Hell's Kitchen....

I AM hooked on Hell's Kitchen for the past few days and losing my sleep over watching them on youtube....

What got me interested is the way Gordon manage the team and it is very interesting  how much attention to detail he has.

Meeting his expectation is incredible difficult but I guess perfection isn't easy....

I have learned a lot from watching the series... of course, minus those "yelling and swearing", I deeply understand his point of view.

Achieving excellent work is needed however, it is also very important to be "consistent". The perfection isn't something that you learn by looking... nor it is something that comes naturally... nor something that can be built overnight...

It is the constant chase of higher expection of oneself and constant critique of ones work that makes one better at their work.

So here are the qualities that is being emphasised all the time... (not in the particular order...)

1. Passion

Put your heart and soul into what you are doing... I mean the whole of it...

2. Determination

Road to success is often full of potholes, steep and curvy... one needs a very strong determination to go through it all...

3. Crave for perfection

Depending on expectation, perfection is somewhat a very loose term. However, one should crave achieving the highest degree of perfection in what they are doing.

4. Luck

Luck is something nice to have... but a very scary thing to depend on.... in any professional field, luck do get you to what you want.. of course, I believe the harder you work, the better luck you will have.

5. Honesty

It is sometime easier to do thing in certain way... but honesty is the key in people relationship. In people photography, if people start to question your honesty... that is the end of it. It takes a lot to repair something.

6. Team work

Team work apply not only within your own company, but it apply to your suppliers well.... It is scary how much your supplier will know about your business... if you think they are not part of your team, you may want to think again... Be nice with them... give them the respect they deserve... Trying to build a bridge after you burn it... isn't the respect they should be getting.

7. Attitude

With the right attitude, one will know how to present themselves in any situation that one is in... without the right attitude, whatever one do is pointless.

8. Communication

Without an effective communication, jobs don't get done or done wrongly... communication is very very important however, it is nonetheless very challenging to execute it effectively.

Oh well, those are things I think is important amongst million of other things that I learnt through the show.

Regards,

Hart

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