“Of pebbles which the waves draw back, and fling,
At their return, up the high strand,
Begin, and cease, and then again begin,
With tremulous cadence slow, and bring
The eternal note of sadness in.
Sophocles long ago
Heard it on the
Into his mind the turbid ebb and flow”
Matthew Arnold, Dover Beach
Have you ever noticed in the history books everything happens chronologically?
Empires rise and fall, armies come and go, “manifest destiny” inspires a people to explore. Our favorite fictional heroes encounter difficulties and solve their woes in the allotted time slot. Funny how your business never runs as smoothly. History melds the ebb and flows into a linear progression. Life however is non-linear!
Your restaurant is actually a continual ebb and flow of one step forward, one step forward and back again. Seth Godin’s post “The forces of mediocrity” outlines the path of highest resistance.
“Remarkable visions and genuine insight are always met with resistance. And when you start to make progress, your efforts are met with even more resistance.”
When you find yourself awash in the crashing waves it is helpful to remember that the cadence begins, ceases and begins again. Ebb and Flow.
