Short monologue by Donald Burns urging radical personal accountability: he describes recognizing self-deception, choosing to confront hard truths, and asserting that nobody will rescue you—so one must stop lying to oneself and take action to get results.
I've been down in that pit, lying to myself, thinking I was doing all I could, when in reality, I was hiding from the hard decisions. And it wasn't until I ripped off the mask and faced my own things started to change. So you're either going to face the lies and make a change, or you're gonna stay stuck right where you are. Here's the thing. No one is coming to save you. So what's it going to be? It's time to stop lying to yourself and start getting real and start getting results.
If your restaurant only works because you work 80 hours a week, it doesn't work.
