If you’re young and perhaps unsure of how to plan your future, talk to people. I remember when I was 16 on a beach in Florida, a dad spoke to me about how he planned his future. He asked me what I wanted to be and I didn’t know. He said he could have been a doctor or lawyer, but they only deal with problems. He chose to be an architect to realize peoples’ dreams. I’ve remembered that for a long time.
Most people don’t give a darn about their interns, I know I didn’t as they were just another weight on me. I should have been better and became better as a consultant and, on weekends, as a lead volunteer.
Today, my cooking only fulfills my husband’s dreams, and sates the appetites of our guests. We have the luxury of meeting interesting people all the time and savor the camaraderie and knowledge gained.
If you want to cook, find the finest chef and try to apprentice in his/her kitchen. If you want to do anything else, find the best and try to get an internship there. Before that, take the right courses in school. Challenge yourself. Math and science are the roads to success these days. Push yourself and after college/grad school you can choose what you want to do.
And if you’re in college or high school, surround yourself with interesting people. Don’t be in one group. And when you consider getting married……. that’s another post. Cheers! Dee
