Stay Focused.... Listen to your mentors....

So I guess there is one thing that I have to keep in mind at all times. Don't get comfortable, don't relax and never let up. If that's the lifestyle I wanted, I should have stayed behind a computer. But I don't want that, I want to be on the move and hustling. I must say that I am blessed to be in the situation I am in for now. I've got a great chef who is willing to teach me all he knows and is a mellow guy. He and I had a long talk after I had a severe blowup with my GM and was almost at the point of launching a plate at her face (gee can you think of what I would have done had I not been more mature and mellow) and he let me know that

1) we are not in a normal business
2) I have to stay hungry and can't get comfortable
3) Fuck em all it's about what you know you're worth and you take from life's lessons.
4) Never be scared to pick up and move to the next place after a while because there is always a bigger paycheck for the guy who can get the shit done in this business.

This was probably exactly what I needed to hear at that exact moment. I was so caught up with getting comfortable with my discounts, PTO and other bullshit that I forgot what the goal was, why I am working for someone... so I can be my own man someday and not some fucking robot reading recipes out of a book but spitting em out my own mouth.

Mentors are a necessity that you must take advantage of, remember that at all times. You will never be top dog, it's a myth just like perfection.

Joe out