๐ฌ๐ผ๐'๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ป๐ผ๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐๐ผ๐ป ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐๐ฎ๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ป๐ ๐ถ๐ ๐๐๐ฐ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐๐๐ณ๐๐น. ๐ฌ๐ผ๐'๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐๐ผ๐ป ๐ถ๐'๐ ๐๐๐๐ฐ๐ธ.
I know that stings. But if you've ever felt that pull, knowing there's more opportunity but you just don't have the energy to chase it, you're probably the bottleneck.
I was too.
After three years of coaching restaurant operators, I realized I was doing the sales, the marketing, the podcasts, the books, the coaching. All of it. And I hit a wall. The same wall I help my clients break through every day.
So I developed a framework to get out of my own way. It works for multi-unit operators too.
๐ฆ๐๐ฒ๐ฝ ๐ญ: ๐๐ฒ๐ ๐ต๐ผ๐ป๐ฒ๐๐ ๐ฎ๐ฏ๐ผ๐๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐๐ผ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐๐๐ฎ๐น๐น๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ป๐ ๐๐ผ ๐๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐๐ถ๐บ๐ฒ.
Not where you think you should be. Where do you add the most value? For me, it was coaching and building relationships. Not email automations or social media scheduling.
๐ฆ๐๐ฒ๐ฝ ๐ฎ: ๐๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ถ๐ณ๐ ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ป๐ถ๐พ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ธ๐ถ๐น๐น๐ ๐๐ผ๐ ๐ฏ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ป๐ด.
Are you the visionary or the integrator? The relationship builder or the systems thinker? You can't be everything, and trying to be is what's keeping you stuck.
๐ฆ๐๐ฒ๐ฝ ๐ฏ: ๐๐ฒ๐ณ๐ถ๐ป๐ฒ ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐ฟ๐ผ๐น๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฏ๐๐๐ถ๐ป๐ฒ๐๐ ๐ป๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ฑ๐, ๐ป๐ผ๐ ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ผ๐ ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ป ๐ต๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ๐น๐ฒ.
Before you scale, get clear on the seats that need to be filled. Then find people whose strengths complement your weaknesses.
๐ช๐ฎ๐ป๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ณ๐๐น๐น ๐ณ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐บ๐ฒ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ธ? Grab a free copy of ๐๐ถ๐ญ๐ต๐ช-๐๐ฏ๐ช๐ต ๐๐ข๐ด๐ต๐ฆ๐ณ๐บ now. It walks you through the people, process, and profit systems that let you scale without burning out.
๐ฆ๐๐ฒ๐ฝ ๐ฐ: ๐๐๐ถ๐น๐ฑ ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐ฝ๐น๐ฎ๐ป.
If you're opening another location or stepping back from day-to-day operations, who owns accountability when you're not there? How will you communicate so your team still feels seen?
Being an entrepreneur is lonely. Building a community and finding the right partners changed everything for me. I brought on Andrew Mangan as my COO, someone I'd worked with for over 10 years. We defined roles, revamped our mission, and built a clear roadmap. Suddenly I could breathe again.
Your business can't outgrow you if you refuse to let go.
The question isn't whether you're capable of doing everything. It's whether doing everything is costing you the growth you actually want.
๐๐ถ๐๐๐ฒ๐ป ๐๐ผ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ณ๐๐น๐น ๐ฒ๐ฝ๐ถ๐๐ผ๐ฑ๐ฒ where I break down this entire journey on The Restaurant Leadership Podcast: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2220802/episodes/18752681
Christin
