It's a topic I bring up often and try to rope into every show in some way - Brazilian Jiu Jitsu and the profound effect it can have on your professional life.
Joining me this week in that endeavor is Warehaus Business Development Director, Matt Falvey. He's a black belt in BJJ & a mutual friend of show alum, Lance Knaub. We've recently connected on LinkedIn - where there appears to be quite the audience for this notion of martial arts impact on business, so I'm excited to get an hour to dissect this with Matt and pick’[p;p/ up a thing or two. OSS!!
Tune in for this energetic conversation at TalkRadio.nyc or watch the Facebook Livestream by clicking here.
Jeremiah introduces his message of the week, “A black belt is a white belt who never quit”, a quote from Jiu Jitsu that focuses on the importance of perseverance in achieving one’s goals, and introduces his guest Matt Falvey, a Brazilian Jiu Jitsu black belt. Jeremiah retells his personal experience in starting Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, and how he made the realization that Jiu Jitsu is helpful in creating and owning a business, as well as everyday life. Jeremiah and Matt discuss why they both enjoy Jiu Jitsu compared to other types of exercise. Matt explains how Jiu Jitsu makes you practice both moral integrity and patience, and how those lessons have helped him in his job as Warehaus Business Development Director. The two discuss how Jiu Jitsu always pushes you to continue to learn and improve, as there is no end to improvement in Jiu Jitsu, that even champions continue to strive to improve themselves. Matt explains his journey through Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, and where he earned several of his belts.
Jeremiah and Matt discuss Matt’s time in the military, as well as the comradery found at the mats in Jiu Jitsu. Jeremiah describes his first advanced Jiu Jitsu class, how he was able to form bonds with the other people in his class, and how he took those lessons in comradeship has helped him run his restaurant business during the Covid-19 pandemic. Matt explains how in Jiu Jitsu there is a community of helping each other continue to learn and improve, and how this help goes over belt levels. The two then discuss the state of Jiu Jitsu during the Covid-19 pandemic, and the creative ways people have tried to practice during the pandemic.
Matt discusses how through his experience he has struggled through learning certain techniques in Jiu Jitsu, that he saw that some of his friends who were musically trained picked up those techniques easily. Jeremiah explains his past in music, and how it has helped him in learning Jiu Jitsu. The two discuss their former teachers in Jiu Jitsu, and Jeremiah recalls one of his teachers who had never competed in Jiu Jitsu, and how this gave him a different perspective on certain Jiu Jitsu techniques. Jeremiah retells how he continued to train in Jiu Jitsu through several of his injuries, and how Jiu Jitsu helped his recovery process.
Jeremiah and Matt discuss the process of gaining new belts in Jiu Jitsu, and Jeremiah describes his personal journey through gaining higher belts, and his goals regarding earning a black belt. The two both discuss the environment of the schools where they learn Jiu Jitsu, and Matt explains how “the belt will come to you”, and how he believes that this mindset should not only be applied to Jiu Jitsu but everyday life as well. The two discuss how Jiu Jitsu has affected their strategic thinking outside of Jiu Jitsu. Jeremiah discusses the necessity of spatial awareness in Jiu Jitsu, and how this applies to running a business.
