Gordon Ramsay and your business

When something goes wrong in your business, whether a deal falls through or a client says no, most people instinctively turn into a chicken. They sit in the problem, they complain, and they replay the failure over and over again. Without even realising it, they slow their entire momentum to a crawl.

A fox is different. A fox gets up and keeps moving. They adjust, they learn, and they go again. There is no drama and no overthinking; there is only action.

My wife and I have been watching Gordon Ramsay’s new series on Netflix, and what immediately strikes me is that he never sits in on anything. If something goes wrong in a kitchen or a business, he deals with it immediately. There is no long-winded analysis, just direct action. That is exactly how he built a global empire.

If you are sitting on a problem right now, just deal with it. Are you a chicken or a fox?