#Repost• tanorriastable I started Tanorria's Table 6 years ago. The plan was to make it my full-time job in 3-5 years. I auditioned for MasterChef 9 months later. I told the Lord (cause I love telling Him what to do) that I was going to LA to win, come back, and change my life. I quit my Corp job five years ago. I gave myself five years to get this entrepreneurial thing right. I knew I could get a "big girl job" if things weren't going well after five years. I contracted a Creative Director 2 years ago. My business grew by 53%. Last year, in 2020, I laid in bed with all of the lights turned off for three days, crying because I thought I had failed. I was getting close to that five-year timeline. This wasn't a result of COVID blues; it was too early into the panorama to call it that. This dark space was a build-up. This entrepreneurial ish isn't for everyone. It's hard. It's the hardest thing I've ever done. I got into therapy and was gifted a creative coach for nine mon...