A foundation is an interesting thing. It goes unseen and underappreciated, but it determines the the size of the entire structure. It is the first thing planned for and if done right, will allow for future growth of the above structure. It’s the practice hours that athletes put in to get the skill and fitness just right, it’s the late nights of studying and preparing for an exam, or the concrete walls and floor of your home, and countless other analogies.
I think back to where my foundation came from and I’ve got my parents to thank for the blueprints. I remember so many evenings or Saturdays that I could hear my friends playing down the street, but I was working outside on a project with my Dad and siblings. I didn’t know it or appreciate it, but I was being taught to work on something long term and sacrifice what I wanted right now for the investment and payout for what would come later. Even grater was finally learning that sometimes you’ll have to put more energy and time into something to gain experience and practice than you would receive as reward in the short term. That same philosophy now translates into investing in my abilities as well as helping friends and family with their projects.
As children, our foundations are so small and we need to be taught everything. Gradually, we grow our foundations from childhood into what will support us later in life and with always growing our abilities and foundation, we open capacity for something new. I believe that our life foundation is always expendable with the right attitude and determination for life long learning. Thank you Mom and Dad (and all of my family) for helping instill that desire for learning to increase my foundation and capacity!
Our goal with SP-AndersonTech is to explain some of these foundational pieces that go along with our projects and tech ideas that we are working on because I find it interesting knowing the “how” sometimes just as much as the “what” we create. Just as in childhood and starting out with a small foundation, we are starting to build this website’s foundation. Small at first, but each idea or each project, we want to grow and become an organization that can support a much greater cause. Now, on to the good stuff.