Duff Goldman on Coping with Self-Doubt | The (Definitive) Mental Health Toolkit

Chef Duff Goldman started his career baking cakes for order in his apartment kitchen. Today, he’s the owner of the famous Charm City Cakes bakery, the star of multiple of Food Network’s most-watched shows, and a New York Times bestselling cookbook author. In this Mental Health Toolkit episode, Duff tells Alex how he grew his incredible career from scratch, and what he does to manage the self-doubt that creeps in despite all of his success.

00:00 - Intro
02:11 - How Duff Goldman got interested in culinary arts
03:19 - How Duff has been making the transition from artist and baker to business owner
06:47 - How Duff started his baking career
12:30 - Duff’s take on the challenging nature of the restaurant industry
18:04 - Duff’s Mental Health Toolkit
22:03 - The realization that helped Duff manage his insecurities

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Loved this! Really enjoyed listening to Duff and his down to earth attitude. Especially liked the part where he talked about “a positive mental attitude”. Thank you for having Duff on your show!