Not Just a Dream

I have found that no matter where I go if I see a building that looks empty, rundown or is up for rent/sale I will immediately think about a business I could start to go into that building.  Some ideas have been pretty specific, like a store that only sells teacher school supplies at discounted rates for inner city schools.  Then there are other ideas that are generic and could have some more thought put into them if my drive was a bit longer, like a restaurant.

The more that I learn in my hospitality classes, do surfing on the web that actually ends up being in depth research of something related to the hospitality industry and watch certain TV shows (Hotel Impossible, Bar Rescue, Man vs. Food, No Reservations, etc.) I'm finding that my business ideas have been narrowed down to things that I will potentially be doing in the future.  I was thinking about this today while doing errands and it's amazing because I feel like this is solidifying my decision to go into hospitality.

The latest idea is the entity of a bar and grill type of establishment.  I have a few locations I would love to get my hands on and how I would design the indside from the location of the bar and beer taps, to the specific kitchen necessities and how I would arrange tables and a small stage for live music.  I even have part of a freaking menu lined up in my head along with a selection of drinks.  This newest idea though has gone farther than any of the others have.  I have started to plan in my head how I would start this business down to how I would start hiring managers, bar tenders, chefs and waitresses.  Even more specifically, I know exactly how I want to train them before opening.

I feel like I'm not just dreaming anymore when I have these ideas because in all reality in a few years I could be opening this bar and grill or that breakfast cafe my Ma and I briefly planned out on our Saturday grocery run.  This is the stuff that I'm looking forward to doing in the future and it's like something just clicked in my head, "I can do this someday, it's not just a dream".

I know it's all going to be hard work, whatever I end up doing because this industry isn't for the faint hearted or unmotivated.  It's going to be all right in the end because I don't think the fire in my heart is going to be put out any time soon.