Donald Burns argues that great people lean into pressure instead of running from it. He frames pressure as an opportunity to grow and prove yourself, contrasting those who embrace it with those who avoid it.
If you're running from the pressure, you're running from the very thing that is going to make you great. Do you think the great ones, I mean, the people that you look up to, you think they got there by playing it safe? They didn't dodge the pressure. They leaned into it. They let it fuel them. They let it become the fire that forged them. They didn't waste time complaining about how hard it was. They let that pressure build them, strengthen them, harden them into the kind of person who doesn't just win, they actually dominate. Every time you feel that pressure, every time you feel like it's too much, that's an opportunity. It's an invitation to step up, to show up, to prove what you're made of. So if you're ready to turn that pressure into power, join my online training community called TRC Vault. You're going to be able to network with independent restaurant owners from around the world and also take on monthly challenges that are designed to help you make more and work less in your restaurant.
If your restaurant only works because you work 80 hours a week, it doesn't work.
