Have you ever heard of Peter X. Kelly? If you follow cooking shows or the Food Network, maybe you know who he is. I don’t really follow any of that enough to name names. But Mr. Kelly had some challenges to overcome. And because he toughed it out even though the going was tough, the payoff was pretty big.
At first his age was one of those challenges to overcome.
For example, he was the chef of Highlands Country Club in Garrison, New York at the age of 23. And that was after he had beaten Bobby Flay, in 2006, to become an Iron Chef. I’m sure, if you’re a Bobby Flay fan, you know that was quite an achievement. But even more impressive was that Peter didn’t attend culinary school. He’s self-taught.
And he didn’t stop there. In fact, he eventually opened Xaviars at Piermont. Then he opened his Freelance Cafe & Wine Bar. X2O Xaviars on Hudson in Yonkers and Restaurant X & Bully Boy Bar in Congers were next.
On the surface it sounds almost ho-hum. Yeah, so-and-so opened a restaurant. Then he opened a couple more. Blah blah blah. And, as anyone who’s ever tried it will tell you, restaurants are risky business. But Peter took the risk and made it pay off. Oh yeah, did I mention? He’s also a wine merchant (aka: vintner) and founder and culinary director of Impromptu Gourmet. It’s a service that delivers (right to your door) chef-inspired foods with real, fresh ingredients.
Just so you know, Peter X. Kelly’s (now you know what the X stands for) businesses generate somewhere in the neighborhood of $10 million in sales per year.
Not a bad neighborhood.
I can’t speak for Peter. But my guess is he has a system that he sticks to. Because pretty much 99.9% of success stories, of just about any kind, are based on somebody finding what works and sticking with it.
That’s why I’m always telling anyone who’ll listen to me or read my articles and emails to get my RondaReady System book. It really can help you master the fundamentals of business. And it’s available on Amazon. There’s no guarantee it’ll help you generate $10 million in sales each year. Because I don’t know how much you’ll stick with it.
But I know it can help you face those challenges to overcome with confidence when you follow the System and…
Stay Ready,
R.O.N.D.A.
Your Responsive Organized Nonstop Development Authority
Here’s the whole link in case text links don’t work for you:
(https://www.amazon.com/RondaReady-Online-Business-Coach-System/dp/1688796479)