Recipe for a Successful Life!

I have been dreaming of having my own business for as long as I can remember having a dream about what my life would look like.  Numerous ideas on paper sit neatly in folders in my home office drawer.  Some I knew pretty quickly they weren’t viable or lucrative but others I spent of lot of hours playing out each detail until the end.  So it only makes sense to me that I pursue and follow my idea for Dining Stones when it came to me.

The genesis came out of my own frustration with food getting cold on the plate during a meal.  I wondered if there was something on the market that would keep my plate warm on the table, something without cords, something that looked good as well as being functional.  Google didn’t present anything that fell in that category so I set my mind to the task of creating one myself. 

I remembered my dad telling me the story of his childhood where his mom would put stones on the wood burning stove and placed them in his bed at night to keep him warm.  I had a broken piece of stone tile in the garage which I cleaned and placed in the oven as a test.  Within 15 minutes the stone was piping hot.  After setting the stone on a hot pad and placing my plate on it, I could tell right away that I had a solution.

That was two years ago and today I was propelled back to that very exciting time in the beginning when my spare time was spent researching every detail and setting Dining Stones into motion.  I was trying to relax and watch a reality cooking show on the Food Network and a number of times the new movie “Julie and Julia” was advertised.  The movie features Meryl Streep as famous television personality and chef, Julia Childs, and Amy Adams as Julie Powell, a young woman trying to make a change in her life.  I loved what Meryl Streep said about the message of the story, “Sometimes it takes outsized messengers to deliver the goods to us.”  Her words in the movie, played as Julia Childs, “don’t be afraid”, struck a chord with me.  My inspiration of someone who lives this motto fully is Paula Deen!  She paved a clear path through her own raging fear and provides a perfect recipe for my life:  Laughter, kindness, passion, and “no fear!”

Some days I just need to step back from the overwhelming responsibilities of life and be reminded of these principles.  I momentarily forgot this because I have truly been so busy working full-time at a financial firm during the day and spending every moment in the evenings and weekends working to make Dining Stones a successful business.  Paula Deen had the same kind of pressures when she was starting out, and I’m sure she still struggles to find time to relax and truly enjoy the moment!  Paula, if you are visiting my blog, please contact me!  I have an innovative product for your show!

My recipe for today is “success at life”:

Mix in equal parts laughter, kindness, pursuit of your passion, and serve with “NO FEAR!”

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