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RD: You founded MJETS, a jet
charter company, in the late 90’s and
have grown it to be the number one
Jet Charter company in the Kingdom.
You currently have ten jets in your
stable including two Gulfstream’s
and three Cessna jets including the
Citation X, the fastest non-military
aircraft available. How much has
having your own fleet of jets helped
to fuel your company’s expansion
globally and when was the last time
you flew commercial?
BH: Travelling on our private jets
has helped shortened our executives’
much valued time and allowed more
flexibility to be able to travel at a short
notice or to take off at a convenient
time for us. It definitely helps with
our businesses which is now global.
I do fly commercial at times – for
example to the US or Europe.
RD: You’ve been quoted as saying
that the number one quality you look
for in all your staff is passion. A few
months back we had the pleasure
of interviewing New York Times
Best Selling Author Janet Attwood
who wrote the Passion Test. She
works with such luminaries as the
Dalai Lama, Sir Richard Branson,
Stephen Covey, Nobel Laureate F.
W. deKlerk amongst many others.
I asked her what she gleaned from
spending time with them. She said
that these giants had trained their
minds to consistently choose in favor
of the things that have the greatest
meaning for them and they don’t put
their attention on limiting beliefs.
Because of this, they are powerful
beyond measure. And by just being
who they are they teach others how
to be more fearless and resolute in
following their dreams and passions.
Firstly, did you ever have limiting
beliefs and would you say “passion”
is the driving force behind Minor’s
success?
BH: If you don’t enjoy your work,
you won’t invest the time and energy
needed to make it a success. I don’t
know of any successful entrepreneurs
who consider their work boring.
Never work for just money or power,
it won’t satisfy your soul. Believe
in your business more than anyone
else. In the early days, I was able to
overcome most of my shortcomings
through the sheer passion and
enthusiasm I brought to my work.
If you’re passionate about what you
do, you’ll feel as if you never worked
a day in your life! I always believe
that things can get done one way or
another and so I ‘drive’ my people
to achieve our goals. This is one of
the reasons why we have a ‘drive-
culture’ at Minor.
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