Why I Quit Kitchen Design
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- Опубликовано: 25 авг 2024
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Watching your videos was a way of escape in a sense as our son went thru chemo, radiation, and stem cell transplant for cancer. 😔There was not a lot to watch on news, ☹️and of course reading my Bible and my husband’s courage kept me going♥️. We watch your channel and it was a bright spot in our day ☀️if for but a moment. I am thankful for your channel and that you didn’t give up. We didn’t give up either and our son is doing amazing thank God…He has been 😊 good. So every-time your video pops up it brings me back to where we came from in this journey to where we are today…there is much value in your videos….enough said…
Great success and many bless to the Tobin Crew and Gammy too🌷🌸🌺❤️
Hey Darlene 💕
@@TMB62 good day to you👍🏻
Thanks Darlene! I'm thankful to have played whatever little part I was intended to. Appreciate you!!
I’m glad the title was misleading because you really do seem to have a passion for what you do. That’s so important. I stumbled into my career because I kept changing majors, and even left grad school because I was sure, but ended up going back in clinical psychology. It turned out the be a perfect fit for me and I have been doing what I love for more than 30 years now.
What a great testimony from a great kitchen designer! It never ceases to amaze me how God will use our talents to bless others. Darlene’s story of her sons journey to health so blessed me.
Great video, Marky, looking forward to watching what you have up that designer sleeve of yours. 🙌🙌
I miss my Mawmaw but I feel I had the best in the World…somehow I feel like you must be as great as she….have a good day🌷♥️
Thanks Mom! I'm blessed by Darlene's story too! I'm also interested to see what's up my sleeves. lol
Thanks for the inspiration! You are a great educator for this community and are incredibly appreciated!
Thanks so much!
Thank you for sharing your story.
Thanks for sharing your special journey. It's great encouragement for anyone seeking change and 😱 of it.
Thank you for sharing your journey as a kitchen designer. I can relate to how the wrong working environment could have an affect on your passion or choice for wanting to design kitchens. Got to the end of the video as once again, thank you for sharing your most favourite classes with skillshare.
Good Luck!
Great video man! Great to hear your back story!!!
Thanks Rob! Maybe someday I'll share the back - back story.
Great story Mark, and huge congrats on the sponsorship! Nicely worked in too 👍
Hey Michael! Thanks a lot.
Than you so much for sharing this. Im at a weird transitional place right now and this video was very encouraging to me.
Hey! Super glad it was encouraging.
You bring so much to everyone on here, whether it's solid tangible information or just a fun diversion from the heaviness of life today -- and there's a lot of heavy for those of us in the US. Nothing is ever wasted, and you've combined your gifts for teaching, design and stewardship to create something really special here.
Wow. Thanks so much Tamara! I sincerely appreciate your comment.
@@MTKDofficial You are most welcome. i just call things as i see them 🙂
What a great video!! Thx for sharing your story. You definitely have a knack & certainly have the passion. ❤️❤️
As I worked toward initially resigning my kitchen to ending up doing some changes to improve the space I have, I have been grateful for your expertise. Thank you for sharing your story; your very good at what you do!
Great. Thank you for sharing. Best of luck :)
Thanks Mark, I love your channel. I’ve learned so much.
Hi Diana! Thanks for watching and for the kind comment. Glad that the content is helpful.
Can you make a video explaining the logic behind a built in microwave on top of the stove cooker.
It's a terrible idea, that ( thank goodness) has not caught on here in the U.K!!
Mark hates those Over The Range microwaves. I have used a couple at friend's homes, I don't get the point of them, either. I tend to spill the hot food, because they are up so high :)
Hi Reyhana! I agree with you. Did a video a while back on that topic. ruclips.net/video/sdTPXVteylI/видео.html
We have that setup because of lack of counter space.
@@MTKDofficial thanks
@@spcatmom but isn't it dangerous?
Great getting to know the Kitchen King video.
Should have wore my crown.
Thank you for sharing your story. Once in a while, we just need to hear other people's stories and realizations about life to also feel some validation about our past decisions and present situations. How wonderful to learn that you found a career that you love, responded to another calling, and found a way to continue doing what you loved and grow a new online community of learners. Hoping for continued blessings for you and your family.
Hi Bernadette! Thank you for your kind comment and for watching.
Great video, Mark! Your channel is refreshingly unique, in that on top of excellent technical content, we get to know the person behind the camera. There is great value in knowing the personality, ethical standards, etc. behind any publication, be it an article, book, video, etc. I can understand if you had some trepidation in doing this one, but thank you that you made it. It confirmed your humanity, personal integrity, compassion, and gently nature, which to your credit are already evident with every video you do. Keep 'em coming! Blessings.
A heart felt "Thank you", Allan. One of the nicest comment/compliments I've received!
Love hearing your story!
Mark thank you for this video, and for all of your content. I am new (May 2022) to both kitchen design and finding my passion, as they might have been hiding in the same junk drawer😉...( at least it wasn't in the back of a corner cabinet, I never would have found them!!)🤣 Anyways I am so grateful for your decision to help the kitchen lovers community. I have been trying to binge watch all of your past live streams before jumping on a live one, but I'm feeling like I am missing out on the fun, so I will be there for your next stream bud. Keep it going, I love your content as a kitchen designer, husband and father as I am also all three, what a juggle. And thank you for introducing us to other great content creators like Jeff and Michael!!
