What Are You Building?

Today is not like yesterday, and yesterday is different from last week.  Why, because you have been building a foundation for yourself.  You have been creating something solid for yourself to stand on and this slab cannot be damaged by anyone else.  This is what I say to myself every morning as soon as I awake so that I can shine before I rise.  Allow me to elaborate on this thought method.

Have you ever built or created something and a handful of people showed the least amount of interest?  Or how about when you felt that you were putting your all into a project or developing a business and the people that should care, just simply didn’t?  It is understandable that this could affect your spirt emotionally.  I mean, if not for our loved ones than who are we trying to improve for?

The reason for this post is to try to elaborate that all you need is the idea, the action, and your own hands to clap for yourself.  That is all you need to build a solid foundation for yourself.  The foundation and be in the form of multiple things.  Such as your mind, body, spirit, career, business, entrepreneurship, project, relationships, and among other areas.  There isn’t just one thing that you can build but know that whatever it is, make sure it is truly something that you believe in.

When I started my first business, I had the mindset that as big as my family is, that I was going to be able to quit my day job in months.  It did not turn out the way I thought but it taught me a valuable lesson.  That the market does not pay for effort, it pays for results.  How can I expect people to do business with me if I haven’t produced results?  A very valuable lesson indeed and allowed me to build, experiment, and create a foundation for myself that I could show as a body of work.

A chance for me to display my production, wisdom, results, and accomplishments without me ever having to tell anyone what it is exactly I was in the business of.  I also learned that even if someone does not support your business or product at that time, someone in the near future may find what you are saying and doing at the present time of the most important information that they are seeking.

That is why it is so important to keep building.  Success rarely comes overnight and with the creations that you are building, you are practicing and honing in on your skill set.  Buy creating blogs you are developing your writing skills.  By creating a podcast, you are developing your speaking skills.  By creating courses, you are developing your leadership and teaching skills. 

By building projects on your spare time you are creating your own hands on experiences.  By building your business, you are setting up your transition out of your day/night job.  By continuing to build regardless of anyone else’s approval or acceptance, you are establishing authority in whatever it is that you choose to delve in.

So what are you building?  What are you going to create for yourself that will allow you to confidently not be dissuaded by life’s lessons?  Something that if you were to be removed from your present situation, you would just simply apply more time and pressure into what you have built?  With that being said, I do hope you appreciate our site, learn a great deal, and focus on building yourself for the person that you are to become.  Thank you in advance and for your time!