9 Ways Gratitude Can Make You Happier, Fitter and Richer

Your parents taught you to mind your manners. You write thank you notes and tip your barista. But there’s more to being grateful than going through the motions. According to numerous studies, true gratitude is a powerful force that can improve your relationships, increase happiness and even boost immunity. Deep down, most of us know this to be true. But we still have trouble taking time from our busy lives to actually stop, reflect and give thanks for what matters most. The good news: Making the effort to get grateful is easier than you’d expect, and it’s way more effective that you might imagine. 

Why It Pays to Be Grateful

Spend just minutes each day reflecting on what you’re grateful for and we can pretty much guarantee you’ll see a snowball effect resulting in physical, psychological and social benefits. Here’s the catch: You need to get grateful throughout the year — not just on Thanksgiving.

One study published in the Journal of Psychosomatic Research confirmed that individuals who had a more grateful outlook got better quality shut eye, stayed asleep longer and required less time to fall asleep than their less grateful peers. Perhaps more impressive, people who spent times focusing on grateful thoughts exercised for 1.5 more hours each week, compared to people who spent time focusing on the hassles in their life, according to a study in the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology. Plus, at least eight studies have shown that people who express gratitude tend to show fewer symptoms of depression.   

A grateful state of mind can help you win big in business, too. Once study conducted atHarvard Business School, found that participants who were prompted to think of a time when they were grateful were less likely to act impulsively when it came to financial choices when compared with people who were prompted to think of something happy or neutral. Gratitude increases our level of patience, researchers suggested. 

“Feeling gratitude and not expressing it is like wrapping a present and not giving it,” William Arthur Ward, an American writer, once said. In honor of Thanksgiving, here are nine simple ways to cultivate gratefulness every other day of the year.





 

10 Easy Ways to Start Being More Grateful 

1. Bust out your old diary.Studies show that people who make weekly gratitude journal entries feel better about their lives and more optimistic about the future. Not into breaking out the pen and paper? Try using an app. We like Five Minute Journal, which prompts you to write down three things you’re grateful for, three things that would make the day awesome and three affirmations (e.g. “I am confident,” “I am kind”) each day.

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Why We Love Aquaria KLCC (And You Should, Too!)

 

Our educational family outing at Aquaria KLCC

This year during the Year End School holiday and as it was my son’s birthday, we did a trip to the Aquaria at KLCC. My wife and I have this thing about giving our sons experiences to remember rather than giving them gadgets. We’ve been to the Coral Wonderland in Melaka which was OK. But the Aquaria were awesome.  It’s been a long time since we went for a trip together as my youngest caught a deadly virus called Kawasaki but luckily he recovered. All thanks to the Doctors at Tuanku Jaafar Hospital Seremban. They were really great. It’s not only me who said that but the other patients there said the same thing. Well let’s get back to our outing at the Aquaria KLCC. Before that here’s some info on the Aquaria.

Aquaria KLCC underwater park aquarium in Kuala Lumpur

Aquaria KLCC are an underwater park located beneath Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre and adjacent to Petronas Twin Towers or Kuala Lumpur City Centre. Aquaria KLCC are a world-class aquarium that showcases animals and various types of colorful marine life species from Malaysia and around the world. The aquarium occupies 60,000 square feet in the Concourse level of the Kuala Lumpur Convention Center. Along Aquaria KLCC’s Discovery Zones, you will find screen projectors with fascinating information and facts on the wonderful animals exhibited within Aquaria KLCC.
Interactive kiosks are also available for visitors to go on a virtual adventure in exploring other exciting creatures that inhabit the world’s ocean. You can view the spectacular ocean reef and its inhabitants through a large acrylic window at the Aqua Theater. You can also watch daily fish feedings and also diving sessions with sharks.

Aquaria KLCC Operation Hours

Aquaria KLCC is open daily from 11:00am to 8:00pm. Last ticket and admission is at 7.00am

Aquaria KLCC Admission Fees / Tickets

Adult (13 years and above) with MyKad – RM 28
Child (3-12 years) with MyKid – RM 22

Adult (13 years and above) – RM 38
Child (3-12 years) – RM 26
 Senior citizens (60 years and above) – RM 18
Infants (under the age of 3) – FREE

 Source: - www.malaysiacentral.com

  Here are some pictures that I have taken but some might not be clear as we are not allowed to use flash inside.

