It’s just one night but life is made from nights like this.
I love our Members Only it’s the best night of the quarter but also the most stressful.
We have great experiences throughout the month but this one is special.
It’s the night that I get the people I like the most in one room. The people that believe in me, in what we do. The people that have put their hand in their pocket and said we will back you by taking an action. Not words. The people that deserve the best because they support my family.
I am nervous because I care. Have we got the table connections right, (we spend hours thinking about who should sit where and why) is the venue the best we can do. Will the acoustics work, who will be a last minute cancellation they are fighting exhaustion the hour the cold the couch the Netflix, Will the food be up to standard, the service. The timings.
Who is having a bad day, who is struggling, who needs a conversation. Who is bombastic because of nerves and who is quiet because of nature. Is it their first or their 30th time.
What am I going to say, is this the day everyone works out I don’t know what I’m doing, that I talk to much, I forget people or things that are important.
Then it’s over, I relax and work out all the things we didn’t get right. The things no one noticed but it didn’t go the way it should, the backlog at the bar, the bottle necks, the wrong name card, the engagement that didn’t quite go right. The person who needed more focus to feel part of the group.
It’s the best night of the quarter because of the people. How they feel two months later when they don’t remember what they spoke about but how great they felt because they where for a moment surrounded by the best people in Melbourne connected and laughing with people that care.
Thank you to everyone that attends it is the best night because you are there. You have many choices – your choosing this is never taken for granted.