If you haven't watched the latest season of "The Bear" yet, I highly recommend it to any small business owner. Without giving anything away, the plot is an eye-opening exposé of what it takes to keep a business afloat and the lengths CEOs must sometimes go to ensure survival.

I believe that restaurateurs are some of the ultimate entrepreneurs. They take chances every day in one of the most challenging business models with a high failure rate. As such, there's a lot to learn from leaders like Chef Carmy. Starting with, you have to be conscious of doling out grace and empathy — and before you do so with your team, it needs to start with doing the same for yourself.

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Mistakes happen in life and business. Choices and big decisions are necessary, and you're not always going to get it right. But it's not about avoiding the difficult moments; it's about how you handle them in the moment, head-on, that will be the biggest differentiator in your success.

This is paramount in a startup entering its growth phase, where things are moving very fast and there isn't always time to pump the brakes. When everyone's pushing really hard and you're all accelerating at the same time, you're going to hit road bumps inevitably. But if you have a mindset of "these things happen" and give grace to........

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