Meat Stripping Fishes- Piranha

One of the fish that you can touch.

It was all well worth it for the price. I bought vouchers fro m Groupon so I saved about RM20.00. Don’t forget to bring you’re MyKad or MyKid, cause foreigners pay a slightly higher price.

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 AQUARIA KLCC
 Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre Complex, Kuala Lumpur City Centre, 50088 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Tel: +6(03)2333 1888 Fax: +6(03)2380 0069 Email: marketing@aquawalk.com Website: www.aquariaklcc.com

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7 Quotes From Abraham Lincoln That Will Inspire You To Work Your Ass Off

Self-educated lawyer, the 16th president of the United States led the federal republic through its Civil War, its bloodiest war and its greatest moral, constitutional and political crisis. Meanwhile, he preserved the Union, abolished slavery, strengthened the federal government, and modernized the economy. While his bragging rights can go for days, we will focus on his knowledge.

He left vast topics of knowledge, endless quotes and gave us written fortune to inspire us to become the best version of ourselves. The next 7 quotes from Abraham Lincoln will inspire you to work your ass off (and you know which ass I’m talking about.)

1. “In the end, it’s not the years in your life that count. It’s the life in your years.”
If you think on the perspective to live longer, and not on the point of view to make the years count, you are wasting your time. In fact, you are wasting your LIFE.

We do not consider the fact that one day we will all die, and believe me that’s not scary, but inspirational. It reveals the shocking truth about the fear of death.

If you see the perspective of all geniuses, poets, artists and successful businessman that left and still have recognition in this world, you will see that they all say the same thing.

“The fear of death follows from the fear of life. A man who lives fully is prepared to die at any time.” – Mark Twain

“If you live each day as it was your last, someday you’ll most certainly be right” – Steve Jobs

“Live everyday as if it were your last because someday you’re going to be right.” – Muhammad Ali

They said these things to inspire the upcoming generations and people who need a mind push. Everything you do today that doesn’t matter is madness and a waste of life.

The best way to change that is to start doing your own thing, your own life and create your own reality. Make each day count!

2. “Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man’s character, give him power.”

Human survival instinct comes since the beginning of time. If we are tested with harsh times, we can all cope with that, one way or another. But if you want to see what the real “lab mice” is doing in a man’s brain, give him power.

And how is this knowledge inspirational? If you really want to be successful person (however you measure and understand success) you need to be prepared to behave like a real leader when you hold elevated power in your hands.

People don’t understand that winning the lottery can be the worst thing that has ever happened to them (don’t get me wrong on this one). It’s not that you need money. You need something to feel worthy of, which most people think is money.

Now, you need money. You definitely do. But most of all you need something that you will find joy and happiness on the way.

So be prepared to hold power, but don’t seek it immediate. One day at a time …

3. “You cannot escape the responsibility of tomorrow by evading it today.”

The first thing that a man of value should do is to finish everything scheduled for the day. No but, no later, no tomorrow. Now.

If you want to be a weakling, you will keep rescheduling your life for tomorrow and later. It’s always harder to keep your word. Not for people around you, but for you. You should feel uncomfortable to reschedule stuff for later. That’s when you have the habit of doing things now.

If you reschedule things now, you worsen yourself, your mindset, and your whole environment, since everything you do affects something in this world. Think of you as a connecting tissue to a whole organism. If you decide not to play your part, you will destroy whole body.

Do things now. Don’t wait for your ghost to do things for you.

4. “The best thing about the future is that it comes one day at a time.”

As we mentioned in number two, the real test comes when we hold elevated power.

If you think in terms that the future comes one day at a time, you won’t have to worry about the future at all.

Every whole is consisted of small things. Let’s reveal the brains function to unravel the theory.

The brain is formulated from three main parts: forebrain, midbrain and hindbrain. The forebrain is the main control center for sensory and associative information processing, visceral functions, and voluntary motor functions also called – prosencephalon.

The midbrain acts as a relay information system for the auditory, visual, and motor systems of the body.

And the last part of the brain is the hindbrain which controls basic functions like breathing, heart rate and blood pressure.

Even though we took the most complex organ to prove simple theory, you get the point that a whole can’t become a whole unless you build it one day at a time (e.g. your brain and all functions builds up since you were infant.)

Everything will come sooner or later. Your job is to strive for better future and brighter tomorrow.

5. “Give me six hours to chop down a tree and I will spend the first four sharpening the axe.”

