Why am I here
This past week, I spent time with my wife’s family. Which I hate even saying “wife’s family”, but I have yet to identify how to differentiate between grandparents and mother-in-laws without resorting to the traditional nomenclature. I believe once you are married , the line between families is gone. This a random thought that needed to get out so now I’ll continue with my story . We were in Connecticut for the past few days with family and it was so nice to introduce the family to mr. Myles . Since he was born , he has spent a lot of time with my family here in California which is a natural result of proximity. My Uncle in New York, Myles Grandmother and great grandmother his uncles and aunts and great grandfather were all there and had never met the little guy and it was absolutely beautiful to share those moments . These are laughs tears and conversations that you can never get back. Once the moment is gone ,its gone.
In one way or another , I have expressed to some extent my desire for business or how I envision enterprise. Three people that I admire from afar is Joe Columbe, the Founder of Trader Joes , Yvon Chouinard the Founder of Patagonia and Brunello Cucinelli the founder of his eponymous clothing brand . These founders embody in their work , care for life , humanistic capitalism , environmental consciousness, people focus. Being with my family really framed for me my trajectory towards building my restaurant group. I want the focus in my life to be holistic wellness: family , physical health, investment in intellectual growth and improvement , growth in my consciousness of humanity and seeing this beautiful world live in . Restaurants are a pathway to exploring these facets of our life. My foundation for my personal life is to live life to the fullest in these capacities and to create a business around the personal pursuit of these endeavors and have an enterprise that embodies these parts of life. I want to die a man with no regrets and with a enterprise the minimizes those regrets in others. This trip has really changed my perspective in how I will move forward in this journey . I believe that work can be beautiful expression of pursuit and purpose.
Peace,