03/22/2026
"When you don't know where to start, go back to the beginning." -Alphonse Soady
Foundation & Fundamentals
When we view some of the most awe inspiring structures in the world or admire the accomplishments of our favorite athletes, usually what we're viewing are results. Results are typically the first things we notice, good or bad. We don't often stop to consider how this or that person, place or thing came to be the way it currently is.
When we think about Tom Brady we think about Super Bowl rings. We call him the GOAT. We admire him or we hate him for the same reasons. Rarely, do we stop to really think about how or why he was able to amass such a phenomenal career, to understand the obsessive drive for accomplishment he possessed compared to his peers. Certainly, there were more athletically gifted players in the NFL, smarter players, so what separated Tom? How do skyscrapers scrape the sky? A firm foundation, and strong, consistent fundamentals, that's how. The everyday, simple, boring, monotonous, done over and over again tasks or habits are what greatness stands upon. Those actions that few see or appreciate. The unheralded moments that even you might not recognize as important. The thin, blurry line between method and madness is where magic is made.
Weight loss plateaued? Relationships struggling? Back account balance low? Don't know what to do about it? Go back to the beginning. It's likely your answers will be found there.
