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Whether you're just starting, in the middle of or well-established in your career, you're feeding and nourishing others.

How have you embraced and contributed to this purpose? I can help you answer this question more fully with leadership coaching and mentoring insights for your considered thoughts.

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Rise Up with Resilience

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Be the Good Elephant in the Room

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Your Food Career Depends on Your Dependability

Dependability is an important trait that every leader should embody. It is a prime building block in developing and maintaining trust, somet

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Raised on an Iowa farm and as a former McDonald's Corp menu strategy leader, I know something about food...how it's grow, harvested more. Join me as I'd love to help you level up your food industry leadership skills. ⁠
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ABOUT THE THURS. OCTOBER 10 ONLINE WORKSHOP 3pm-4pm Central Time⁠
Join this 60-minute workshop to experience a new take on leadership topics for today's food industry environment.⁠
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TO REGISTER FOR THIS EVENT VISIT:⁠
https://www.growafoodcareer.com/event-details/level-up-your-food-industry-leadership-skills⁠
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HERE'S WHAT YOU'LL RECEIVE⁠
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1| Learn how leadership leads to friendship...building trust with others enables you serve othersmore consistently and effectively.⁠
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2| Decide to go with gratitude. Focus on optimism within one's self and with others.Expressing appreciation to others when receiving kindness, gifts, help, favors, or other types of generosity builds and sustains relationships.⁠
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3| Rejuvenate and reset with resilience. We all have failures, set backs and dips along the way. Understand how you can recover and thrive before, during and after setbacks. ⁠
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4| Open your mind to opportunities. Turn the 'why' into "why not for further exploration. Cultivate your curiosity. ⁠
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5| Invite and welcome wisdom to your day. What's new, next and novel for you?⁠
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At a young age living on a farm, I learned the importance of having a bias towards action and a sense of urgency because agricultural commodity prices and the weather changed all the time. No rest. No waiting around. Impatient. learning patience. ⁠
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Here's how I improved my patience...And, I hope it helps you! ⁠
1| Humbling myself to others, keeping my arrogance in check. ⁠
2| Improving listening skills, honoring others' ideas. ⁠
3| Holding on offering solutions too early, letting others offer first. ⁠
4| Understanding what sets off impatience, focusing on the goal. ⁠
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Patience pays off in the long run. Just like building your career in the food industry, it takes time and effort to establish your credibility, reliability, and integrity. Keep pushing forward and trust the process. ⁠
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Growing and evolving personally and professionally is a process of choices. ⁠
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You have the power to direct you mind and choose. Empowerment happens when we realize our actions and reactions are choices. ⁠ ⁠ ⁠
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Three questions inform your actions from those choices. ⁠ ⁠ ⁠
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1. Start with why are you choosing a particular career or job in the food industry?⁠ ⁠
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2. How will you develop yourself in your career and / job?⁠ ⁠
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3. What’s one positive thing you do now with your career choices?⁠
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Change + Challenge = Growth Opportunity ⁠
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Think about the opportunities you’ve been offered while working in the food industry. How do they inform where you want to go?⁠
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GET INSPIRED TO LEVEL UP YOUR FOOD INDUSTRY LEADERSHIP SKILLS⁠
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When I first entered the food industry, I thought my technical skills in food science and human nutrition would be enough to lead projects and teams.⁠
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It was clear to me early my career and even in the middle of it that I would need to evolve and re-imagine my leadership skills, envisioning I would help and serve others. ⁠
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With patience and lots of practice, I honed and refined my leadership skills. ⁠
And, you can too! I want deliver you to the open door of your food career dreams. ⁠
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ABOUT THE THURS. OCTOBER 10 ONLINE WORKSHOP 3pm-4pm Central Time⁠
Join this 60-minute workshop to experience a new take on leadership topics for today's food industry environment.⁠
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TO REGISTER FOR THIS EVENT VISIT:⁠
https://www.growafoodcareer.com/event-details/level-up-your-food-industry-leadership-skills⁠
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HERE'S WHAT YOU'LL RECEIVE⁠
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1| Learn how leadership leads to friendship...building trust with others enables you serve othersmore consistently and effectively.⁠
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2| Decide to go with gratitude. Focus on optimism within one's self and with others.Expressing appreciation to others when receiving kindness, gifts, help, favors, or other types of generosity builds and sustains relationships.⁠
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3| Rejuvenate and reset with resilience. We all have failures, set backs and dips along the way. Understand how you can recover and thrive before, during and after setbacks. ⁠
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4| Open your mind to opportunities. Turn the 'why' into "why not for further exploration. Cultivate your curiosity. ⁠
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5| Invite and welcome wisdom to your day. What's new, next and novel for you?⁠
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#foodcareers#foodjobs#growafoodcareer#gratitude#resilience#opportunities#wisdom#foodcareerleadership#developmentinfoodcareer#foodcareercommunication#humanrelationsinfood#foodjobs#interviewskillsfoodcareers#interviewskillsfoodjobs#softskills#networkingfoodcareer#foodcareerconsulting#foodcareerpresentations##communicatingideasinafoodcareer #foodcareerguide#careergrowth#foodcareerdevelopment⁠
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To own something means to declare that it belongs to you. ⁠
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Once you become an owner then you can be responsible for what you do with it. ⁠
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Responsibility is awesome when you become an owner of everything good and that you are on your way to cultivating the most powerful of all human qualities the ability to respond. ⁠
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Once I accepted that everything in my life was the result of the choices I make today tomorrow and now I became empowered to be the creator of my experiences ultimately you are an owner embrace ownership and create your future. ⁠
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Abraham Lincoln said, "You cannot escape the responsibility of tomorrow by evading it today." This is another way of saying, "You own your food career."⁠
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You are the creator of everything that you experience and no one has any say over what comes into your life without your permission. ⁠
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You create create the life you choose. How you perceive the world and respond to events creates your reality. You are the owner of your life and everything in it. ⁠
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Life is about creating yourself and your circumstances. Not by magically making things appear through positive or wishful thinking but with a mindset that starts with “I am the source.” ⁠
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Ownership means taking responsibility for your actions and serving others. It's exercising your ability to make good career choices for yourself. ⁠
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📣Researchers suggests optimist thinking encourages positive performance. ⁠
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💫Celebrate your victories and give yourself positive reinforcement. When you mess up, minimize negative commentary or inner dialogue. ⁠
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🌟A positive attitude helps you move forward. ⁠
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🌞Envision and think in the affirmative when having a conversation or making a speech. Draw from the audience's energy to feel like a rock star. Envision and focus on a positive performance see what happens when you focus on the positive improve your probability of more good performances in the future.⁠
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Great achievement is a process. To set your setting yourself up for successful, start by realizing that greatness comes in stages and not overnight.⁠
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Achieving a big goal like developing either a skill or talent results from following a plan and taking individual steps.⁠
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Every person who ever accomplished something that was thought to be impossible simply performed a series of small tasks that were possible. ⁠
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To accomplish big goals, you need to be a builder having a disciplined process from start to finish. ⁠
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One of the most crucial ingredients for long-term success in the food industryis humility. Let's explore why humility matters and how it can enhance your career, your kitchen, and your culinary food and nutrition creations.⁠
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Why Humility Matters in the Food Industry⁠
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1. Continuous Learning. A humble attitude opens doors to improvement.⁠
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2. Team Dynamics. Humility fosters a collaborative kitchen environment.⁠
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3. Customer Satisfaction. Humble service enhances the eating experience.⁠
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4. Innovation. Being humble allows you to see value in all ideas.⁠
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5. Resilience. Humility helps you bounce back from inevitable setbacks.⁠
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The Many Flavors of Humility in the Food Industry⁠
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1. Supportive Team Member⁠
* Recognizes that every role in the kitchen is crucial.⁠
* Gives credit to the team and shares the spotlight.⁠
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2. Mindful Listener and Observer⁠
* Listens to customer feedback without defensiveness.⁠
* Values and respects the expertise of staff at all levels.⁠
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3. Thoughtful Contributor⁠
* Prioritizes quality and integrity over profit margins.⁠
* Seeks and implements feedback from consumers and retailers.⁠
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4. Kind Influencer⁠
* Recognizes the effort behind every dish, even if it's not to their taste.⁠
* Provides constructive feedback rather than harsh criticism.⁠
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In the food industry, as in life, humility is a strength. It allows us to learn, grow, and create meaningful connections with our teams, our customers, and our communities. ⁠
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Open to optimism. Find the everything to gain mindset.⁠
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Agricultural crises and natural disasters taught me about losses of all kinds...actual, emotional, financial and social just to name a few. Farm-style practical thinking taught me that I didn’t ever want to be unemployed. With that learning in mind, I gravitated toward putting food at the center of my plans. After all, I thought, people will always have to eat. Everything around us may change, but our bodies remain essentially constant—so I decided to study the impact of food on the body. I became a food and nutrition educator. My motivation came from being taught well.⁠
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Rev up your resilient mindset.⁠
💡Why did you choose a career / job in food?⁠
💡What was your first job in food?⁠
💡How has your career / job in food built your resilience? ⁠
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In the fast-paced world of food service and culinary arts, the ability to learn quickly and adapt is as essential as a sharp knife in the kitchen.

