Meet Alexander Cruz

Dictionary Definition Of Construction – The building of something.

Definition of construction in my eyes is a way to challenge my own abilities and display what I am capable of doing. However, it does not come without its challenges and questionable moments. For instance, How many times do I run into issues? How many times a day do I think something is going to go smoothly and then it just falls apart? In construction, every 30 minutes there is an issue and as an innovative entrepreneur, I see that as many opportunities to solve a problem.

I believe construction is so educational not just in a physical state but truly in an emotional form. Being tested with stressed emotions can take over the situation and break me down. This very thing has taught me to calm my emotions, not jump to conclusions and avoid automatically looking at the negative side of things. More so, to remind me to take a breather, walk away, come back, and look over the issue to find a positive outcome.

It also improves your mental health. Several situations have called for me and my associates to do out-of-the-ordinary, unexpected tasks, and have found ourselves completely lost. We get stuck, overwhelmed, and nervous then the anxiety starts kicking in. In the end, we push through, surpass our fears and build not just the courage but the confidence in ourselves to achieve a new task we have not come across before. Construction can be the calming of your physical, mental, emotional state.