Whether meditation is part of your day or simply a trend you’ve heard a lot about recently, you must be aware of the numerous benefits it brings. How it helps beat stress, sharpens your focus and concentration, gives you clarity,
Chefs in 2017: Prosperity consciousness – IV
Oh, did I need these lessons this week! While applying for funding to create a tool to help you in the kitchen, I came up against fears around proving why I (and therefore my project) was a worthy investment. It wasn’t
Should Chefs be Artists?
I took some time off yesterday to ponder this dilemma that I encountered in my mind: should chefs be artists? In saying that that’s part of the Love Letters to Chefs mission, am I asking chefs to be something they
Connect deeply
What kind of leader do you want to be, chef? Do you want people to do their best for you or because of you? There’s a fundamental difference. When you step into a leadership position, your work becomes all about
Connect with your own humanity
Chefs, make sure you connect with your own humanity today. Maybe you’ve made a mistake, messed up prep, plated the wrong order, let your team down, said the wrong thing. But acknowledge that that’s not all of you. Maybe in
I’ve had enough
Today I want to share with you a fresh insight I had this morning. Maybe this is the flip side of being an organised person – you tend to want to organise life too. When there’s a lot going on, the
Chefs in 2017 – Prosperity consciousness – III
We’re looking at how your relationship with prosperity is connected to your ability to achieve your goals: were you able to identify where your story around money comes from? If that story is set deep within your mind, it influences how
Own your truth
Here’s a little Sunday afternoon reminder, only because I’ve heard chefs say this far too often: I’m only a chef. I’m just a chef. Life reflects back to you whatever is in your thinking. If we want ourselves and our
Sacred geometry
Every block of stone has a statue inside it and it is the task of the sculptor to discover it – Michelangelo I can vividly recall one occasion in the kitchen when I was asked to do a fruit plate. In the build-up
Learn
The only person who is educated is the one who has learned how to learn and change – Carl Rogers This is the paradox of being a leader: on one hand, you’re the person showing others the way, but on the other