As many of you know, I have become a member of the Denver Cheesecake Factory team. I am hopefully soon to be a server on the floor…after I pass my 300 question test next weekend. There are more than 200 items on the menu, 36 cheesecakes, other desserts and coffee’s, alcohols etc…so much to learn.We have had training all last week in the classroom and have floor training next week to become more familiar with the line and the way Cheesecake works. I am really happy to be a part of this chain. It is the largest casual dining chain in America and the most profitable. Our store does over $250,000 a week which means money in my pocket! The restaurant was started by a family in Beverly Hills, California..the Overtons. Previous to opening the first restaurant, they had a cheesecake shop in Detroit and then later in LA. They wanted to create a place where people would come for dinner, go to a movie and then come back for dessert…which is what it is today. David Overton, their son, said that he tried forever to change the name so it had a more effective presentation considering everything that they serve there, but he never found the perfect one, so it stayed The Cheesecake Factory. And so begins my adventure at The Cheesecake Factory…
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Intentionally and incrementally. Most families who live this way did not leap from conventional to adventurous overnight. They built remote work capacity, paid down debt, tested longer trips, and had increasingly honest conversations about what they actually want from their lives. The leap feels bigger from outside than from inside.
Different for every family. For some it is long-term travel. For others it is weekend adventures close to home. What connects them is intentionality about how time is spent and a preference for experiences over accumulation. The version that fits your family is the right one.
By finding stability within the adventure rather than treating them as opposites. Routines, rituals, and family rhythms travel with you. Familiar foods, bedtime routines, and predictable family dynamics provide stability even when the location changes. Kids need consistency in relationships more than consistency in geography.
That people are fundamentally similar across cultures in what they want for their families. That comfort zone is a smaller circle than it feels from inside. That the things worth having in life require effort and discomfort to get. And that time together doing hard interesting things is the most reliable source of family closeness.
By getting clear on why you made the choices you made and returning to that clarity when the outside noise gets loud. Most families living unconventionally describe an initial period of explaining themselves that gradually gives way to just living the life. The explaining becomes less necessary as the results become visible.
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I wonder if you would get to remember me, but my name is Eric.. I was in your class in Avalon in Guang-Ju campus. I was really glad when I found the letter that you gave me when you left us in Korea. Well, if you get to come to Korea again, I would be more than glad to see you, and thank you for everything that you gave me.
Thats so awesome mrs nicole!!! You get to work with cheesecake. I would be big as a house if i worked with anything food wise that i love. =] good luck!! i hope you get it!!
Mariah, that is so nice! It is a great restaurant. I have my floor test today and menu test on saturday. I have only tasted the cheesecakes, the food is great too!!