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Although I do not wish to pursue a career in the culinary field, I greatly admire my brother’s work ethic and mindset towards becoming successful. Even when dealt with failure and low moments growing up, he used these periods as motivation to work even harder. I aspire to become just as successful as he is, as in sticking to your greatest dreams without giving up in the process.  Despite having horrible odds in middle school with his grades, he remained strong and continued to put in more than enough effort to turn his life around for the better.  I am proud to tell my brother’s story as he works in New York City to this day as a sous chef because he is living proof that your hard work will pay off eventually, no matter what position you may currently be in.  My version of success describes a life lived with great resilience and determination when met with obstacles, which is exactly what my brother was able to accomplish as I watched him grow up into a responsible adult.

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Eric is not featured in this video, however it does show the same kitchen and strict guidelines to their art form that is carried out everyday in Jean-Georges.

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How a Legendary Chef Runs One of the World's Most Iconic Restaurants — Mise En Place

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Eric Attempting to Make a Dish When He Was New to Jean-Georges

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Eric working with the Chef de Cuisine at Jean-Georges

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Another factor that contributed to my brother’s success was his patience when figuring out what he actually wanted to pursue as a career.  At first, he believed he wanted to become a baker and started to get frustrated when realizing that it was not the right career path for him.  Instead of getting even more upset and giving up entirely, Eric had patience and continued to calmly search for his passion, which was closer to baking than he realized, in cooking.  This factor of success teaches others that achieving your goal will not be a linear process, and will have some setbacks that will hinder your motivation, but having patience will help you persevere through obstacles that once worried you.

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Once Eric began his high school experience in the Morris County School of Technology, he made sure to fit in with people around him who he knew who lifted him up, instead of holding him back.   For example, he made great friends with those who were also in the culinary arts program, and made sure to learn from their experience in the vocational school as well.  Additionally, Eric reached out to many new people at the Culinary Institute of America, keeping himself constantly around people who would support his dream of becoming a chef.  This factor of success was extremely important to recognize because of how easily someone is influenced by the people they surround themselves with.  By keeping a stable support group of new friends with similar goals, Eric hardly ever swayed from keeping on track with what he wanted to accomplish in his life.

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Although having to go through summer school appears as a huge setback for both one’s confidence and school record, my brother took this experience as a wake up call to work harder in the future. Eric viewed summer school as an opportunity to finally begin working towards his newly found dream of becoming a chef when he grows up.  Summer school was not a damaging factor to his success, but instead motivated my brother to push himself for the sake of his future.  This factor of success forced him to turn his life around and begin to seriously understand the importance of education moving on, causing his level of effort in school to increase drastically.

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A huge milestone for my brother was when he became promoted for the role of a sous chef in the Michelin 2-starred restaurant, Jean-Georges. Being second in charge in a restaurant as well-known as Jean-Georges was a large factor in his journey to success.  For example, this event factored into his story of success by teaching him the value of responsibility in the kitchen.  Being a sous chef in such a high leveled setting applies the pressure needed to understand how to operate and manage the well-being of almost everything going on behind the kitchen doors, as well as a restaurant of his own some day.

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Culinary Institute of America, Upstate NY

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Graduating from the Culinary Institute of America

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Graduating from the Culinary Institute of America

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Eric graduated from the CIA with an Associate’s Degree in Culinary Arts and a Bachelor’s Degree in Business and Management. Being able to be accepted and receive degrees for graduating from one of the best culinary colleges in the world gave him the confidence to continue with his passion of cooking even more seriously.  Having a healthy amount of confidence contributes to your success by motivating yourself enough to be able to push forwards with what you need to do for the sake of your goal.  Eric was confident to apply for jobs soon after proudly graduating from college.

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Eric applied to multiple restaurants to gain culinary experience while going to a vocational school. He worked for Hunan Taste in Denville, and The Station in Mountain Lakes for over a year each.  Eric always came home late at times after his shifts and made sure to pay attention to anything he could learn in the kitchen.  This factor of success taught him that achieving your dreams takes a lot of effort and determination, having to balance his school and work life at the same time. Getting jobs during high school also emphasized the benefits of gaining as much experience as you can in your preferred working field, to help you in the future.

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Morris County School of Technology - Culinary Arts Course

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Morris County School of Technology - Culinary Arts Course

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This factor of success definitely contributed to my brother’s overall achievement because it helped him realize the importance of taking advantage of opportunities given.  When realizing that there was a culinary arts course at a vocational school, he decided to use this chance to his advantage in pursuing his dream career of being a chef.  My brother graduated from the Morris County School of Technology with a completed culinary arts course in his transcript, teaching him that to get closer to your own goals, you must be willing to insert yourself in new settings in order to better your chances.

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My role model of choice is my older brother, Eric Yang.  He currently works in New York City as the sous chef of the Michelin 2-starred restaurant, Jean-Georges.   Eric represents success to me by his determination and solid work ethic that has helped him on his journey to his dream life in the city.  His constant perseverance through adversities growing up has shaped him into a successful person, which is exactly what I wish to recreate in my own life.