Life Lesson

Seeking out something new and shiny can be expensive.

A far more productive (and cost-efficient) action is to mash what we already have.

A writer mashes different letters and words to craft a new story.

A baker mashes different yeasts and ingredients to bake a new pastry.

A marketer mashes different ideas to craft a new strategy.

You have more to work with at your disposal than you might think.

It just takes guts to lean in, dissect, break and mash up something new.

Stay Positive & Guts Worth Leaning Into

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The question any good leader asks of others: What do you need to have more positive impacts?

Great leaders aren’t just there to help patch up issues or compliment a team member on a job well done.

They’re there to increase the impact one can make.

It really is as simple as providing the resources for one to do so.

But you won’t know what resources those are unless you ask.

Stay Positive & Fuel Their Fame

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Talent can be taught, trained and refined.

But the only way for someone to become talented is if they have an attitude for it.

Stay Positive & Right Attitude = Right Person

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When a guest asks for a recommendation (or any kind of information), they not only want an answer, but they also want confidence and reassurance with it. Weaving it as a story will make their day, too. They could benefit from a little insider information, too-perhaps hearing what you would buy if you were in their position.

If you listen closely enough, you’ll hear that guests want more than just a recommendation.

Stay Positive & Give It All

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There’s the work that needs to get done today. The urgent. The easy to-dos. The task list.

Then there’s the seed planting.

The moments of dropping an idea. The moments of sharing and showing the change that your idea could make. The investment of your time in the to-dos that you won’t see a return on until much later (and perhaps not at all).

Every day we have the chance to plant.

Stay Positive & Start Off With Seeding

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The talented linchpins in the service industry make getting to the table part of the show. They don’t focus solely on getting an order in or delivering the order at the table – though all that matters, too.

The remarkable service people smile on their way to the table. They’re observing and listening to those they pass and perhaps offering assistance – even when it’s not their responsibility in that moment.

I recall doing a brewery tour of New Belgium when the ambassador walked backward through the whole tour so that she never had her back to the guests.

It’s the little things and they always get noticed by someone.

Stay Positive & Impressive

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Are you just exchanging your time for something today? Paying in to get something in return? Doing the work on your list that leads to more instant gratification?

Or are you building something that will last? Investing in the day, rather than trading it?

Stay Positive & Day Traders Don’t Get Further Than The Day

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