Pursuing a dream is hard work, but the right words delivered at the right time―by people who’ve been there and done that―can give us just the motivation we need. The right words can rekindle our enthusiasm, re-energize our efforts, dispel doubt, let us know we’re not alone, and show us that the fight is worth it―and winnable.

This quote comes from Nelson Mandela, who certainly earned the right to speak about perseverance and hard work. The seemingly impossible is something you can accomplish. You've done it before, and it's important to remember that.

One of the stupid things you do at work is psyching yourself out. It's easy to set up conditions for failure so it's easy to take when you let it happen. Some tasks only see impossible because you build them up that way. Others seem impossible because they're particularly hard. Either way, the point of a challenge is to conquer it and grow. You can't do that if you concentrate on how difficult it seems.

Pursuing a dream is hard work, but the right words delivered at the right time―by people who’ve been there and done that―can give us just the motivation we need. The right words can rekindle our enthusiasm, re-energize our efforts, dispel doubt, let us know we’re not alone, and show us that the fight is worth it―and winnable.

Our struggles are real. I get that. But sometimes we get so caught up in the struggle, we seem to discount the fact that there’s not only a way to do it, but that quite likely, someone else is probably already doing it.

Back in ‘54 running a 4 minute mile was unheard of – people struggled to hit that impossible victory. During an amateur track meet, Roger Bannister set the record by 6 tenths of a second. Great run, right? 2 months later, the record was smashed by 2 runners at the Commonwealth games. Not only that, the 4 minute mile is now the standard for male athletes.

What’s that got to do with your restaurant? Dude, there are people who are busting through the struggles you’re having right now and that’s their new standard. Find them, pick their brain, hire them.
Action STEP:

What’s the one thing you’re constantly struggling with?  Do some research and find someone who’s overcome that struggle, then ask them how they did it or hire them to help you break the barrier.