The Biggest Lesson Of All Us To Do What You Are Good At

I decided after high school to be a firefighter. I was pretty fit, but not fit enough. The training was brutal, the physical demands unbending. My truth here is that I was 'carried' by my male colleagues. I passed and was assigned to a station. In a very short time I was told maybe I needed to be an EMT, or maybe go into the office. I was cut, I didn't have what it takes.

I left, went to school, got a degree in Criminal Justice. I tried being a cop. I washed out.

I'm a 'chef', a cook in a fancy restaurant. I found that I do that best. My grandmother was a great cook. I always do my best for cops, firefighters, servicemen. It's what I can do for the men.