Living well, by which I mean building and using your unique assets with grace and impact, does not happen on its own. This documentary on how Gualtiero Marchesi changed Italian cuisine and its place in world cuisine, is a beautiful guide to living well. Any intellectually curious person will gain from seeing how one person interwove the diverse loves of his life into quietly revolutionary endeavors.
I say “intellectually curious” because the gold in this documentary is not the story of Marchesi’s rise to the top of his field, it is the concepts that he harnessed to do so. Young people who see this could learn ways of making life and career decisions that could have a major impact on their success. At any age you’ll see how to be brave and how to draw from influences around you to enhance your vision, capacity and contributions.
Years ago I learned something which keeps being shown to be true: Innovation usually does not come from becoming an expert at something. Rather, innovation results form becoming an expert at two or more things; only then does one see the new possibilities at the intersection of those things. Marchesi’s genius doesn’t come from meticulous refinement like Jiro and his sushi, it comes from his deep understanding of music, his astute willingness to absorb trends and a defiant protection of very consciously developed personal principles.
View it: Amazon Prime
Better You Value: Life lessons ****, Big Goals **** About Creatives ****
