Dear readers, it’s here! The Audio replay from the Sabotage Tele-Seminar hosted here on In Our Shoes. See below for your listening pleasure!
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Thanks to everyone who dialed in. It was yet another empowering conversation on the topic of
How Women Sabotage themselves in Business
Before we start the next work week, I’d like to share a quote from French chef Michel Roux Jr. found in my favorite section of the Guardian: This much I know.
“The chaos of the kitchen is almost peaceful. When I am in the middle of a service, I am so focused. There is nothing else on my mind apart from the food in front of me. ” – Michel Roux Jr.
I’m a big fan of this section. I get high on collecting morsels of wisdom and intriguing facts from people. They don’t need to necessarily be famous. Recently when rushing to catch an early morning flight for business,I had the most fantastic conversation with my taxi driver, soaking in all of his lessons learned as a father while his wife worked full-time escaping the mommy shoes. My morning had started off crazed and yet this semi-retired complete stranger had me hanging on every word.
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When reading the above quote from Chef Michel, it reminded me of the chaos of the working mother’s life juggling the work-life balance thing with shoe swapping success. Running a kitchen is no small feat when you think of all the moving parts involved and the time sensitivity in delivering to hungry clients. A chef is also one of the few esteemed artist professions given its stable and high income earning potential despite the sharp critic personality prerequisite – their perfectionist gene.
Is chaos essential? I believe it is. It’s the yin and the yang of life. It pushes us. It sets us straight and forces us to consider what we want to do when we grow up.
If you are living a life you don’t love, find your passion; find your CHAOS.
Slip into a new pair of shoes and find what it is that you love to do. A must-have key ingredient á la chef Michel just in case you aren’t sure:
you must be knee deep in chaos, loving every minute of it.
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Pssst, Chef Michel runs one of the few restaurants (Le Gavroche in London serving classical French fare) that mentors students straight out of culinary school. Sound familiar readers? One more reason we have fallen for you here Chef Michel. You are a man who believes in starting from the ground up to inspire people in their career – true In Our Shoes spirit. Read the full interview on “This much I know” from Chef Michel Roux Jr.
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If that doesn’ t move you, here’s a little inspiration from your Shoe Hostess and her budding little chef (someone needs to do the cooking around here!) Don’t fight it dear readers, chaos is in fact very essential indeed!
In Our Shoes is seeking interviews with women in careers traditionally reserved for men. If you know of an inspiring woman chef , we would love to meet her! Location is never an issue – US or Europe.
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“We’re never gonna survive, unless we get a little crazy” – Seal: “Crazy”
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