The real wisdom lies in preparation. You can’t outrun a marathoner just by thinking that you will.

Every goal and achievement lies in training and preparation, meaning experience.

There are many quotes stating that everything you can imagine is real. Well, winning a marathon, being the best executive manager or CEO of an industrial company can’t be real if you don’t sharpen your knowledge to become one. When you see, experience lies in knowing how to solve a problem or tangled situation in a spontaneous period, or a period of time when you least expect it. If everyone knew that crises are coming, they are not called crisis, right?

Give yourself time to prepare to become what you want to become, and believe me you will. Surround yourself with being the best version in whatever you want to become. Obsess with the fact that you will become best at it. Your surrounding and your automatism will form the future for you. That’s how the law of attraction works.

Sharpen the axe next time you prepare for battle.

6. “Whatever you are, be a good one.”

The whole humanity is consisted of 7+ billion people, and if you ask me it’s not possible for all to be soccer players, CEO’s nor executive managers. Everyone plays different part.

So if you chose to be either of them, formulate a master plan to become the best in that area. If you strive to be many things, you will end up being none.

Even if Abraham stated this wisdom extensively, he meant to inspire people to become the best version in their sphere of knowledge or talent.

So next time you doubt why you loved playing ballet instead of going boxing, remember that people have different roles in this world. Do your own thing.

7. “Don’t worry when you are not recognized, but strive to be worthy of recognition.”

Being recognized is not the best thing. You can be as famous as Adolf Hitler, but definitely not worthy of recognition.

It’s not about being famous. It’s about being recognized for valor and heroism, or something you have done best and different than others. Something that always gave you a choice of letting it go and return the previous habits, or throw all away and strive for greatness, while you always chose the former.

Believe me that being worthy of recognition always takes to be different and unique, while I believe everyone hold that uniqueness once they let it shine through their human body.

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10 Leadership Lessons From the U.S. Navy Seal Who Led the bin Laden Mission

Every CEO has a list of leaders and mentors he or she looks up to or has learned from. Here’s a new one for your list.

Admiral William H. McRaven is the former commander of U.S. Navy SEAL Team 3 and the current commander of the U.S. Special Operations Command. He led the mission which resulted in finding Osama bin Laden. A graduate of the University of Texas at Austin, he recently gave the commencement address at his alma mater, and offered the graduates 10 lessons from his SEAL training that every leader can benefit from. He said, if you want to change the world:



1. Start off by making your bed. The first thing a sailor does every morning is make his bed. This sets him or her off on the right footing and gives a sense of pride. Begin every day by accomplishing a small task. It will make you feel good and put you on the right footing.



2. Find someone to help you paddle. It takes a team of seven SEALs to get across the heavy San Diego surf in a raft. The task is impossible to do alone. You can’t change the world alone—accept that you will need some help.



3. Measure a person by the size of their heart, not the size of their flippers. He tells a story of a SEAL team that was the ‘runt of the litter,’ but outswam, outpaddled and outran the big guys every time. Judge people by their character and nothing else.



4. Get over being a sugar cookie and keep moving forward. Recruits whose uniforms didn’t pass inspection were required to dive into the ocean in full uniform, then roll around in the sand, an exercise they nicknamed being a ‘sugar cookie’. They had to stay in those wet, sandy uniforms all day. The ones who got frustrated didn’t survive because they didn’t get the true message: Things are never going to be perfect all the time.



5. Don’t be afraid of the “circuses.” Recruits who didn’t meet daily standards or time tests ended up on a list and had to participate in a “circus.” “Circuses” were additional training exercises designed to wear already tired recruits down. Many didn’t make it, but those who did, ironically, ended up being stronger and harder than those who didn’t go through a lot of “circuses.”



6. Sometimes you have to slide down the obstacle head-first. A candidate broke a hand-over-hand upside down crawling-across-a-rope record by instead sliding across the top of the bar head first. What he did was really risky and no one else had ever tried it. But he tried it and he succeeded. He not only broke the record, he reset the bar.



7. Don’t back down from the sharks. Recruits who encompass a shark on a swimming exercise are ordered not to back down from it, but rather to punch it in the nose. McRaven tells the graduates, there are a lot of sharks in the world. If you’re going to succeed in life, you’ve got to face your sharks.



