Step 4: Change the Game – One Idea, One Big Shift in Just 10 Minutes

What if the biggest breakthrough in your business wasn’t hiding in a 3-day conference or a $5,000 coaching program — but in 10 quiet, focused minutes at the end of your day?

That’s the idea behind Step 4 of the 5PM Club: the most powerful 10 minutes of your day. It’s the lynchpin — the part where everything clicks.

After 60 minutes of moving your body, calming your mind, and feeding your brain, you arrive at a window of clarity and momentum. This is where you go from consuming to creating.

One Small idea, One Big Shift

💡 Big Changes Start With One Small Idea

Let’s be honest—you probably don’t need another long to-do list.

The final 10 minutes of your 5PM reset is about something much simpler:👉 Come up with one small idea you can try tomorrow.

That’s it. No six-month strategy. Just one idea that could make your day 1% better.

🔍 What Counts As “One Idea”?

Literally anything that could help your venue, your team, or your workflow.

It might be:

• Adding a note to your POS that highlights the special in the cabinet

• Changing the prep bench setup so you’re not doing yoga poses to grab your basil

• Swapping out a tired garnish for something punchy and cost-effective

• Putting up a small "Coffee of the Week" sign near your till

• Asking a team member how they’d improve the roster

• Rewriting one system you’ve been avoiding

• Taking 5 minutes to wipe the kitchen stereo and cue a new playlist

• Adding a name to the next shift briefing—“Legend of the Day”

The idea doesn’t have to be brilliant. It just has to be done.

🦶 Momentum Over Perfection

Why does this matter?

Because movement creates energy. And when your team sees you improving things—even small things—it’s contagious.

They start to feel like:

• They’re part of a venue that’s growing

• Their input matters

• Their boss gives a damn

And you? You start to feel like you’re in charge again, not just hanging on.

✏️ Try This Today:

Before you close your laptop or head home, ask:

“What’s one thing I could try tomorrow to make my day 1% better?”

Then write it down.Stick it on the fridge, your diary, your phone, your POS screen—whatever keeps it in front of you.

Then tomorrow, do it.And the next day, do another.

That’s how real change happens—not in one leap, but in tiny, consistent nudges.

🕔 Why It Comes Last

Because you’ve:

✅ Moved your body

✅ Cleared your mind

✅ Fed your brain

Now? You act.

And even if the other 60 minutes didn’t go to plan, this one small step might still shift everything.

💬 Ready to Reset?

Your venue doesn't need a full overhaul.It needs a better version of you—and that starts with small, daily action.

That’s the 5PM Club.

Movement.

Mindfulness.

Learning.

Action.

It’s not a trend. It’s a system that keeps you growing when everyone else is burning out.

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💬 Drop a comment below: What’s one idea you’ll try tomorrow?

A better boss starts at 5PM. And great ones take action—even in 10 minutes.

The 5PM Club