What was the last thing you built?

Was it a business or company, a team, a product, or perhaps a personal project?

Humans were designed to build. It’s what we’ve been doing since we’ve been on this earth. The problem is that life has become so convenient and modernized that the need to build is optional.

But why is building important?

It’s not the building that’s important, it’s the skills that you acquire during the building process.

Building increases your self-confidence. It signals to you that by using your mind and at times your hands you have the power to create. And as your confidence increases you begin to get a sense of self-reliance, not in a negative, I don’t need anyone kind of way, but in a positive, ‘I can do this.’

Becoming a builder is a mindset. At times it requires you to shun the easy road and take on challenges that you might think are beyond your current capabilities. The builder mindset also involves you taking on projects that are messy and don’t have any clear instructions, the kind of projects you must figure out as you go along. To draw a parallel, just think about the first structures built by humans, no instructions or rules, all trial, and error.

So, learn to adopt a builder mindset and find a challenge for yourself. You don’t have to start with a big one that is so daunting that you don’t even begin, just a small one to get you started on your journey. And as you continue to build, you’ll notice that not only are you building your projects, but you’re building your self-confidence too.

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