Wednesday, April 20, 2011

Checkmate, bitches!

A few times in my life, I’ve come to make big life decisions after being asked simple questions.
  • When I was in LA half-heartedly running a volunteer program while it was obvious my true passion was cooking, my friend Angelica asked, “Michelle, why don't you go to culinary school?”  I didn’t have an answer, and I went and took my life in a different direction.
  • When my marriage ended abruptly in Vegas and I became frantic trying to get the hell outta town, my friend John asked, “Michelle, why do you feel like you have to leave Vegas?  What are you running from?”  I didn’t have an answer, and I stayed and had the time of my life.
  • And finally, just last week I spent 2 days working on an elaborate cake (and loved every minute of it) and when it was finished, my boss Peter asked, “Michelle, why don't you open your own cake shop?”  I didn’t have an answer.
I used to think I wasn't good enough, but over the past few months at work, I've seen some HORRIBLE cakes brought in by customers, professionally made cakes that looked and tasted like crap.  If the people responsible for those fugly cakes can make a living selling cakes, I sure as hell can.  It's time to stop questioning my abilities and talking about what I want-- it's time to act and DO something about it.  Sure, I don't know jack about starting or running a business, but I have to start somewhere and some time, so what better place than here and now? 

So for the purpose of making the first step of making this a reality, I would like to declare right here and now and release into the universe... that I want to stick it to the man, make my own damn path, and I want to start my own business.

Correction... I WILL start my own business.

I don’t know much about it, but I think it might end up in California?  Will it be a funky little dessert food truck in LA?  Or an upscale, couture wedding cake business in San Francisco?  Or should I take advantage of my connections and start something in Monterey, a town with plenty of disposable income and outdated bakeries?  I really don't know.  I do know that I want to start small here in Philly—I mean microscopically small. 


Hmm… I think I’ll make some business cards!


“Treat it like an adventure. An adventure worth sharing.”

- Hugh MacLeod




1 comment:

  1. This is awesome Michelle! Keep writing!!! I want to live vicariously through you!

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