Title: Who AM I?

Age: 57

Sun Sign: Gemini

Chinese Sign: Water Dragon

Location: Tokyo

The 16th of June 1952 my story started in Fez, Morocco
From that day to my 18th anniversary I had some choices but the great lines of my story were in the hands of my parents and my teachers.

Almost all the adults around me thought I would never do anything of my life because they considered I was always “Dreaming”. For them “dreaming” was something negative…But I was already feeling that our Dreams are the deepest expression of our truth…

At 18, I did my first decisive adult choice when I left my family and moved from Morocco to study in Paris,
at 19, I married my first wife
at 27, with my 2 years Daughter we left France to work in Afghanistan the same year we spent several months in India traveling,
at 29, I moved with my family to the Islands of Açores in Portugal teaching at the University and doing TV and Radio programs
at 32, I spent 1 year in Paris working for the communication of the French  Ministry of Foreign Affairs
at 33, I moved to Bangkok  in Thailand to work at the French Embassy

at 35, I came to Tokyo to work at the French Embassy
at 37, I published my first essay in France : “You are the hero of your life”
at 40, result of my essay, my life changed drastically. I divorced and moved from the Embassy to the Management of the Franco-Japanese Cultural Institute in Tokyo. Under my management the Institute public grew from 2000 students to more than 4000

at 42, I published my first cooking book : French Cooking ABC and the book became a hit in Japan and it is now in its 27th edition
at 43, I published a cooking book to introduce Le Creuset famous  Cast Iron pan in Japan.Le Creuset was already in some shops but selling badly, the book instantly became a hit and the “Le Creuset Boom” started in Japan.Until 2003 I actively supported the public relations of Le Creuset helping the brand to become in Japan one of the most famous Symbol of quality of lifestyle.

at 44, I opened my first restaurant in a private house located in the residential area of Tokyo Shirokanedai
at 49, I was the owner chef of 4 restaurants and a bakery shop in Tokyo and a café bakery in Kobe
at 51, I decided to leave all my restaurants to develop a new concept : “The Lifestyle Design”…

at 54, one of my concepts, the Pipit Konro +DO a revolutionnary gas range produced for Tokyo Gas got a Good Design Award 2006…
at 56, I am now looking for a partnership with innovative real estate companies to develop a concept of “Utopian mansions”

I write a lot,two to three books a year, the result is that I am the proud Father of 50 books published in Japan (Cooking books, essays about human potential, essays about enjoying life)
I enjoy my actual life but still look for new exciting things to discover or experience…

For me, no dreams, no life! Dreams are the expression of the presence of the Spirit inside us. Everybody have dreams, but some people honor their dreams and others do not.

How can we honor our dreams?
How can we use them to move on in our life?It is what I am teaching now…Through workshops and private sessions.

If you are interested, please contact me.

Thank you for reading.

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