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Yesterday, My wife and I were out and about and we got hungry. We were nearby an entertainment complex which housed a bowling alley, cinema and various eateries. We decided to get a bite to eat at Franky and Benny’s which is a themed family restaurant serving New York, American/Italian style food. Being a bank holiday Monday, it was expectantly full and we were told that there’d be a 20 minute wait for a table. We decided to go next door to Chiquito’s which again, is another themed family restaurant only this time, the theme is Mexican food.

Having eaten at both places before, I can say the quality of the food is pretty much identical, infact, I wouldn’t be suprised if they were subsidiaries of the same company and even share a kitchen!

We walked in and were bemused by the fact that there were only 4 or 5 tables with people sitting. We were even more bemused by the fact we had to wait a long time to be seated and an even longer, 45 minutes, for our mains to arrive. Upon asking the waiter why there was a delay, he just told me they were very busy and were not expecting to be so busy. Two things came to mind, If you weren’t expecting to be busy on a bank holiday, you’re crazy and secondly, looking around seeing 5 tables out of approximately 50 with people at them, I had to ask why he felt they were busy.

As I took my seat, I remembered what Wallee D Wattles said in “The science of getting rich”. He stated, “You do not get rich by doing certain things, you get rich by doing things in a certiain way.”

This couldn’t have been more true about the two restaurants. Both were in the same complex serving a fairly identical menu with a similar ambiance yet one was full and making money whilst the other was practically empty!

When you want to create wealth, whether wealth to you is financial or not, it is in doing things in a certain way that will make the difference and it is up to you to find that certain way and not just doing certain things that will help you break the barriers!

Keep shining!

Fahad x