In the TV show, The Bear, there is a scene that stuck with me. Marcus, an aspiring baker, travels to Copenhagen to learn from a world-class chef, chef Luca. Marcus asks chef Luca, “How did you get so good?” Chef Luca responds, “I think at a certain stage it becomes less about skill and it’s more about being open… to the world, to yourself, to other people… you can spend all the time in the world in here, but if you don’t spend enough time out there…” What could make a world-class chef realize...
15 days ago • 1 min read
There is a well-known illustrated book written by Charlie Mackesy titled, The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse. Most pages have just one sentence, but the story is filled with lessons. While walking on his journey, the boy says to his friends, “Imagine how we would be if we were less afraid.” The mole responded, “Most of the old moles I know wish they'd listened less to their fears and more to their dreams.” Of the many lessons in this book, this is one that stuck with me most. Instead of...
about 1 month ago • 1 min read
Who am I becoming? What deserves my attention today? What do others think of me? When will I finally feel like I have enough? What truly matters? Some are conscious. Others are so familiar we no longer notice them. Some we choose. Others we quietly inherited. Whether we realize it or not, the questions we repeatedly ask influence what we notice, how we interpret the world, the decisions we make, and ultimately, the life we build. Together, we will explore the questions that quietly shape our...
3 months ago • 1 min read