There’s way more to being a chef than talent. Yeah, skill matters — if you can’t cook, you can’t cook. But too many chefs obsess over the food and forget the rest. They want to be the main character when, in reality, you’re a supporting actor in a much bigger story. What actually makes a chef successful is the set you bring into every moment: Mindset. Skillset. Toolset. Healthset. Every situation — a slammed service, a broken station, a tense conversation, a new menu launch — demands a different