8. Be your very best in the darkest moment. Part of SEAL training is to conduct attacks on enemy ships. This requires being deep under pitch black water while listening to loud, distracting noises from the ship’s engines and systems. It’s very easy to get disoriented and fail. Every SEAL, he said, knows that when it’s darkest is the time when you need to be the most calm, composed and focused.



9. Start singing when you’re up to your neck in mud. During hell week, McRaven’s team of trainees found themselves in freezing cold mud up to their necks and were required to remain there for eight hours, until dawn. Just when it seemed that several of them were about to give up, one started singing, then another and another. All of sudden, they had hope. “If I have learned anything in my time traveling the world,” he said, “it is the power of hope. The power of one person—Washington, Lincoln, King, Mandela and even a young girl from Pakistan, Malala—one person can change the world by giving people hope.”



10. Don’t ever, ever ring the bell. In SEAL training, recruits who want to give up simply have to ring a bell that hangs in the center of the compound. His final message: If you want to change the world, don’t give up. Don’t ever, ever ring that bell.



For a full transcript of his speech, click here.



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Inexpensive, Tasteful and Easy Halloween Decoration for your Restaurant

Where to find easy DIY Halloween Decorating Ideas for your restaurant or bar.

In my Halloween Promotion Idea Article a year ago, "Restaurant Promotion Idea #15 - Halloween Specials". I pointed out that there are a plenty of Halloween Home decorating tips in the World Wide Web that you could use in your restaurant or pub. These days my favourite site for searching decorations is Pinterest.  Merely go to their search bar and type your search keywords and press enter. What’s great is that Pinterest only displays the featured picture therefore its easy for you to skim through. Click on the picture you desire and navigate to the website.
For me I save most of the interesting web page in Pockets, so as I can go through it later. Below are some sites of which I have found really interesting and I am going to make use of some of their ideas cause they are simple to do as well as inexpensive.  

26 DIY Ideas How to Make Scary Halloween Decorations With Trash Bags

As the title suggest this website has 26 ideas on how to use trash bags to create scary Halloween Decorations. For my bar I will be using the picture on the below
 
 Please click here to go to the website to know more 26 DIY Ideas How to Make Scary Halloween Decorations With Trash Bags  

Ten Epic DIY Halloween Decorations Sure To Make Guests Freak 

This website has 10 different scary and freaky decorations. As my bar Halloween theme this year is a horror theme, I will be going for the No.5 The girl from the Ring movie. There’s also an in detail instructions on how to prepare the deco.
 
 See more at: Ten Epic DIY Halloween Decorations Sure To Make Guests Freak   

5 Easy DIY Halloween Decorations for your Dorm Room

Here I am going to use No 5. Glow in the dark eyes.
 The website to visit is  5 Easy DIY Halloween Decorations for your Dorm Room  

Grimm Monster Mud Reaper

A great set by step website on how to create a life size Grimm Reaper with step by step pictures to guide you through.
 
 To get the instructions just visit Grimm Monster Mud Reaper  

DIY: Scary Well from the Movie "The Ring"

I am thinking of doing this for my entrance.
 
 Click here to know more DIY: Scary Well from the Movie "The Ring"   With these simple ideas, I hope you have an awesome and scary Halloween. I know I will.!!!!

Happy Decorating!!!

i heart intelligence 20 hints for a happy life - I Heart Intelligence

If you are a type of person who is always searching for new ways to improve their life, these tips for living a healthier and happier life might be just what you are looking for. We have gathered 20 hints that can help you feel better and live your life to the fullest. Before you start reading, have in mind that not everything on this list is a must-do. You choose whether to try one, mix of few or all of the tips and see how they work for you.

1. Fit body

Our body is our biological computer, a suit for our souls. By staying in shape we help ourselves in many, many ways. The main advantages include physical strength, attractiveness, confidence boost and the list goes on. It takes only 3% of your day for a basic fitness workout. Remember: your body is the “device”with which you perceive and interact with this reality. Take good care for it!

2.Aware mind

In addition to physical power we need knowledge power. Knowledge can be obtained through reading books and through life lessons. The first way tends to be quite relaxing and stress reliving and it’s often considered a hobby. Life lessons are a better but also a harsher teacher– most of the time they are a result of difficult times in life and are accompanied by stress. However, they often lead to ways to be happy and positive in the end.

3.Thought control

Your thoughts shape your personality a lot more than you think. Most personality changing techniques include thought control. This can be done through various meditation and trans practices or thought control exercises. Controlling your stream of thoughts is a key point for learning to love yourself and a creating positive mindset.

