We are all about ‘now’ in Hospitality: constantly putting out the fires that arise in every moment.
Ironically, that is probably one of the draws of this work: when you are dealing with emergencies especially during service, you have no option but to give it your full focus. For a while, you can put off worrying about everything else that is going on in your life.
But then it becomes a way of life. We become accustomed to short-term thinking.
How can you not be, when you do not know what your days will look like three weeks from now? For those of you with major commitments (families, relationships, side gigs), this means constantly organising the complicated machinery of your life. And when we walk into work we are expected to look like we have it all under control.
But this is a reminder that you have to keep your eye on the bigger picture too: what do you want your life to look like? Let me know!