Continue to Learn Towards Success

What you’ve learned before may be obsolete now. Time evolves swiftly and it unveils one mystery in a blink of an eye. Once you’ve learned something new, a new knowledge arises. It is a never-ending process of learning. We all know that the pot of gold is at the end of the rainbow. But, the question rests within us on how we get there. Brian Tracey’s book, "Eat That Frog!" directs you there in no time. All you need is to continuously learn and discipline yourself with the 21 principles of "Eat That Frog!"

I am a chef-restaurateur who just recently opened a 50 table high-end restaurant that fuses Asian and Mediterranean cuisine. After a decade of trainings and work experience from top chefs in Britain, I am now coming out of my shell and building my reputation. Ever since a kid, I got fascinated with cooking. I basically grew up with a family who loves to cook. I remember watching my grandma & my mum splurging their time in our kitchen when there are expected family or guests arriving. They would practically organize the menu a day before. They would direct the house helps’ on the tasks in food prepping like mincing the garlic, chopping the onions, prepare the stock, sifting the flour, etc. The other house helps’ are in-charge of organizing the place, wiping the silver and porcelain, etc. My dad’s responsibility is to taste the food before serving.

They were organized, focused and eating their frogs gracefully.

As they start cooking, the sizzle of the pan, the aroma of melted butter, ginger and garlic with saffron tucks the entire area. Both my grandma and mum totally focused on the carte du jour in line. They designed my taste only to decent food. My palette acquired a distinctive standard of taste with food then. They taught me their cooking secrets to preserve a family tradition. Way back then, I learned cooking the traditional way.

I pursued Culinary Arts in 2006 and learned the art of preparing, cooking and presenting food. I needed to unlearn some ‘old’ traditions and relearn new techniques. My head chefs would always acknowledge my food as bravura & irritatingly mouth-watery. As soon as I put it on a hot plate and have it served, the experience of a customer begins. Once it touches their palettes, the explosion of flavor, texture and aroma happens. I now learned cooking as a course, an art and an "experience".

I never ceased to learn new ways in preparing and presenting food. I become so motivationally fascinated with the advancements of modern cooking. I even enrolled myself in a short course in Molecular Gastronomy. The principles of "Eat That Frog" are appropriate in my chosen craft. It makes someone more organized, more focused, more determined & more efficient in a busy kitchen. My staff and crew comprehend nothing but food & quality service as my masterpiece. With that ultimate goal, everything fell in place. I am fulfilled to say that by learning how to manage my time through Brian Tracy’s book, "Eat That Frog", it increased my productivity and doubled my profit. As I say "Bon Apetit!" to my famished patron, I see & hear them enjoy the experience. Then I can say at the end of my crazy day that I ate that frog!

Brian Tracy's "Eat That Frog"
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