Been watching Season 4 of The Bear.

While I’m not working in food right now nor have I worked in a restaurant, I have spent a lot of years in a commercial food factory.

So I’ve always related to the routine of the restaurant that I see on TV with shows like the Bear.

Everyone doing their role. Trying to control the chaos.

No one is too good to wash dishes. Sometimes you have to.

Season 4 of the show has a different vibe and for probably the first time, I can feel how it matches some of where I’m at in life.

I’ll be honest, I do relate the most to Carmy.

This season focuses on how the restaurant, The Bear, is struggling despite making great food and having a talented team. 

In Episode 5 of this season Carmy admits that  his menu was the problem. It changed every day. He wanted to prove he could do things.

The thing he hadn’t proved was consistency.

Thats been a theme for me for pretty much all of my adult life.

Prove yourself.

Try new things.

We pushed Mint to the national scene, to prove ourselves.

And it felt like all people said the more we pushed was “prove it again”.

That is part of what set me down this path of self reflection.

Finding consistency. 

Every day.

Giving Mint the same routine every day.

Proving myself was what was spinning Mint out of control.

I’ve made a commitment to being consistent.

Simpler.

Routine is hard for me.

I thrive in chaos.

Proving I can control it over and over.

It’s not about proving it anymore to anyone else.

It’s doing it every day.

Without the chaos.

Like back when I was slinging energy bars and washing dishes at Beared Bros.

Find the enjoyment in the routine.

My Enjoy Mint.

Proving to myself I can be consistent.