Often the words resilience, hard work, and creativity are used to describe the key skill sets required to be successful in this industry. But, there's one more really important skill set that can be easily overlooked, and that would be resourcefulness. Resourcefulness is defined as "Having the ability to find quick and clever ways to overcome difficulties". In fact, arguably the most resourceful person in the history of our planet is someone whose name has become an adjective when you need a quick fix just to get you through a challenging moment. Do you know what that word would be? How about MacGyver-ing it?
How many times have you had to use this skill when it comes to fixing a problem in your kitchen? As chefs, putting out fires is our specialty, and if it weren’t for this extremely important skill set, we would be overcome with stress and anxiety over challenges that can be overcome with a little bit of cleverness and resourcefulness.
In today’s episode with Chef Kiki Aranita, we discuss this at length, as well as a bunch of other great attributes when it comes to being successful in this industry. Or, like Kiki, finding ways to succeed personally, financially, and even emotionally when your dream restaurant is forced to close during Covid.
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