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Thank you so much everyone. So, I received a call for a job interview at a different place. Last night the thought of the interview was making me sick so I asked my tarot cards some questions. The answers I got were clear, but didn't make sense. It talked about doing something I did think I could and being ready and brave to face my fear and enter into something new.
Well, I went to the interview today and remembered just how frustrated I was with working retail. The pay is horrible, the hours are pathetic, and even more than that, I have real world experience that doesn't count to them because it doesn't come from a "job." So I turned them down and I walked away. I allowed myself to not just listen to the voice I had been hearing since moving here in Dec, but to act on it. I went to the local school and took a tour and scheduled to meet with someone to find out how much aid I can get so I can enroll. I'm finally feeling free to listen to what I want instead of what everyone else tells me I have to do.
I am going to enroll in the Culinary Arts program with the goal of opening my own restaurant in the next 3 years and be a smashing success within 5 years. I have always been told that I dream too big and that I need to think smaller so it is achievable. 2 years ago this month, I dreamed of my house. I knew I was moving in by the next Christmas. Everyone said I was crazy. Even my husband. It seemed impossible! But we closed on our house in December last year and we moved in Dec 21st. My husband (who doesn't believe in magic or the supernatural) said to our kids that I made our house happen and I'm going to make my restaurant happen too.
Thank you so much everyone for your thoughts and blessings. I truly feel all of them helped me to listen and act on what my spirit guides were trying to tell me. I never thought I would go back to school, especially for cooking!
(On a different note, I found out recently I was born with the same last name as one of the witches from Salem. I don't know if I am related to her/him but it makes me wonder if those who were wrongly murdered now send magic to those that have come after as a way to laugh in the face of their abusers)
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As a veteran of the culinary arts let my congratulate you on your choice. Your timeline is indeed grandiose and maybe a bit out of the realm of possibility but never say never! I’ve seen it take 2 years just to get a restaurant off the ground from concept to build out. Then watch it fail in 9 months from lack of monetary support.
When you start a restaurant and you want to make a real go of it you need to have 2 years of income in savings as if your restaurant will lose money every month for the next 2 years. If you can do this you have a chance of surviving.
Most restaurants close because they were underfunded by the owners to get through the first 2 years. Nothing more heartbreaking than seeing someone sink a hundreds of thousands of dollars into a new restaurant then not have enough money to keep it operating.
You can do this, but understand that most people fail, and they usually fail to plan on business being bad at first. Even Gordon Ramsay went belly up on his first restaurant so don’t overlook any avenue for income, and plan to be there more than you are at home. No more vacations or days off, it will be 24/7 restaurant business consuming your life. It is rewarding, it is fun and exciting it is also the most work you will ever do.
Good luck and great success! Included is a picture of a restaurant a friend of mine designed. This was close to a million dollar buildout.
