I just spoke to my general contractor this morning. He just informed me of some of the cost of the construction and I was flabbergasted.
Mechanical HVAC, plumbing, electricity all cost that I knew existed but didn't expect to run that high.
Something I am going to have to re-learn or accept in any project I will attempt is that:
-Projects are always harder than they seem to be.
-Projects always take longer than they should.
-Projects cost more than they ought to be.
If anyway tells you otherwise they are definitely smoking something and the good stuff.
I am feeling a little stress with the knowledge of that cost hanging over us. I am putting my request for funds today and I will see how things will turn out.
Wednesday, June 10, 2009
Wednesday, June 3, 2009
It's for real!
It's for real now. Just got contacted by a bunch of people and money is starting to pour out of our pocket. Crap I am about to stain my pants.
Tuesday, June 2, 2009
2 W's
I am growing quite impatient with this project. Things are not going as fast as I want, or things are not getting done as well I would like it to be. Sometimes its my fault and sometimes circumstances happen. Or in lament terms.....Shit happens.
Through this project I am truly learning how to be more patient.
I am also not sure if all of us understand, or at least if not understand, truly accept the sacrifice that we are going to have to make soon. I think it scares some of us. However there are success principles that can not be bypassed and I am learning them as I go through my own demons.
I am learning that in order to have success in either your professional life or personal life, in order to gain something significant in our life, there is this principle, that I believe some people from my generation don't truly grasp, this principle has been in the lives of our parents, grandparents and ancestors for generations. To be honest with you, with the advance technology that we have seen in the recent decades, I think I understand why we have forgotten this particular principle that governs our life.
Before I tell you about this principle, here is something about principles you need to accept, they will govern our lives whether we acknowledge them or not. It's like gravity, you can either deny or accept gravity, but if you jump off the bridge chances are high that you will go down.
So this principle that I am implying is something that many of us seem to know about. But we are not very sure how to harness it. To be honest with you, with the internet, the cellphones or instant messaging, the principle is a little hard to recognize. I call it the 2 W's....Work and Wait.
Here it is, we are either working for something or waiting for something. We are always in one of the 2 stages in our life.
And here is something for you to think about. The success that you are seeking or the freedom that you are yearning or maybe the lifestyle that you are dreaming of. Are you waiting for it or are you working towards it? Remember you are in one or the other....but here is the kicker......there is a sequence you must keep, just like the alphabet. A comes before B and so forth.
Well there is one W that definitely needs to be before the other W. So for your claim to fame...are you ready to put the 2 W's in the right order?
If so, are you ready to accept this next principle?
For anything significant GAIN in life we will LOSE something significant in our life.
Chew on that.
Through this project I am truly learning how to be more patient.
I am also not sure if all of us understand, or at least if not understand, truly accept the sacrifice that we are going to have to make soon. I think it scares some of us. However there are success principles that can not be bypassed and I am learning them as I go through my own demons.
I am learning that in order to have success in either your professional life or personal life, in order to gain something significant in our life, there is this principle, that I believe some people from my generation don't truly grasp, this principle has been in the lives of our parents, grandparents and ancestors for generations. To be honest with you, with the advance technology that we have seen in the recent decades, I think I understand why we have forgotten this particular principle that governs our life.
Before I tell you about this principle, here is something about principles you need to accept, they will govern our lives whether we acknowledge them or not. It's like gravity, you can either deny or accept gravity, but if you jump off the bridge chances are high that you will go down.
So this principle that I am implying is something that many of us seem to know about. But we are not very sure how to harness it. To be honest with you, with the internet, the cellphones or instant messaging, the principle is a little hard to recognize. I call it the 2 W's....Work and Wait.
Here it is, we are either working for something or waiting for something. We are always in one of the 2 stages in our life.
And here is something for you to think about. The success that you are seeking or the freedom that you are yearning or maybe the lifestyle that you are dreaming of. Are you waiting for it or are you working towards it? Remember you are in one or the other....but here is the kicker......there is a sequence you must keep, just like the alphabet. A comes before B and so forth.
Well there is one W that definitely needs to be before the other W. So for your claim to fame...are you ready to put the 2 W's in the right order?
If so, are you ready to accept this next principle?
For anything significant GAIN in life we will LOSE something significant in our life.
Chew on that.
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