How many hours per week was the coaching client working?

Donald BurnsThe Restaurant Coach®️

The HARSH truth about overworking #Leadership #WorkSmart #BurnoutPrevention

25 Sept 2025 · 1 min

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Donald Burns relates a short anecdote about a coaching client who worked "80 plus hours a week," handled every task from orders and payroll to unclogging toilets, and as a result became the primary bottleneck in their restaurant. Burns frames this as a common leadership mistake—refusing to trust the team—and issues a call-to-action inviting viewers to DM him to get coaching to turn their restaurant into the business and life they want.

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"80 plus hours a week."

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I had a coaching client who was working 80 plus hours a week, sweating every detail, handling everything from orders to payroll to unclogging toilets. They thought they were being a hero, but guess what? They were. The problem. The refusal to trust their team turned them into the biggest bottleneck in their restaurant. They weren't running their restaurant. Their restaurant was running them. Now I'm the guy who can help you break free. DM me the word go right now, and let's turn your restaurant into the business and the life that you've been dreaming of.