Leeni Hyvärinen

What's your number?

I'm competitive as F. And it is a good thing. Usually.

If I wouldn't be as competitive as I am, I don't think I would be working in one of the best restaurants in the world.

It applies to sports as well. Nothing fires me up like good old fashioned competition set up. BUT..

When competition mindset reach the point that you are only on yourself, get jealous or can't control it, it can turn agains you.

I had to learn how to control it. Competitive person is not always the best team player. Working in hospitality is not individual sport, is a team sport.

If the team wins, everyone wins. Here is my favorite tricks:

💯 Workout. My workout time is my time. My worst critic is me and I try to beat up my personal best every single time. That's my time to shine.💫

💯 Meditation. It has been THE most efficient way to control my emotions.

💯 Stop comparing yourself to others. (It is harder than it sounds) That is going to drive you crazy. Focus on your performance first and if you reach the point when grass looks ALWAYS greener on the other side..Sit down and make a plan. It's your life.

💯 Talk to a friend. Or a supervisor. Or a coach. Your PT. Most of the cases when I'm about to lose my s**t, just saying it out loud makes me realize it is not end of the world. Ask yourself, is this going to kill me? If you don't have anyone to talk to, write it down on a journal or piece of paper.

💯 Preparation. Get to know you. If you take care of yourself, it is easier to handle conflicts and/or challenges. I follow my monthly circle and know my down time and when I'm boost up. Analyze your patterns and be your best best friend. Don't judge.

𝐈𝐭 𝐢𝐬 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐰𝐚𝐧𝐭, 𝐢𝐭 𝐢𝐬 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐲𝐨𝐮'𝐫𝐞 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐨 𝐝𝐨 𝐭𝐨 𝐠𝐞𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞.

.By willing to do I mean consistency.

To actually get what you want, most often it requires patient, new habits, routines, standards...Did you get bored already?😅

Most leaders (especially in restaurant industry) forgets that there is more in leadership than just building a team and running service.

𝐈𝐟 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐰𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐛𝐞 𝐚 𝐠𝐨𝐨𝐝 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐫, you have to learn to lead yourself first. Yep. That's tricky.

And it's hard to do it alone. Here is my top 3 tips for it:

1️⃣ Find yourself mentor or an accountability partner. Someone whom you have to call every single day or week. You talk about goals and progress.
👉 Make sure he/she is okay to give you some tough love when needed.

2️⃣ Hangout with other like-minded people. If you don't know anyone, go and find those people.
👉 If you're stuck at your current situation, it is not going to change if you're not changing things in your life.

3️⃣ Set some deadlines for your processes. Put it into your calendar. That's non-negotiable. (Example finishing management course or read book a month)
👉 Tell your friends and family that you're focusing on this change so they don't wonder why you are acting differently.

If you're anything like me ("not patient, I want it all now" type of a person) you'll find yourself facing resistance and obstacles all the time.

That's why I like to focus on being 1% better every day. That applies in every aspect of my life like:

💫 working out
💫 grounding/meditation
💫 emotion control
💫 time management
💫 nutrition

If you want to hear more, just shoot me a message. Let's make this sh$t happen✌

𝗧𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗯𝗹𝗲𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝗮𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗲?

Being a leader in restaurant is not always just sunshine and rainbows. I know.

If you feel that your team is losing momentum and you are hitting road bumps all the time PAUSE and look at the mirror for a second.

My advise to you is to focus on these 3 factors. Try it out for the next 14 days.

💫 Listen. Don't give orders/your opinions. Just listen.

💫 Plan and execute your briefings like there is no tomorrow. Make it extraordinary.

💫 Schedule development discussion with EVERYONE.

Be honest, when is the last time you did all these 3 things?

If you're worried about development discussion, don't worry. I got you covered. Hit me up with a message and I'll send you a cheat sheet/check list.

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐛𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐰𝐚𝐲 𝐭𝐨 𝐤𝐞𝐞𝐩 𝐦𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐮𝐦 𝐮𝐩 𝐢𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐤𝐞𝐞𝐩 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐟𝐞𝐞𝐥 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞. 𝐄𝐯𝐞𝐧 𝐢𝐟 𝐢𝐭 𝐬𝐮𝐜𝐤𝐬.

What is the difference between 𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿 and a 𝗕𝗼𝘀𝘀?

But isn't that a same thing? No, I don't think so. Atleast for me.

The word leader comes from old english word lædere 'one who leads", agent noun from lædan 'to guide, bring forth"

The other hand word boss comes from Dutch word "baas" and means master.

I like what Amir Kalantri said:
"𝐀 𝐛𝐨𝐬𝐬 𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐬 𝐩𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫; 𝐚 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐬 𝐩𝐞𝐨𝐩𝐥𝐞."

[Perspective]

👉 Boss drives people vs Leader coaches them

👉 Boss says "I" vs Leader says "we"

👉 Boss knows how it's done vs Leader show how it's done

👉 Boss say "go" when Leader say "Let's go"

🔊 𝗔𝗿𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗮 𝗯𝗼𝘀𝘀 𝗼𝗿 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿?

It is end of the week, Saturday. For most of us is the last service of the week, before our weekend.

My go to (for years) has been little treats like candy or well thought briefing. Don't underestimate what your words can do or how can you inspire people. Be present and on purpose NOT on yourself.

I'm curious, how do you motivate your team for the Saturday push? LMK👇

𝗛𝗲𝘆 𝗵𝗼𝘀𝗽𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗳𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹!

Have you ever thought about competing in your field of expertise?

𝗜𝘁 𝗺𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗳𝗲𝗲𝗹 𝘀𝗰𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝗯𝘂𝘁 𝗷𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗱𝗼 𝗶𝘁. 𝗦𝗶𝗴𝗻 𝘂𝗽!

I sure hell was nervous. I had no clue what was going to happen.

It was WAYY out of my comfort zone.

But still, I did it. I have competed in cocktails and waiter of the year comps.

And to be honest, IT WAS WORTH IT! It was FUN! I made such an amazing CONNECTIONS!

And I learned so much about myself plus I gain so much new knowledge.

STOP comparing yourself to others and talking down (yourself). Focus on your opportunities✌

Have you ever competed in any field?

𝗪𝗲𝗹𝗹 𝘄𝗲𝗹𝗹 𝘄𝗲𝗹𝗹....𝗟𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝘄𝗵𝗼 𝗶𝘀 𝗯𝗮𝗰𝗸!

Anxiety hit me yesterday, without a warning. And no matter how much work you do with yourself it's going to come and go as we live in our day to day lives.

Luckily it only lasted about 20 minutes and one hug.

Where you are now mentally and physically is the end result of your past decisions. Yes. And it's not the decision you made yesterday, it's more like decision that you made a year ago.

𝗛𝗲𝘆 𝗵𝗼𝘀𝗽𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗳𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹!! 𝗪𝗲 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝘁𝗼...

No..

We NEED to stop glamorizing overworking. Please. The absence of sleep, good diet, exercise, relaxation, and time with friends and family isn't something to be applauded. Too many people wear their burnout as a badge of honor and it needs to change.
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🔊 For years now I have missed all kinds of family events. Birthdays/celebrations and just casual hangouts with frieds.

Heck, I barely have been taking care of myself. Is it really worth it?

The only thing that you cannot get back is time.

🔊 What are you planning of doing this weekend?

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❤️ 😎