A business is more than profit—it is the frame that holds the work of the builder’s life. This reflection uncovers why so many builders choose to start their own business and how it becomes a structure for their craft.

The pencil feels heavier than it should—not in weight, but in memory. After years with the hammer, drawing feels foreign, yet the struggle reveals something new: the line now carries the weight of reality.

As an apprentice, I dreaded redlines—the red ink corrections that covered my drawings. Now I see them for what they are: not judgment, but guidance. Life works the same way. Mistakes are not erasing us; they are refining our design.