Taste. Then tell me what you think.

Today I made a killer batch of fresh guacamole for lunch. It was awesome.

But my guacamole has not always been this good. In fact, it was merely mediocre until I tasted my friend Amy Dusek’s guacamole at a game night at our friends Craig and Rachel’s home. I remember nothing other than the guacamole that night. It was epic. I was convinced she had found a recipe from ancient Greece – because this was some serious ambrosia.

I left that night reassuring myself that someday I, too, would make guacamole like that. I was determined.

But my next batch was uneventful. I tried making guacamole again after that and it was still mediocre. In fact, I remember one day my wife Stephanie had some friends over and I whipped up some for them because I wanted to know what they thought.

“Too much onion.”

“Good. But it’s still missing something…”

I now look back at all those blasé batches of guacamole and realize how important they were to me experiencing amazing guacamole today. Each time I tried making it, and then was brave enough to share it, and then, most importantly, asked for feedback, I got closer to what I make now.

Attempting then failing. Then asking for feedback. Attempting again, asking for more feedback, only to try again.

In life, I want to be unafraid to attempt something, invite someone to taste, then ask for feedback.

Because it makes for amazing guacamole… among other important things.

Guacamole:
Avocados
Red Onion
Fresh Cilantro
Roma Tomatoes
Fresh Lime Juice
Fresh Garlic
Kosher Salt

…I’d give you amounts, but this way is more fun. Perhaps you should try a batch and ask someone to taste, and then ask for their feedback.