A different outlook on Humble

Hey there everyone!

I just got finished watching one of the older seasons of Hell's Kitchen. Hell's Kitchen and the food network in general is probably one of my favorite stations by far, although I don't have cable. I watch a lot of these shows on Hulu, so I am normally behind on new things, but I still get to enjoy them all the same.

Anyways, the title of this post is "A different outlook on humble". Now a lot of people won't agree with me on this, but I think that Chef Gordon Ramsay is by far one of the main types of people who I believe deserve a very high level of respect from every person within the food industry and out. This man does what he does to seek perfection from others, within his passion. I too have gone this sort of route, yet not as intense with the cursing. I guess you could say I am more at a "calm professional business" status more than the type of person who flares colorful words out and about. Although I do have to say that is definitely one big way to push someone to their breaking point.

In all my works I strive for perfection everyday. Just starting out in the industries that I'm in, I can safely say that I have taken a leap from the standard " Hey new kid on the block" to really pushing for something not only unique and fresh, but something reasonable and realistic. It becomes difficult in these fields that I work in to reach that goal and to constantly compete on that level of competition.

Something that Chef Gordon Ramsay has taught me, just through watching his show Hell's Kitchen, is that anyone can become a contender in a competition. This is something a lot of bigger dogs and well known type of people who are comfortable in their ways, don't take into consideration.

There are a lot of independent creators in the comic world, Novel world and the design industry that have a very special gift that can and will pull them through to the top. However, this will only happen if they can handle the heat in the kitchen and the pressure from the critics. Not to mention how they hold themselves at a respect type of level. These industries are tough, and like chef work, it can be very hard to compete with even those who are close to you. The key thing here is to not ruin something beautiful and make your decisions wisely, for any step could have you barreling through the wooden floor at full speed, crashing into a pile of who knows what.

Today, I have learned the lesson that everyone has a chance equal to what you have, no matter how great something is that you have tucked up your sleeve. In the game of life, a trap card isn't going to win you the levels of respect, loyalty, honor and most of all the game.

In other words, don't get a big head and take things for granted, but still have a wicked bite when it comes to your work speaking for itself and create that new form of humble.

- Sean