Freelancers Can Learn from Gordon Ramsay
It’s really true that “the thrill of watching Mr. Ramsay is in witnessing someone so at peace with his own arrogance” (source). But after finally watching an episode of Ramsay’s Kitchen Nightmares, I believe that freelancers can learn from the Brit’s pugnacious, in-your-face style.
Now, I’m not asking everyone to be an adversarial asshole (that kind of style doesn’t suit all of us anyway). No, the valuable lesson from Gordon Ramsay is his willingness to see things as they are. The episode I watched also featured an owner and head chef who had to step up to save their restaurant.
The point is that freelancers—and everyone especially—need to have the ability to see things objectively. In a freelancer’s case, it’s a matter of determining what or what doesn’t work in terms of advancing their careers and securing the contracts they like. It could be the current workflow, a certain creative focus, or even the field that you’re in.
Gordon Ramsay rarely shows some sentimentality. But only when it’s secondary to what some might call a “cutthroat” mindset. If something doesn’t work for your career, you should say goodbye to it. The only limitation that should exist for this principle is what’s more important than our careers, like family, loved ones, and the quality of our lives.
Sounds easier than it really is. A lot of us are amazingly sentimental about how we currently do things, mainly because we’re so comfortable continuing down the same path. From time to time however, we need to take a close look at what we’re doing, be willing to see them as they really are, and cut off what we don’t need.
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