4.Keep yourself inspired

A great way of keeping yourself motivated is reading something inspirational before bed and after you wake up. Anything from a quote by your idol to a self-improvement book will do. This trick works great when done in the morning– it’ll keep you excited and positively charged till the end of the day!

5.Decide what your true goals in life are.

This is crucial for your life’s meaning and development. Maybe living day for day isn’t such a great idea? Satisfying yourself with small goals won’t do the trick either. Deciding what’s your main goal in life is such a beautiful thing and it brings you freedom, too. You just have to set your priorities and remember that no one has the right to judge you: it’s your choice weather sitting behind a desk,wearing a suit is your thing, or you prefer an extreme, dynamic life with a skateboard under your feet. Or maybe both! It doesn’t matter, just decide what you want from life and go for it!

6.”The Burning Method”

It’s a pretty simple trick of dealing with small, annoying problems and fears: write down on a sheet of paper whatever bothers you. Then simply light it up and watch your worries turn into ashes.

7.”Sticks and stones may break my bones…..”

The most common expression of aggression tends to be verbal violence. Name calling doesn’t actually bother us, unless they call you something that it’s true. If someone calls you for example “an ass hat”, I doubt you’ll be upset, because you’re not actually an ass hat (wow). But you still are angry/annoyed– I connect that to the subconscious anger towards the intentions behind the words. In other words, the aggressor knows you’re not an ass hat but those words represent his intention to annoy you. You subconsciously know that and that’s why you’re really angry. Next time have that in mind, build up your response to verbal attacks. If someone ends up calling you stuff that are actually true, just swallow it up and thank them for pointing out your flaws. After that work hard on fixing them. Or don’t, it’s your choice.

8.Snap your negative thoughts away.

A good way to live a happy life by keeping positive thoughts is “The Rubber Band Method”. All you need is a rubber band, your hand and some pain tolerance. Place the band around your hand and every time a negative thought flies through your head, snap it against your skin. You’ll be able to control your thoughts easier because your brain will connect negative thoughts to physical pain.  Unless you’re a masochist, this method will guide you to more positive thoughts.

9.Travel

“The world is a book,and those who do not travel read only one page.” These wise words should make you think about spending some time travelling. It’s pretty romantic, exciting and relaxing to explore the beauty and uniqueness of different cultures and sights around the world. It helps you open your mind and think more globally, not to mention the knowledge our beautiful planet has to offer you!

10.Be kind to people

The simplicity in this tip is so beautiful! Swallow up your bad day and be kind to that waiter! Why ruin other people’s day with rudeness? Rudeness is the weak person’s imitation of strength.

11.Properly apply forgiveness.

Forgiveness is critically important for relationships between people and is an indicator for a strong character. Handling forgiveness properly is crucial to your own well-being. After all, everyone makes mistakes. But have this in mind: was it really a mistake? And does it keep happening after you have forgiven that person before? There are people who would love to exploit your willingness to forgive. Beware!

12.Sleep cycle

Find the best sleeping pattern that fits your lifestyle. Sleep is important but there are various ways and techniques that can fit any schedule. Remember: it will be hard in the beginning. After passing the barrier of around 21 days it won’t be a problem!

13.Let the sunshine in

Ignore the speculations about skin cancer and so on and soak in that vitamin D from the sun rays! Sit on a bench, play some music on and feel the sun touching your skin, feel your body relaxing and charging itself with positive energy!

14.Focus on what’s happening now!

Don’t waste time regretting the past or worrying about the future. The past is gone, you can only learn from it. The future depends on your actions in the present so take action NOW and always have in mind the lessons you have learned from your past.

15.Correct hydration

This can be achieved mainly by drinking the right amount of water at the right time. Don’t fool yourself that drinking different types of soda will give your body the hydration it needs. 60% of your body is water. There are various apps that can help you hydrate your body properly through the day.

16.Smile

When you’re happy, you can’t help it but smile. This goes the other way too– if you smile, your brain releases the hormone of happiness serotonin. It’s a natural way of actually making yourself happy.  You can try this anytime you want, even in the morning while laying in bed. That’s a sure way to start your day off right.

