Here is how I feel about stone.

You have to have a clear schedule and plan, before you begin. No matter how perfect the plan is, you can only see the outside. The mystery is hidden inside and revealed through the passing of time. Sometimes that is good, sometimes that is bad.
During progress, time will pass slowly and the final result will seem a long way off. You have to celebrate the progress and see the small incremental stages as successes. Otherwise your commitment will falter. One small section can be tackled at a time, but if you do not stop, step away and look at how it fits into the whole picture you could have done too much in that area and now the big picture needs to adjust to your mistake. Is it easier to remedy a little thing or everything? And speaking of mistakes, during the entire process you will continually make mistakes. Lots of mistakes! After every mistake, every break, every unforeseen imperfection, you can choose to accept and adjust and change or give up. How flexible are you?
When you have come to completion, how much have you learned? How will you do it different next time? Can you be satisfied not only with the final outcome but the attitude and effort you presented through the process? I hope we can all answer, yes.

This is how I feel about stone, life, and business.

Jonathan