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Life Lessons From Years Of Baking

If you are born with, or happen to have, any kind of skill set, it is important to practice regularly. How are you so effortlessly good at this? I am pretty sure the answer would be ‘practice!’.



As such, I have an inexplicable joy when it comes to baking desserts. It is just me and my whisks against the world. When I am baking or not baking, that is all I think about. I am not sure if it is about to be involved in the creative world or to have the opportunity to serve the loved ones around me, but I am grateful that I can bake any dessert people want. 


Now, as a small bakery business owner, I still practice recipes. So when you are participating in one field for a long time, you can cultivate certain lessons from it. I am happy to share some of them in this blog.


The underrated word: Patience


If you look into any baking recipes online. (Just Google it now), After the cake is out of the oven, they will ask you to wait until it is completely cooled down. If you start decorating on a warm cake, it will melt down and ruin the cake. In order to get what we want, we need patience. At the same time, patience is not about sitting around waiting for opportunities come to you. You can prepare yourself meanwhile, so when the moment arrives, you will be ready. Just as the cake cools down, I will be prepared with my frosting materials.


You've got to have the right resources


Without ingredients and proper materials, it is impossible to prepare an outstanding dessert. As such, if you are dreaming of starting something you are passionate about, you've got to find the right resources to support your dreams. If you are a beginner in something, a humble start is more than enough. You can always upgrade them as you grow. What is important is being updated on current happenings and changes in the field that you have chosen. Information and knowledge are also huge resources. 


Enjoy the process of becoming


I had to test out a baking recipe 5 times before I get perfect result. Each time I created a mindset that it is not about getting the result, but what we learn each time. What you want and are working for is already reaching you. Until then, you have to enjoy the process of becoming the person you want to be. It is essential to learn to be happy in your current state, so that your happiness does not rely on external things. We are not here to be perfect, but just to learn and find joy in them as we go. 



Believe in your dreams, however big it is


Whenever I get an unfamiliar order, I will always wonder, can I pull this off? And every time I did. No matter how positive and firm you are in your decisions, there will be a moment of self-doubt creep in out of nowhere. Can I do this? Is it worth it? So many doubts that only the future can answer. I want to remind you that all of those are just thoughts and nothing else. Just believe in your dreams deeply and put in the work. I do not believe in just thinking about something and hoping it will magically appear. You will definitely reap what you sow! Until then, dream big, and it will become reality.


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