Waiting is an action. These words are a personal mantra of mine because I struggle with patience. I like immediacy. I like frantic. I like working at a pace that others struggle to keep up with.

There comes a time when there is nothing that you can (or should) do but wait. Laying foundation is about doing the work and being patient.

It’s easy to think that plans are made exclusively to be actioned but some plans and strategies require a certain level of waiting.

If you buy stocks and are not a day-trader, you need patience to ride out the ups and downs of the markets. You need to wait to see what happens and have an end goal in mind. If you are impatient you will lose money.

If you are impatient, often you will lose. Not just money but whatever leverage you have.

Was this year a foundational year or a growth year? Was this year one of action and driving forward? What kind of year did you plan on having versus the kind of year you ended up living?

Waiting is an action. Sometimes all you can do is wait.