Short motivational talk by Donald Burns emphasizing that a leader’s personal energy shapes the restaurant environment. He notes humans are biased toward negativity, but awareness enables deliberate choice and change; maintaining positive energy is presented as the key to becoming an effective leader.
State is energy, and energy is everything. As a leader, your energy has a great impact on your business. Energy attracts like energy. Negative thoughts crave more negativity. And on the flip side, positive thoughts crave more positivity. It's sad to say, but most times the negative thoughts will overpower the positive ones. So most people are hardwired to be sensitive to bad news over good news. Now here's the thing. Knowing that you're wired this way is a good thing. Because now you can take steps. Change it. Awareness precedes choice. Choice precedes change. You got to make sure your energy is on the positive side when you're at the restaurant. That is the key to becoming a badass leader.
If your restaurant only works because you work 80 hours a week, it doesn't work.
