental way, from one day to the next, then you’re stagnating.
Your core values must always remain at the heart of your business. In Neville’s case, the main tenet was to always ensure that he and his wife were working together. When this value was threatened, he drew back.
Neville has used his dyslexia as a tool to drive him forward. When people put you down, it can be used as a positive, as it forces you to be more creative in terms of equalling your playing field

BEST MOMENTS