Category Archives: Challenges

How to turn obstacles into opportunities

Detours provide some of life’s greatest memories 
As a toddler, you faced the challenges of learning how to talk and how to walk. Those weren’t easy skills to master, and you didn’t do them right the first time you tried. But taking those first steps gave you a sense of accomplishment, of mastery. As you’ve matured, you’ve [...]

Learning to love the unexpected

 When did we learn to settle for the bland, rather than savor the tangy?
When we opened our first restaurant on Anguilla, we observed a strange phenomenon among the parents of young children. When ready to order, many would inform us that their children have specific food requirements. “A plain bowl of pasta,” they’d say, “with [...]