“When you're on-stage, you're expected to perform in the bar business. You shake …” — Jon Taffer

Excuses destroy success every time.

When my company does a good job, we make people happy. They laugh, they smile, they have a good time - that's what we do for a living. Any business doing that is making a noble effort.

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.

Leadership is a trait; it's not a skill.