Build A Better Restaurant with Peter Harman

Restaurant-ing can be a VERY complicated matter… Today I am going to tell you a story… actually this will be more like an ALLEGORY… My objective is to simplify – the idea of how a restaurant works – and your role in it…

The World can be a tough – mean – ruthless – unforgiving place… People want to tear you down. They want to destroy your ideas and beliefs especially if your ideas are new or radically different than the norm - different than the common – accepted rules of thought and behavior – that they believe.

The Greek Philosopher Seneca said "ENDLESS PLEASURE BECOMES IT’S OWN FORM OF PUNISHMENT"

If I could only do ONE Pep Talk for the rest of my Life this would be it..! Today’s message is SIMPLE and VERY Straight Forward… So Listen Up..!

All great restaurants are similar in many ways, they have a winning formula - a winning recipe that makes them Thrive… All BAD restaurants are BAD in thousands of different ways… Today we are going to discuss several different ideas that I have been thinking about this week With the key idea of – Focus-ing on the POSITIVE…

Why is the owner of the restaurant… standing in the dumpster… Talking on his cell phone..?

Financial Freedom is about having control over your finances and the choices you make. Financial freedom means you have enough income, savings, and investments to live life the way you desire without relying on a traditional job. Financial freedom is a general state of mind. It means you can pay for your life with little or no worry. You get to a point - where you feel secure – You know you can cover everything comfortably and confidently. Financial Freedom is about having THE FREEDOM - TO DO WHAT YOU WANT - WHEN YOU WANT…

My goal with today’s podcast is to change you, my goal is for you to be a different person - at the end of this pep talk… than you are right now…

A restaurant is a precision machine… every part must work in tandem. Imagine a bicycle wheel – if any part of that wheel is out of whack… The ride will not be smooth…

This summer I have spent a LOT of time – interviewing and training staff… Today I want to share the BIG things I have learned…

Today we are going to talk about pyramids, not the Egyptian pyramids or pyramid schemes But the triangle shaped object and the difference between the bottom and the top of a pyramid

YOU CAN’T GO BACK AND CHANGE THE PAST… BUT, YOU CAN – START NOW AND CHANGE THE FUTURE…

Today’s pep talk is for those of you who are struggling to make money in your restaurant.

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...