Keys Bartender

A wonderful birthday week wraps up with para-sailing. A crumbly cork can ruin a bottle of wine here are ways of alleviating the repercussions. Names are personal and the host likes strangers to follow protocols when he is addressed. A customer's wallet becomes engulfed in flames. Keys Bartender gear available at www.keysbartender.com --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/james-horan6/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/james-horan6/support

Taking care of your feet is critical in the Bar Industry, duh. Jim discusses the importance of taking care of the oft overlooked appendage. The host talks about handling his recent bout of anxiety/depression. Check out Crystal a musician who recently played in Key Largo at: Instagram @crystalcrysforshort and her website: www.crysforshort.com If you would like some Keys Bartender Gear check out www.keysbartender.com <Powered by Shopify> --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/james-horan6/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/james-horan6/support

Jim goes over tips for interviewing for a bartending job. It's his 60th birthday and per usual the melancholia is triggered. You know age and heart procedure next week gives Jim pause. All is not dark as he reflects on the amazing gift it is just to exist. We have a lot more gear for sale on www.keysbartender.com . Show your support for the podcast. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/james-horan6/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/james-horan6/support

We begin the show with hand hygiene and its significance to those working in the service industry. Jim's brain perhaps like many of the listeners can conduct a spirited inner monologue as demonstrated when a commercial for a treatment for Peyronie's Disease appears. If you would like to support the podcast with purchase of Keys Bartender merchandise check out our secure store powered by Shopify at www.keysbartender.com. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/james-horan6/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/james-horan6/support

Its off season in the Florida Keys and the locals are enjoying their Paradise. The question today how do we mentally turn ourselves around when we are off a bit. Check out the Keys Bartender merchandise at www.keysbartender.com. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/james-horan6/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/james-horan6/support

Does bartending school create good bartenders or is experience the best way to become a bartender. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/james-horan6/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/james-horan6/support

People pretend to be the person they think the person they imagine to want in a person. Got that straight, I didn't think so. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/james-horan6/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/james-horan6/support

Catfishing-the process of luring someone into a relationship by means of a fictional online persona. Jim leans into to the attempts by scammers to lure him in. Sending drinks to an unknown woman traditional has a low chance of success. If success was measured by a mating opportunity. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/james-horan6/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/james-horan6/support

There are things that go down in the Bar Business many times it happens at peak times. Knowing how to fix it is important but so is moving on when the fix isn't apparent. Jim decides to chronicle his work to resolve a behavioral issue. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/james-horan6/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/james-horan6/support

Technology contributes to easing our work life when used properly. When are we ready to move on from a relationship, habit, and lifestyle that have run their course. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/james-horan6/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/james-horan6/support

Work does not have to feel like a necessary evil or place of ill contentment. If our negative views of our place of work can be replaced with something positive, why not attempt it? If it works you can be happier if not well, you get to that miserable bastard at the job. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/james-horan6/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/james-horan6/support

Viewing bartending as an Art not a Science can be the key to success. Recognizing that a margarita can be made in many different ways helps you become an artisan. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/james-horan6/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/james-horan6/support

When a customer asks for something Jim can not easily deliver it sets in motion a philosophical discussion, in Jim's head. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/james-horan6/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/james-horan6/support

Using actor Paul Walter Hauser (Richard Jewell portrayer) as an example Jim attempts to show that people's behavior can be viewed differently depending on the conditions. Lobster Mini Season has descended on the Keys. After a long hot dry summer thunderstorms have also arrived perhaps curtailing the lobster haul. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/james-horan6/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/james-horan6/support

When is it ever a good time to let loose your anger? In rare situations it is warranted so perhaps a little self-control would suit the circumstances. Technological change has been the accelerating faster in the last 50 years. Podcasting is emblematic of the positives resulting from these changes. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/james-horan6/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/james-horan6/support

At work and in your private life we get used to doing repetitive behaviors. Some are habits. Some rise to the level of addiction. It behooves us to evaluate these behaviors and work to get rid of the harmful ones. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/james-horan6/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/james-horan6/support

The least sexy part of Bartending is cleaning but it is necessary. Having your workspace reasonably neat is a boon to your bottom line. Jim gets a call out of the blue from a college friend. The recipe for getting Jim to talk on the phone for 2 hours is to become friends with him and then wait 38 years to speak to him again. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/james-horan6/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/james-horan6/support

Skill games are popular in bars but why do we need to have an axe. Yes Hatchet Throwing is a thing in some bars will Crossbow Range be next. Why not view cultural differences for what they are largely meaningless. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/james-horan6/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/james-horan6/support

Its difficult to remember random acquaintances in a busy Bar. Here are tips to become more memorable. Delayed gratification is the cornerstone for most religions and retirement plans. Sometimes the putting off of rewards is bad. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/james-horan6/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/james-horan6/support

Jim gives rundown on his trip to a family wedding in Baltimore. Are banquet bartenders comparable to restaurant bartenders? The trip from Miami International Airport is akin to a Mad Max movie. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/james-horan6/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/james-horan6/support