Why Learning on the Fly Matters in Food:

1. Trends Change Rapidly.
*From plant-based meats to molecular gastronomy, new trends can emerge overnight.

2. Technology Advances.
*POS systems, online ordering, and kitchen equipment are constantly evolving.

3. Consumer Preferences Shift.
*Dietary restrictions, health concerns, and flavor preferences are always in flux.

4. Crisis Management.
*From supply chain disruptions to public health emergencies, unexpected challenges require quick thinking.

Strategies for Quick Learning in the Kitchen and Beyond

1. Embrace the "Performing On Stage" Mentality.
*Approach each day as a learning opportunity.

2. Utilize Digital Resources.
* Follow industry leaders o.n social media for real-time updates.

3. Practice Active Listening.
* Pay attention to customer feedback – it's real-time market research.

4. Experiment in Your Downtime.
*Cross-train in different roles to broaden your skill set.

5. Network Strategically.
* Attend industry events, even if virtually, to stay connected with trends.

6. Develop a Growth Mindset
* View challenges as opportunities to learn, not obstacles.

Call to Action:
Dedicate 15 minutes each day to learning something new. It could be:
* Reading an industry article
* Watching a quick tutorial video
* Practicing a new knife skill
* Tasting and analyzing a new ingredient

Over time, these short bursts of focused learning will compound, keeping you agile and informed in our dynamic industry.
By cultivating a habit of continuous learning, you'll not only keep up with the pace of change but also position yourself as a leader in your field.
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Curiosity about new food + food colleagues = new chicken from Upside Foods ⁠
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Thanks to food maven, Melissa Musiker on the left, for giving us a delicious taste of the future at Antique Taco in Wicker Park, Chicagoland. Brava!⁠
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Career coaching and consulting for people employed in the food industry

Growing With You.

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Career coaching and consulting for
people employed in the food industry