17.Remember people’s names

That’s a great chance to make an awesome first impression. The trick here is to remember it, which shouldn’t be too hard. In the worst cases a rhyme would do the job. The key moment is to actually listen because most of the time you are anxious when you meet new people. Call your new friend back by name as soon as you get the chance. You’ll remember it for sure and make a good impression. People subconsciously love calling them by name.

18.Lucid dreaming

Dreams are the second “reality” everyone is sure exists. It’s pretty strange when you think of  it: while dreaming, you remember little of your “waking life” (enough to recognize places,people…)– just like after you wake up and don’t remember much of your dream. Furthermore, you experience the same emotions and react pretty much the same way, as if you were experiencing that event in “real life”. It’s like a parallel life that begins as soon as you fall asleep. So why not take it to another level? The web is boiling with methods of learning lucid dreaming. That’s the technique of being aware that you’re in a dream and getting  a hold on the situation. It also makes the dream really vivid and easier to remember. Exploit both of your realities to the maximum!

19.Emotion control

Note the effect emotions have on your decisions and how tricky emotional manipulation can be. So, next time someone tries to influence your emotional state, think twice! You are the one who chooses whether to remain happy or burst in anger.

20.Learn something new every day.

This will train your memory and enrich your fact/knowledge arsenal. It’s also a good indicator that you are growing, that you are making progress in a way, no matter how small. Spiritual growth and mind perfection– two precious causes that are worth fighting for!



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How To Start a Successful Restaurant: GUIDE

If dreams of opening a restaurant have filled your thoughts for years, it might be time to sit down and draw up a plan to open your own business. To help you create a recipe for success, we’ve put together a how-to-get-started guide to make sure you have all the ingredients you need to open your restaurant with confidence.

While starting a restaurant is exciting, it’s also time consuming and one of the toughest businesses to successfully launch. In fact, 60 percent of restaurants fail in the first year.

We’re not telling you this to temper you passion. We’re merely pointing out that if you want a successful restaurant, you’ll need to invest some serious time and money.

What’s the biggest reason for failure? Lack of planning. Before you ever make dinner for a customer, you’ll spend a lot of time figuring out every detail of your restaurant. From kitchen appliances and menus to floors plans and staff selections, the planning stage will make or break your restaurant.

To help you plan, fund, and manage your new restaurant, we’ve asked three owners to share their trade secrets. Kim Strengari owns three successful restaurants in the Philadelphia region, including Stella Blu. Yuen Yung owns fast sushi restaurants called How Do You Roll? which received a million dollar investment from the hit ABC show “Shark Tank,” and now has 10 stores in the U.S. Lambrine Macejewski, is the co-founder of Cocina 214, a contemporary Mexican restaurant in Winter Park, Florida. Below are their tips for success.

Planning:

Have the right intentions

If you want to make it as a restaurant owner, you have to love what you do, Kim Strengari says. While she knew a restaurant was the right path for her, she had to work nights cleaning office buildings to make ends meet when she first opened her restaurant.

“I wanted the restaurant more then anything else in life, so the sacrifices were endless and I never minded making them,” she says.

To be successful, you’ll invest a lot of time and money—so make sure that starting a restaurant is your passion, not just a business venture you hope will make money.

Have a solid business plan in place

You can’t scratch a business plan out on a cocktail napkin. You need a detailed business plan that charts the course for your success. That said, we suggest beginning with a “lean plan” rather than the cliché long, dry business plan. 

Yuen Yung’s plan included a list of everything he would need to buy for the restaurant. “It looked like a novel by the time we were done,” he says. “But it helped us stay on budget and keep track of our capital.”

Your business plan should include market research, a comprehensive look at your competitors, explain your target audience, outline marketing plans, and offer a solid budget projection. To get you started, check out these templates specifically for restaurant planning, or check out LivePlan software that will walk you through the process.

Location, location, location

With a restaurant, location is everything. You need a spot that draws crowds, is easily accessible, and has potential for growth. Of course, you need a location that fits within your budget too. The perfect spot can be hard to find, so take your time, Yuen Yung says.

Whether you rent space or build from scratch, selecting a location is one of the biggest decisions you’ll make as an owner.

Test your menu

You probably have several stellar dishes in mind for your new restaurant, but you’ll want to test them out before you laminate your first menu, Yung says.

“Have a small party and invite people over to try your food before you open. Get honest feedback from people on the taste, the pricing, and the location.”

You might love the taste of a certain dish, but if customers won’t pay for it or aren’t keen on its taste, you won’t make money.

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