Paranoia( Who are these bloggers and why are they talking about ME!)

Ok , so no one is talking about me personally; however when buzz is generated about the place I work it tends to get personal. It's hard not to scour food blogs looking for mention of your work. This is wholly irrational. We know what we're doing. We've developed a strong and knowledgeable clientele. We continue to grow the business. But more importantly one understands that Not everyone can be pleased with what your doing. On a daily basis one occasionally hears compliments come through the window, or servers passing along tables affections. And so we go, in our insular work. However things have changed. The magnifying glass has been raised. The expression of dissatisfaction and disagreement online has become de rigueur. This is not the issue. What it has done, for those who allow themselves to become caught up in it, is given those providing the food a point of fixation, is the issue. For those who are perfectionists, attention hounds, or simply paranoid now get almost immediate response to the performance on any given evening. Like a Sunday football analyst, few have actually done, but all are experts. It is a difficult thing to step back from. While very few are actually represented by the blogging nation their impact is wide. They're opinions are available to millions, including to those who are being critiqued. I have no problem with this. It is just damn hard sometime to not pay attention. To just focus on what you're doing and do it, the right way. The way you've been doing it all along. The way that got you where your at. You can't please all the people all the time. But damn if it isn't tempting to try.