Hey! Thanks so much for the comment! Super glad you enjoy the content and definitely jump on the live stream. We would love to have you! Would love to hear about your kitchen design journey. Feel free to reach out via email any time.
Thanks for sharing your career journey. Yes life is all about balance in life & to be happy about your choices; even if you're scared at first. Be well.
Great video! Thanks for sharing
I liked your life/career story, because it happens to most of us. We get to do something that we like but through an extremely tortuous way. Even so, now you are more aware of who you are. By the way, this satisfaction of life is perceptible through the screen, through the way you communicate. To me, being the kitchen the most expensive room of our homes, getting to know a lot of information is valuable, it is something that I really appreciate. And I think that you became better at kitchen design given that, along the way, you have kids to feed (the little hungry beasts) and know a lot more, and firsthand, on how important is to reach everything in the mimimum amount of time and effort. Not to mention the spills, pots that somehow fall down and the need to clean everything up as fast as possible. Keep enjoying your life and best wishes.
Thanks so much. It's a pretty interesting journey this life is!
I can really relate to this video. My degree was in accounting and I went to work for a large company in their accounting department. But 15 years later they relocated and I didn’t want to move. I found a job with a local university, as head of their accounting and business operations at a local campus, but 2 years later they centralized all their financial operations at their main campus two hours away in the opposite direction of were my previous employer moved. I still didn’t want to relocate. Although I didn’t have a family to support I was single and the only one supporting myself and not sure what I was going to do, but something told me not to jump back in to another accounting position. A few months later the Youth Director position opened at my church and it was offered to me. Although I was scared to death because it was less than half of what I had been making I took it because it just seemed too perfect. I loved that position but as church attendance dwindled like it has at most churches, full time paid positions outside of pastor and assistant pastor were changed to 15 hr per week or volunteer positions. Within a couple of days of finding that out I got a call from an accounting recruiter before I had even updated my resume and was hired within a week or so. All things happen for a reason! The company that hired me had a pension plan and full benefits and is where I retired from just before Covid hit.
Thank you so much!
I love that I've just discovered your channel. I used to be a Kitchen Designer at a large hardware store as well and left the job back in 2008. I also have a bachelor's degree in Interior Design, but left the industry all together to go back to school to become a pastry chef. I've been out of work for almost 3 years now, as I had to become a caregiver to my mother and now I find myself wanting to get back in to kitchen design, but I'm just not sure if it's the right move for me. There is currently a position open at a local large hardware store. I think my combination of skills both designing kitchens and working in them, both professional and personally, would be a great skill set for the job...but I just don't know. Have I been out of the industry too long for my background to be useful?
I think if you have a passion for it, it's not too late. With your interior design degree, past as a KD, and experience using the kitchen in a more professional environment, you'd crush it. Have you considered trying to go out on your own?
Thank you for responding! I haven't considered going out on my own, but it is something I think I would love to do. I was actually told by an old chef of mine that going back into design with my combined skills would be very valuable. I never considered it though. @@MTKDofficial
Wow! I'm a teacher and though I love it, it is very stressful.
I love designing my own home, but I could never be a designer. Too stressful.
What a great story! It always shows that we should never get too stuck in one mindset because things change! And you did what was most important at the time!👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻 My hubby and I are pretty much COMPLETE with our kitchen remodel! I wanted to share some pics finally. What's a good email??
Hey Melissa. Thanks for the comment. You can send pics to mark@mtkd.ca
Would love to see
@@MTKDofficial Sent pics your way a couple days ago! ENJOY!
Wow! Thanks for that compliment!
Cool story bro
I’m a teacher. I’ll trade places with you as a designer any day.
Lol. I actually taught grade 5 for 3 years. I'm good.
Not sure if it's new but love the cut. 💇♂️
Hey thanks! It's pretty fresh.
I work in Retail industry as a Menswear Fashion Designer for 8 years now. I recently applied for a kitchen designer, I don’t have any experience but i have interview tom. And they will provide training. I’m not a people person, do you think it’s a good career shift or trial for me?
Hey, Please make a video about the jobs in the kitchen design industry, what are the different hierarchy of the job levels and approx income one can make at certain levels.
Hi Rohin. Thanks for the idea.
@@MTKDofficial Pleasure is mine. Would love to know more about this industry from an expert like you😊
My question is: are you still teaching school? if so, are you still enjoying it? Great video :) you scared me for a minute there, I thought you were going to quit kitchen design again!
I am not teaching anymore. In January we decided to homeschool our kids. The best decision was for me to take that challenge and at the same time launch this business initiative. The fun never stops. Though to answer your question, I loved teaching! And loved visiting the students after I left.
I'm going to take a guess before even watching...you saw the pics of my kitchen...right?
hahaha. Nice
You're a bastard but I'm also relieved. Also you're funny so I forgive you.
hahaha. sorry....
Sound confusing….. sending wrong impression for what you try to sell….
Hey. Sorry this didn't connect for you. Appreciate the comment!