Trista is a self-taught gluten free chef. She runs and owns The Cheery Chef and serves healthy to-go meals locally as well as runs her blog. She is a wife and mom to an awesome 8 year old boy in Beaverton, Oregon.

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Resources Mentioned:

Your Big Idea: Successful Entrepreneurs have One Big Idea. Follow JLD’s FREE training & you’ll discover Your Big Idea in less than an hour!
Audible – Get a FREE Audiobook & 30 day trial if you’re not currently a member!
One Thing Everyday Group and WhatsApp – Trista’s small business resources
Recipes for a Cheery Life – Trista’s book
The Cheery Chef – Trista’s website
Connect with Trista on Instagram and at [email protected]
The Mastery Journal – Master Productivity, Discipline and Focus in 100 days!

3 Key Points:

Own your mistakes and look at negative feedback as an opportunity to get better.
Create lists to help you keep track of your daily tasks and goals.
Do the things that make you happy because if you don’t, you will find yourself wanting those same things again.

Time Stamped Show Notes

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01:00 – Trista cooks dinners on a new platform called Josephine, which is like Uber, but for your dinner
[01:13] – She loves working at home creating menus
[01:35] – She loves her freedom with her family
[02:31] – One BIG and Unique Value Bomb: “I’m big on customer service… If I get negative feedback or a bad review, I try look at it as an opportunity to take responsibility, see what I can fix, and really be honest about any mistakes”
[03:41] – Regular flour from the store needs to be replaced by 3 different mixes of flour for gluten-free baked goodies
04:19 – What was your goal for The Freedom Journal and how did you crush it? “My first goal was to write and publish my first cookbook, Recipes for a Cheery Life”
[05:19] – Publishing her book made Trista more confident about putting things out there
[06:05] – Take the first step, even without seeing the whole staircase
[07:50] – How do you define Productivity? “It’s finding the correct or the right things daily that move you forward, step by step”
[09:03] – Trista struggles with balancing tasks with the time she has
[10:20] – How do you define Discipline? “Sticking to a routine or certain daily goals that are really non-negotiable for you”
[10:46] – Reading every day is a non-negotiable goal for Trista
[11:04] – Trista struggles with being a morning person
[12:30] – How do you define Focus? “It’s being able to choose one area to concentrate on at a time”
[13:00] – Trista sometimes thinks she needs to be everywhere and she needs to do everything, which is her biggest struggle with focus
[13:39] – Trista makes daily lists which help her focus on what needs to get done
[15:03] – The Lightning Round
- What was holding you back from becoming an entrepreneur? – “I actually grew up with my parents as entrepreneurs… but for some reason, I thought I had to go to college and get some sort of job.”
- What’s the best piece of advice you’ve ever received? – “Just get it done!”
- What’s a personal habit that contributes to your success? – “Preparing the night before”
- Share an internet resource, like Evernote, with Fire Nation – One Thing Everyday Group and WhatsApp
[18:03] – “Find what makes you truly happy and keep doing that every day”
18:14 – Get Trista’s FREE gift for Fire Nation at TheCheeryChef.com/fire Download Trista’s free recipe book!
18:26 – Connect with Trista on Instagram and at [email protected]