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GUEST FEATURES | THOMASINA MIERS
On the climate, she said:
Food is an inspiration. How we eat and
how we consume food will have a huge
impact on the globe. If every single one
of us decided to eat one more vegetarian
meal per week or ate organic, this would
massively impact on the amount of carbon
On making decisions, she said:
produced for us to eat. It’s powerfully
“When I was growing up, it felt like it was
impactful to consider what it is we eat and
quite easy to fail or quite easy not to meet
that is a very positive thing.
one’s expectations. I think, for young
On women in business, she said:
people, finding out what they want to do
is often the hardest thing. I remember
looking enviously at those people who
I think fear is a great enabler. It pushes
knew straight away they wanted to go into
you beyond what you think are your
medicine or into law because I never had
limitations, it propels you forward. I think
that.
embracing fear is a very healthy thing. I
think as a huge generalisation, women are
Throughout the history of Wahaca, we
more likely to look at something they’ve
had a set of values we would keep coming
never done before and assume they
back to. Through all of the bad times, we
wouldn’t be able to do it. Whereas, in
kept coming back to those core values
general, a man will look at that same task
that kept us on the right track. I think that
and assume they can do it. So I would say
without those values being at the core
to women in particular, as you go into the
of everything we do, you can kind of
battle that is life, you really have to push
flounder. I think, even personally in your
yourself as you’re much more capable
career, it’s vital to hold onto your own core
than you think you are. And even if you fail
values when you are making decisions and
at something frankly, you’ll learn so much
understanding whether it’s the right thing
and be taken on a much richer journey as a
for you or if you’re kind of distorting what
result of having tried.
you’re really about.
You can listen to the full interview
between Head of Careers, Caroline
Styles, and Wahaca Restaurant
Chain founder, Thomasina Miers, on
our Framlingham College YouTube
channel. Visit www.youtube.com/c/
FramlinghamCollegeOfficial.
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