I changed the title of my blog to Serving Humanity.
It was long overdue.
I had the idea of Serving Humanity
a few months ago, but I wanted some time to let it settle into my head before I
changed it arbitrarily.
As I approach my first anniversary of beginning this
endeavor, I knew it was time for a change – actually scratch that - an upgrade. Throughout the months I’ve written, I’ve
realized this blog is about much more than just the food and beverage
industry. My original title “F&B
Industry Blog” was purely informative, alerting my readers of its content, or
so I thought. The title implied it was
solely about the insider’s perspective of the restaurant industry, not much
else. However, after almost a year of
writing, I’ve realized the majority of my writing is about the people I meet, not solely about the
restaurant industry itself. Yes, I blend
the two themes together as best I can.
But I’ve realized my passion lies with the people I meet; whether
they’re high maintenance, shockingly friendly or the rudest people on the
planet, they all fascinate me.
On average, I interact with 25-50 strangers everyday as a
server. Personally, that’s what makes my
job so stimulating. If you’ve recently
become a server and can honestly say you hate people, get out quick. This is
not the job for you. The restaurant industry is, after all, about
hospitality. Food and beverage is a key
component, of course, but most importantly it’s about the people we serve;
humanity.
I’ve been learning to trust my first gut instinct as I’ve
ignored it a lot in the past and have suffered the consequences. My gut told me Serving Humanity was the perfect upgraded title. Yes I did say I thought of this a few months
ago (and based on this new philosophy I’ve been trying to embrace, I should have posted it a few months ago).
But I am a work in process.
Aren’t we all?
Heavy stuff for a Monday morning.
Beautiful :)
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