Emotions

People keep telling me "oh you must be so excited about the new venture".  I actually think I should be as well!  But I'm not, and I'm trying to work out why.

In my mind, I have made a commitment, both emotional and financial, for this restaurant to be launched. And once that commitment was made, it's now just a matter of completing the implementation plan, and get all our ducks lined up.

I am seeing this phase like a project that needs to be completed.  What I am realising, though, is that in my previous job I can just pass it over the fence, in this case I'm actually the one catching and running with it!  The difficulty is to imagine what running a restaurant would be like, in order to make the right decisions now.

I don't think I am that future focused, which may also explain the lack of excitement.  Just be in the moment, and do what needs to be done.  Good thing Jo has more future focus than I do!  What I do need to do better is to imagine how I will be managing and leading 30 people, driving the right culture to get the sales and results we are looking for.