1. Remember where you started Dig out an old photo of one of your very first cakes( I have a few early cakes I look back on from time-to-time). Don’ t look at it with judgement, but with love for the version of you who gave it a go. That person didn’ t wait until they were‘ perfect’. They just started. And that’ s worth celebrating.
2. Set progress goals, not perfect goals Instead of saying,‘ I want this cake to be flawless’, try setting a goal like,‘ I want to try for sharper edges on this cake’ or‘ I want to try a new piping technique today’. Reframing your mindset will allow you to find much more satisfaction moving forward, even if the end result isn’ t picture perfect.
3. Talk to yourself like a beginner When you’ re learning something new, it’ s easy to be kinder to yourself and say‘ Of course it won’ t be perfect, I’ m new at this’. But when you get a little more experience, the expectation sneaks in that you have to be flawless every time( urgh, so much pressure!). You have to remind yourself that you’ re always learning. Always. And that’ s actually a really fun and exciting place to be. Because if we’ re never challenging ourselves, that’ s where we get stale.
4. Have messy practice day Schedule yourself what I like to call a‘ messy practice day’. It’ s a day where the goal isn’ t to make something perfect, but to try new things, experiment and maybe even fail a little. Give yourself permission to make mistakes.
Progress isn’ t always loud or obvious. Sometimes it’ s quiet, hiding in the tiny improvements we barely notice. Keep baking, keep learning, keep going. Looking back on my first 3 cake projects honestly makes me smile, it’ s a great reminder that every step forward counts. I can’ t wait to see where we’ ll all be five years from now!
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