On this episode our Jiu Jitsu Coaches at Gracie Techniques Troutdale Josh & James join us to discuss how the jiu jitsu practice correlates to business. Make sure to listen to the following topics: 

• The importance of mentorship & how it's play a role in their success
• How different personalities in their business partnership led to their success & how they push each other
• Partnership enforced their entrepreneur spirit
• "It’s not about having the strongest link its more about having all the right links connected together that brings success back into their business"
• The importance of a strong team in business
• With the current uncertainty with the COVID19 self-defense is a necessity, now that people are scared
• The importance of adaptability & a creative mindset in order to evolve with the current times
• They discuss the importance of division of labor in their partnership
• It’s about the people not the profits, the profits will come if you focus on the people.
• We discuss how the COVID19 put them into a discomfort that pushed them to innovate & implement new strategies in their business and how it's also preparing them for the future.
• You hope for the best but expect the worst.
• Black Belt in Business /BJJ Philosophies in Business
• In bjj they teach that you need to prevent, same principal applies in personal life & business.
• You cannot change the things that are happening but you can change the view of how you are looking at it.
• Looking for the silver lining in all the darkness.
• Tapping out on the mats correlates with life, it gives you the opportunity to reassess, learn from your mistakes & overcome.
• Learning happens an hour before or an hour after class.
• Consistency & persistency are key business practices- don't look for the easy path.
• Love the process
• Have expectations without a timeline|
• If you have set unrealistic goals, you set yourself up for failure then you will most likely fail.
• Set realistic goals
• The COVID 19 was a reassurance that their business practices were working; focusing on the people

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