#163: 854 Grams Times Two.

It was 5:55am and I had been baking for 9 hours non-stop. 9 hours of joyful focus time.

These two pieces of dough measured 854 grams each.

While completely irrelevant in the big scheme of things with no ambition to change anyone’s life and the result of nothing else other than pure luck, it was a stunning observation to make. I did manage to cut one dough into halves after an exhausting all-nighter baking with both üieces having the exact same weight.

Why would I even want to write about this?

To me, it is a great example of how small things bring us joy and pride. After all, I asked myself why I would want to do this in the first place. I knew for sure that whatever I could charge for my brunch catering wouldn’t compensate me for the many hours I had invested into the event’s preparation.

However, wouldn’t that just be the standard way of «measuring» the value of your input by putting the output’s monetary value in relation to the input as expressed in «man hours»?

Thinking about it, my objectives were rather simple and humble. Let me try to exceed the expectations of my client and her guests while creating a joyful experience for myself.

Getting paid wasn’t one of them. We hadn’t even agreed on a price upfront. «Let’s make it worthy before agreeing on its monetary value» was what I had said to her.

Tick.

Tick.

Both objectives have been achieved.

Now that I have evidence that I can deliver, the process can be great fun and the love and care I put into it are actually noticed and appreciated, I can start focusing on making the value proposition of «having a remarkable brunch experience in your own home» a possible business opportunity.

Do the hard work first.