Short motivational advice by Donald Burns about building a "fail-safe" recovery system for setbacks. Burns reframes support not as a passive safety net but as an active trampoline that helps you bounce back, and he recommends concrete supports: hiring a coach, joining a mastermind group, and finding an accountability partner to maintain honesty, pressure, and persistence.
You need a fail safe system. This isn't about having a safety net. It's about building a trampoline that bounces back when you slip. Because, let's be real, you're gonna slip. We all do. It's not about falling, about how quickly you get back up. Get yourself a coach. Join a mastermind group. Find an accountability partner. Surround yourself with people who are going to keep you honest, who are going to call you out when you start making excuses. These are the people who won't let you coast. These are the people who are going to push you to go and keep going even when you want to quit.
If your restaurant only works because you work 80 hours a week, it doesn't work.
