I originally gravitated to the restaurant industry due to the fact that everyday was an unknown. This prevented any potential boredom and complacency and required me to always strive to be on my A game and to expect the unexpected. Soon I realized that every day was a puzzle and the challenge of putting the pieces together correctly with high pressure and intensity all around you while smiling and enjoying it was an art few had mastered.As I progressed and got promoted I took notice that it was all driven by the leadership of the individual in charge. My passion transformed into studying leadership and teaching others how to get results through other people and helping a whole team achieve their potential and light their fires as well. No matter where I turned or what issue arose, it could always be tied back to a people issue. Understanding this led me to becoming passionate about leading people to a result that would actually last and set the foundation for any goal or metric we were trying to achieve down the road. Some of my most fulfilling and successful moments have come from the desire and willingness to look at something that we've done the same way for a long time and analyze it as if I'm seeing this process for the first time. In other words, just because we've completed the puzzle a 1,000 times the same way doesn't mean it's the fastest and most efficient way. Always keeping in mind that Good is the enemy of Great. Through examples, analysis, proof, and often going against common sense you can find and create a better way. The hard part is always getting a team to see this and push through the human desire to resist change and be uncomfortable. And without the passion for leadership wisdom mentioned above, people's ideas and initiatives are destined to fail. With it all together it can tie one incredible knot and provide some amazing results and AHA moments!