Success, like happiness, cannot be pursued; it must ensue, and it only does so as the unintended side-effect of one’s personal dedication to a cause greater than oneself or as the by-product of one’s surrender to a person other than oneself. Happiness must happen, and the same holds for success: you have to let it happen by not caring about it. —Viktor Frankl We have more freedom than at any time in human history. But the majority of us do nothing with this freedom. Instead,...
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Success, like happiness, cannot be pursued; it must ensue, and it only does so as the unintended side-effect of one’s personal dedication to a cause greater than oneself or as the by-product of one’s surrender to a person other than oneself. Happiness must happen, and the same holds for success: you have to let it happen by not caring about it. —Viktor Frankl We have more freedom than at any time in human history. But the majority of us do nothing with this freedom. Instead,...
Challenges, Opportunity, & Mentoring with Danny Bowien of Mission Chinese & Denzel Washington
The Age of Ideas: Unlock Your Creative Potential
30 minutes
5 years ago
Challenges, Opportunity, & Mentoring with Danny Bowien of Mission Chinese & Denzel Washington
Going through all this adversity, going through all this difficulty, is what defines you. I’m just thankful to be cooking. —Chef Danny Bowien It was October, 2013, and Danny Bowien had just received word that his Manhattan restaurant, Mission Chinese, had been shut down by the health department for an array of violations, including an infestation of mice. Overwhelmed, embarrassed, and worried about his employees, Bowien, a rock-star rising chef, didn’t know what to do. It was then that his ph...
The Age of Ideas: Unlock Your Creative Potential
Success, like happiness, cannot be pursued; it must ensue, and it only does so as the unintended side-effect of one’s personal dedication to a cause greater than oneself or as the by-product of one’s surrender to a person other than oneself. Happiness must happen, and the same holds for success: you have to let it happen by not caring about it. —Viktor Frankl We have more freedom than at any time in human history. But the majority of us do nothing with this freedom. Instead,...
