Maurice Fitzgerald, executive chef, Anantara Dubai The Palm Resort & Spa
Focus on your work, not the titles. If you produce results beyond expectations, promotions and titles will follow. There can be too much focus on achieving the next level, when the main goal for your career should be improving your skills and furthering yourself by embracing new opportunities.
When you are faced with challenges in the workplace, do not get disheartened. Turn those obstacles into opportunities and motivations, and always work twice as hard as those around you. By doing this, you will keep learning and pushing yourself to achieve more whilst enhancing your own experience and qualifications. If you do not initially succeed at a challenge, realign your focus, try something different. Eventually you will succeed.
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Success is without a doubt connected with action. Successful people keep moving, keep trying and in turn keep learning. Always remember that, as a chef, you are as good as your last meal. Make people remember you for everything that you do well and continuously push the boundaries to make your dishes better.
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