As I suggested in yesterday’s post, work-life balance is less worthy and less achievable a goal than the pursuit of that feeling of balance in your life. I would say that you need to attain it at two levels: the
The LLTC philosophy – I
This week I share with you some insights from my philosophy on work-life balance. If you have been following me for a while, then you know my message is all about how you can make it accessible to you. Which
What are the consequences to your team?
I will respond to this by asking another question of our leaders: what is the legacy you want the restaurant or food business you lead to be remembered for? The food or experience you create for your customers and the
What are its consequences?
The list goes on and on.. Maybe the biggest challenge is the loss of agency. You have probably experienced this (as I have), or witnessed this in others: when your days are directed by the demands of something external, you
Why is work-life balance important?
Why is it that we discount work-life balance as a serious problem in Hospitality? There is a definite cost to holding such a view: on an individual level, our work eventually suffers when we neglect the other aspects of our
Workshop 21st Sept: Create Your #BetterCheflife
The Create Your #BetterCheflife workshop for September will be held next Monday the 21st. This training covers principles that will support you in creating a more balanced cheflife, which eventually feeds back into your work itself and enables you to
The Staff Canteen article: Rethinking work-life balance
My latest article for The Staff Canteen: Many chefs who started new wellbeing habits during lockdown are now challenged with sustaining those habits after returning to work. Although there is no dearth of wellbeing resources that can help them achieve
Intro to LLTC – VI
I chose this image because this is probably the most relaxed I have ever seen chefs look! To conclude the week-long intro to Love Letters to Chefs, I turn the spotlight on you. What are the specific challenges related to
Intro to LLTC – V
How can Love Letters to Chefs support you? – Online workshops: This is for you if you find it a challenge to balance the various aspects of your life alongside your work or would like to learn some fundamental ways
Intro to LLTC – IV
These are some of the wonderful words of encouragement shared by members of the Love Letters to Chefs Community. You have no idea how much it means for me to be able to read that this work is impacting you,