When we
tell family, friends and acquaintances about our ideas, the question is always
when we have planned that it will be finished. Everyone is used to the idea
that you need to know before you start building when it is finished. And if it
is not ready at that time, which very often is the case, then stress will arrive
and even 'penalty clauses' will regularly appear.
Not our
thing at all. No end date in the picture. It's ready when it is finished. Step by step delivering quality and
no (or as little as possible) stress. We have the time.
The
construction of our private center with Pyramids is not a project but a
process. And how blissful it is that we don't want anything to have to do with
SMART management formulations or objectives. Time-bound and very specific? Don’t
make me laugh. We will do building applications per part of the process and of
course they must be specific. In the meantime, we have time to adjust things
for the follow-up process in advance.
Realistic
yes. With two feet on the ground. Measurable in retrospect when we see the
quality of what we have built with full attention and with our own hands. So
afterwards and not before hands. And of course, we calculated the needed budget.
And yet better, we have decided that we will always only will start a new
branch in process if we have the money for it beforehand. So, every part is
completely finished before we take the next step on the journey. We think a nice
and good feeling.
Great to
be flexible with this method and specially to allow creativity during the
process. This way of building feels like meditation.
A notary
is currently working on all required legal papers and we are waiting for the
first official building permit so that we can actually get to work ourselves.
If we
tell others that it might take five or six years, or who knows maybe it will
take longer, we see frowning eyebrows. Yep, it's different. We are different
and we are not at all in a hurry. Whatever other people are thinking of it.
The
climate here, the high temperatures, the intensity of the rainy season and the
dry period, pollen (my allergy), wanting to build with your own hands and
especially our health are factors that you cannot all control by yourself.
Our
approach is to enjoy every day of the process as much as possible. To stop and
look back at the end of each day and be proud of what we have learned and
achieved together. And if that enjoyment might suddenly come to an end, for
whatever reason, (it can happen after all), then we would have enjoyed quite a
bit of pleasure in all those days before.
Do you
want to follow our construction journey once in a while? Feel invited. Look at:
https://pyramidhousethailand.blogspot.com.
We
regularly publish our experiences on this blog. Successes and also our setbacks
in that process. And that is for sure knowing from that SMART management tool still
a bit realistic 😉
Gangey Gruma (Frans Captijn)
email: captijninsight@gmail.com
Foto blog: http://franscaptijnhisworld.blogspot.com
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