Cooking Wisdom

At work I spend a lot of my time in the kitchen. I do have a cubicle in the office but I'm almost never at my desk. I'll often sit down for 2 - 5 minutes to check my email and then walk back to the kitchen to continue work. I'm constantly pushing myself at work and always striving to be better at what I do. I'm in search of perfection.

Chef Thomas Keller said the following:

"For me, that's one of the important things about cooking. What was good enough yesterday may not be good enough today."

Those words resonate through me and I believe everything about them. To grow, in anything we do, we need to constantly push ourselves and strive for better, search for that unattainable state of perfection.

I've been meaning to print out this quote and pin it up in my cubicle. Other people in the office have pictures of friends, family, and pets. I think it reminds them of their place outside of the working world and also brings a sense of comfort to work. For me, this quote won't give me comfort or joy but rather a desire to push harder with every passing day.

There are times when I screw up and I know that I have to rebound from those experiences, I have to come back better and stronger. I can always work a little faster and a little cleaner, I can be more organized and more efficient. I can be better than yesterday.