Foundation

I recently asked for an estimate to build a new garage at home. To my surprise, the most expensive part wasn’t the fancy garage door or the polished floor. It was the foundation. That invisible part no one admires, but without it, nothing stands.

Funny how that idea also applies to people.

Strong humans, like strong structures, are built on solid foundations: our values, mindset, and resilience. Those are the things that keep us steady when life gets messy, when pressure mounts, and when nothing seems to go as planned.

You can’t outsource your foundation. You build it through awareness, reflection, and practice. It’s usually the quiet work no one sees.

Your functional skills are the garage door. Your achievements, the nice floor or the car in the garage. But the foundation is your emotional intelligence, your self-awareness, your integrity. Your why that makes you resilient through difficult times. It’s the part that sustains you when everything else shakes.

Thinking long-term means investing in that foundation, even when it’s more expensive.