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Derrick Hayes

👤 Speaker
241 total appearances

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Right About Now - Legendary Business Advice
How Big Dave’s Cheesesteaks Went from Gas Station Restaurant to Multi-Location Franchise | Derrick Hayes

And I think fishing helped me out with business because it teaches you patience.

Right About Now - Legendary Business Advice
How Big Dave’s Cheesesteaks Went from Gas Station Restaurant to Multi-Location Franchise | Derrick Hayes

Sometimes you can throw something in the water and you never catch anything.

Right About Now - Legendary Business Advice
How Big Dave’s Cheesesteaks Went from Gas Station Restaurant to Multi-Location Franchise | Derrick Hayes

Or you throw something in the water and you get a bite.

Right About Now - Legendary Business Advice
How Big Dave’s Cheesesteaks Went from Gas Station Restaurant to Multi-Location Franchise | Derrick Hayes

And that's how business is.

Right About Now - Legendary Business Advice
How Big Dave’s Cheesesteaks Went from Gas Station Restaurant to Multi-Location Franchise | Derrick Hayes

You might get some success to go, ah, then it goes back.

Right About Now - Legendary Business Advice
How Big Dave’s Cheesesteaks Went from Gas Station Restaurant to Multi-Location Franchise | Derrick Hayes

Ah, and it goes back.

Right About Now - Legendary Business Advice
How Big Dave’s Cheesesteaks Went from Gas Station Restaurant to Multi-Location Franchise | Derrick Hayes

But if you willing to keep throwing that in the water, you're bait to go keep fishing.

Right About Now - Legendary Business Advice
How Big Dave’s Cheesesteaks Went from Gas Station Restaurant to Multi-Location Franchise | Derrick Hayes

And I think that as you believing in yourself, no matter if it's just a little bite or as if a fish keep taking it off, keep taking it off and you keep losing and nothing is coming out the water that teaches you the same thing in business.

Right About Now - Legendary Business Advice
How Big Dave’s Cheesesteaks Went from Gas Station Restaurant to Multi-Location Franchise | Derrick Hayes

But the one day you're going to catch a fish.

Right About Now - Legendary Business Advice
How Big Dave’s Cheesesteaks Went from Gas Station Restaurant to Multi-Location Franchise | Derrick Hayes

When you catch that fish, don't nothing feel like it when it hit that rod and you reeling it in.

Right About Now - Legendary Business Advice
How Big Dave’s Cheesesteaks Went from Gas Station Restaurant to Multi-Location Franchise | Derrick Hayes

That's how successful when you just continually working on something.

Right About Now - Legendary Business Advice
How Big Dave’s Cheesesteaks Went from Gas Station Restaurant to Multi-Location Franchise | Derrick Hayes

And I'm going to tell you why they're so similar.

Right About Now - Legendary Business Advice
How Big Dave’s Cheesesteaks Went from Gas Station Restaurant to Multi-Location Franchise | Derrick Hayes

Because when you throw a hook in the water, you can't see the fish at the bottom.

Right About Now - Legendary Business Advice
How Big Dave’s Cheesesteaks Went from Gas Station Restaurant to Multi-Location Franchise | Derrick Hayes

You can't see what's in front of you in business.

Right About Now - Legendary Business Advice
How Big Dave’s Cheesesteaks Went from Gas Station Restaurant to Multi-Location Franchise | Derrick Hayes

You just got to believe.

Right About Now - Legendary Business Advice
How Big Dave’s Cheesesteaks Went from Gas Station Restaurant to Multi-Location Franchise | Derrick Hayes

It's the same scenario.

Right About Now - Legendary Business Advice
How Big Dave’s Cheesesteaks Went from Gas Station Restaurant to Multi-Location Franchise | Derrick Hayes

Both of it worked for me.

Right About Now - Legendary Business Advice
How Big Dave’s Cheesesteaks Went from Gas Station Restaurant to Multi-Location Franchise | Derrick Hayes

You just got to believe in what you're doing.

Right About Now - Legendary Business Advice
How Big Dave’s Cheesesteaks Went from Gas Station Restaurant to Multi-Location Franchise | Derrick Hayes

And I fish every day, whether I'm fishing in business or I'm fishing in the water.

Right About Now - Legendary Business Advice
How Big Dave’s Cheesesteaks Went from Gas Station Restaurant to Multi-Location Franchise | Derrick Hayes

I'm throwing my line out there with my bait on it every day.