In this eye-opening episode of the Restaurant Success Podcast, veteran restaurant advisor Matthew Mabel challenges the conventional wisdom that working longer hours leads to greater success in the restaurant business. Drawing from his recent five-day silent meditation retreat experience, Matthew reveals why the most successful restaurant entrepreneurs and business owners he works with aren't the ones putting in sixty-plus hour weeks. Instead, he explores how unplugging, taking care of yourself, and maintaining balance is actually the proven path to sustainable restaurant success and business growth. This episode is essential listening for restaurant owners, entrepreneurs, and business leaders who want to achieve profit growth while maintaining their sanity and enjoying the freedom their restaurant business should provide.
Key Topics Covered
- Why unplugging and self-care are critical to restaurant business success
- The counterintuitive relationship between working fewer hours and achieving better results
- How to find your personal grounding practice that sustains you as a restaurant entrepreneur
- The importance of protecting your personal time as a business owner
- What the world's wealthiest businesspeople have in common regarding self-care
- How to create systems that allow restaurant owners to work regular schedules
Resources Mentioned
- Website: www.surrender.biz
- Free initial consultation available
- "The Alexander Complex" by Michael Meyer
Connect with Matthew Mabel
Matthew works with owners of successful, independent, multi-unit restaurants to improve:
- Profit growth
- Sales optimization
- Guest count increase
- Unit expansion
- Employee engagement
- Brand loyalty
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Information
- Show
- FrequencyUpdated Weekly
- PublishedJuly 21, 2025 at 7:00 AM UTC
- Length5 min
- Season1
- Episode30
- RatingClean
