I’m just going to act like I’ve done this before and get to the part where I talk about the food.
But to be honest, all of this was unknown territory for me at one point. I’d never written a blog, never cooked food like this, never taken pictures like that or known how my recipes could help others. It was a happy accident, like when you’re walking down the street and find a 20 dollar bill.
When I first started cooking I wanted to do it because my goal was to be self-sustainable and help myself. One night I randomly thought to myself, “Hey this food looks good, I think it would be cool to share it with others.”
Little did I know that I’d be embarking on my own “culinary journey,” which would lead to building a website, creating videos and helping others. It made me feel like a kid who was back in school again making macaroni art then showing it to my parents when I got home.
I started making my own food and posting pictures of it online. As time went on, people began to start sending me messages asking for the recipe. Wait recipes, I don't have any of those, let alone a website.
I had reached an impasse, I could keep taking pictures and posting, or I could get involved in this community and build out a website. It’s all fun and games until they ask for the recipes right? So I decided to pick up my metaphorical sword and rush headfirst into the great culinary unknown.
Video editing and website design were skills I had to fall back on (shout to all my professors).
Which made me thankful that I paid attention in college because let’s face it, 4 years can go by quick.
When I first published my website I felt kind of like a proud parent watching my child take his first steps. I felt really nervous about the kind of feedback I was going to get from random strangers on the internet. I was learning things as I go, adding, subtracting and asking my friends every day to check out my site and offer their insights.
It was a process to really find that sweet spot where I was happy with how the site looked.
When you think about it, everything is a process. Everyone has to go through it in one form or another at some point in their lives. You don’t go to work one day, work on that huge project, go home then wake up in the morning to suddenly have it be finished.
It takes time and sometimes it requires baby-steps to get to your goal. If it were quick and easy then everyone would do it and nobody would ever appreciate the process. Basically it would be like “oh you want a new car? Sure just Amazon Prime it” (Not a paid endorsement by Amazon Prime merely used metaphorically).
Everybody also has their own speed; some naturally lose weight quicker than others. We have to appreciate the process and realize that it’s a journey to weight loss, good health or whatever it is you’re striving towards.
The process is a marathon, not a race.
But to be honest, all of this was unknown territory for me at one point. I’d never written a blog, never cooked food like this, never taken pictures like that or known how my recipes could help others. It was a happy accident, like when you’re walking down the street and find a 20 dollar bill.
When I first started cooking I wanted to do it because my goal was to be self-sustainable and help myself. One night I randomly thought to myself, “Hey this food looks good, I think it would be cool to share it with others.”
Little did I know that I’d be embarking on my own “culinary journey,” which would lead to building a website, creating videos and helping others. It made me feel like a kid who was back in school again making macaroni art then showing it to my parents when I got home.
I started making my own food and posting pictures of it online. As time went on, people began to start sending me messages asking for the recipe. Wait recipes, I don't have any of those, let alone a website.
I had reached an impasse, I could keep taking pictures and posting, or I could get involved in this community and build out a website. It’s all fun and games until they ask for the recipes right? So I decided to pick up my metaphorical sword and rush headfirst into the great culinary unknown.
Video editing and website design were skills I had to fall back on (shout to all my professors).
Which made me thankful that I paid attention in college because let’s face it, 4 years can go by quick.
When I first published my website I felt kind of like a proud parent watching my child take his first steps. I felt really nervous about the kind of feedback I was going to get from random strangers on the internet. I was learning things as I go, adding, subtracting and asking my friends every day to check out my site and offer their insights.
It was a process to really find that sweet spot where I was happy with how the site looked.
When you think about it, everything is a process. Everyone has to go through it in one form or another at some point in their lives. You don’t go to work one day, work on that huge project, go home then wake up in the morning to suddenly have it be finished.
It takes time and sometimes it requires baby-steps to get to your goal. If it were quick and easy then everyone would do it and nobody would ever appreciate the process. Basically it would be like “oh you want a new car? Sure just Amazon Prime it” (Not a paid endorsement by Amazon Prime merely used metaphorically).
Everybody also has their own speed; some naturally lose weight quicker than others. We have to appreciate the process and realize that it’s a journey to weight loss, good health or whatever it is you’re striving towards.
The process is a marathon, not a race.