I think success is a relative term. If you're a caveman, success is capturing an elephant. Success is achieving better than the norm. Success is being exceptional. It's exceptional reputation, exceptional income, and exceptional respect. Jon Taffer More Quotes by Jon Taffer More Quotes From Jon Taffer I don’t embrace excuses. I embrace solutions. Jon Taffer embracesolutionsexcuse Can I be cocky for a second? If I hit a home run 80 percent of the times, and you want to talk about the 20 times I miss swinging the bat, I’m okay with that. Jon Taffer cockyhomerunning Your ‘brand’ is what your customers think of you, not what you think of you. Jon Taffer think-of-youbrandsthinking If you had a dime for every excuse you made, I wouldn't have to be here right now. Jon Taffer excuse-youdimesmade The fact of the matter is: when you're doing a project, you try to make it better every moment. And a lot of people get frustrated. But I surrounded myself with a good team of people and I'm really proud of the work we've all done. All I can say is - I've learned this in my business - don't let the process frustrate you; focus on the end. Because the end is pretty wonderful. Just fight it out. Jon Taffer teamfightingpeople If you're not passionate, you achieve mediocrity Jon Taffer mediocritypassionateachieve When I get angry, it's with purpose. My purpose is to solve a problem. And I never lose sight of that. Jon Taffer problempurposesight The greatest gift of leadership is a boss who wants you to be successful. Jon Taffer bosssuccessfulwant When I talk to idiots, I get loud! Jon Taffer idiotloud Fixing bars is easy. Fixing people is tough. Jon Taffer fixingbarspeople No matter how far society “progresses,” our thirst for community and connection will never diminish. Bars satisfy this need. Jon Taffer progressbarscommunity I don't accept excuses, only solutions. Jon Taffer solutionsexcuseaccepting I'm very involved in all of my social media activities. I'm not an actor. I play myself, and I take that very seriously. Jon Taffer mediaactorsplay I never thought I'd ever do a pirate bar, to be honest with you. Jon Taffer piratebarshonest What is the one thing that 43% of men prefer over sex? Bacon! Jon Taffer one-thingmensex Challenges met are the scariest but are sometimes the most worthwhile. Jon Taffer metschallengessometimes See every crack, every detail. I learned to really see and not just look at my business. Jon Taffer detailscrackslooks There is not one obstacle standing in the way of your success anymore. Jon Taffer obstaclesstandingway I came up with this idea to create an app. And the premise of the app is this: every problem in the bar business goes away when there's sales. You increase revenue and you solve every problem. It's when the revenues are low that [the business] doesn't work. So I wanted to put together an app that focused on top-line revenue, guest experience, and business management in a more organized way. Jon Taffer linestogetherideas The biggest lesson I learned in the bar business is to focus on revenues. Dollars, not dimes. Jon Taffer dimesdollarsfocus
