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SUCCESS
Article by
Meenakshi
I am not the first one writing about Focus. Many have  I completed my grand diploma. The experience was
written about Focus and it's Importance. I can share the great yet I was not there per se. I still love to cook for
experience that I have had to bring my focus back. My friends and family. It brings happiness to me. But, I knew
father was and still is my mentor. By looking at him, I I was not created to be a chef in the kitchen. I am a
studied Law and became a lawyer. The focus was to be people’s person. My current boss Gaggan maybe had
like him. But I forgot about what I really love to do. I did the talent to spot me or just wanted to give me a job
really well as a student but, could never bring my focus to because of my crazy mad attitude. I don't know. But
it. After sad practice of broken and slow law, I lost my that’s another story how I started working at Gaggan
heart to it. Being stagnant for me is an unhappy feeling. All which is nothing less than a miracle in itself. I have
I wanted was to do something that would make me been here for the last 3 years. I am surrounded by chefs
happy. I was always judged as someone who can't stick to and their inspirational stories. Everyday I meet new
a career and who has no focus. Well I am glad I never got people who want to be successful and be like Gaggan.
discouraged by those comments and kept doing what I felt All I see is the focus they have to be like someone,
like. I kept listening to my heart. It wasn’t easy though. which is great. But, the most important thing I learned
Cooking always brought me happiness, so I decided I is that you must believe in something that brings you
wanted to take a sabbatical and be a chef. I went to study happiness. It could be cooking, writing, painting or
at the Le Cordon Bleu in Bangkok, Thailand.  anything.Some people are motivated by passion and
some are motivated my money.
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