As the waiter looked out the back kitchen door, he turned to the sous chef and said

where is the Chef going with that axe..?

Most people wake up in the morning… and begin their daily routine…

They think about what they did yesterday… and what they’ll do today.

They contemplate where they are in the world and - where they WISH they were in the world.

They think about THE GAP that exists between reality and dreams.

In that moment… we are either exhilarated… or dismayed.

If you need tomatoes – You have THREE Choices…

Choice #1…

You can BUY THEM - at the store or the Farmers Market

Choice #2…

You can buy a tomato plant – and plant it in your garden

Choice #3…

You Can start from scratch and “Grow Your Own” - from tomato seeds.

I see hiring a staff and building a winning team – the same as planting tomatoes…

Have you ever heard of beginners luck?

You start out HOT – Life is GOOD… Everything is going GREAT… You can’t believe your LUCK…

Then get crushed – in the vice grip of life..?

This is what we are going to discuss today.

Does your restaurant have - TOO MANY customers - or not ENOUGH customers..?

I have discovered that most restaurants – HAVE BOTH..!

TOO MANY customers and NOT ENOUGH Customers

And that’s what we are going to talk about today..!

The older I get…

The more I realize – the importance of the simple – Important Things

The basic fundamentals… The bedrock of simplicity…

95% of restaurant owners are running around like a chickens with their heads cut off - And the top 5% are just chugging right along – executing the basics…

At a very high level - Making LOTS of Money – Living the dream…

Carl Jung said

The world will ask you who you are, and if you don’t know, the world will tell you.

Whether you realize it or not

The world will ask YOU this important question - many times - each and every day.

And you will answer it every time it is asked – whether you realize it or not.

Every person that you meet or come in contact with - In person, or on the phone or in cyberspace… via email or text or whatever… will directly or indirectly - give you an opportunity to answer this important question… and show who you are in that moment - by your words, actions and response…

Every situation you find yourself in… Will present you with a unique opportunity to answer these questions… And SHOW who your truly are…

Let's dig in...

Have you ever had a great idea… or made an important decision…

And decided 100% that you are going to do it – THIS TIME…

And that you will start first thing tomorrow..?

And then tomorrow comes and something happens

Life throws a wrench into your plans…

Maybe you are tired, or sick, or one of your people call in sick, or you have car trouble,

or you forgot an important appointment and your whole day gets thrown out of whack…

So you VOW to start tomorrow...

That’s what happens to 90% of all people… on this planet…

They have a GREAT IDEA – A GRAND VISION - AND THEY - get side tracked from what they REALLY want… and this happens Day after day, after day…

They never do the BIG IMPORTANT THING - And they settle for what they don’t want…

Well… that’s what we are going to talk about today…

A WISE MAN ONCE SAID…

A man who lacks purpose will distract himself with pleasure.

And – Sit me at the table where they are talking about self-improvement,

and achieving exciting goals— NOT gossiping about other people.

We are in the service business – we are here to serve others, BUT the coolest thing is…

When we give our best – we get more in return… than we give out.

Hospitality is a type of Love – when we give it out by the slice

It comes back by the loaf…

This week I had a revelation – a breakthrough –

And I am really excited to share it with you…