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The Foundation Statement
“The Way We Do Things Around Here.”

Score your truth. Invite others. Declare your principles. Close the gap — and put a Foundation Statement in writing your business and your family can actually stand on.

24
Statements to Score
5
Respondents You Invite
4
Steps. One Foundation Statement.
Start with Step 1. Step 2 is optional but powerful — do it when you’re ready. Steps 3 and 4 follow from there.
The Four Steps
Step One
1
You
Your Truth
You complete all 24 statements alone. Score each one based on how your business actually functions right now — not aspirations, not intentions. This is your current-state snapshot, and it belongs entirely to you before anyone else sees anything.
24-Statement Scoring Tool Your Results Summary
Step Two
2
5 Others
Their Truth Optional
When you’re ready, send the same 24 statements to five people whose perspective matters. Their scores reveal the gap between what you believe is true and what others actually experience. Step 3 works without this — but it’s more powerful with it.
Do When Ready 5 Others Unlocks Path B
Step Three
3
Your Statement
Declare Your Principles
Two paths. Build your Foundation Statement v.1 now from your own scores alone — or wait until your respondents have scored and see the gaps between what you believe and what others actually experience. Both paths end with your Foundation Statement.
Path A — Build v.1 Now Path B — See the Gaps Foundation Statement
Step Four
4
Your Next Steps
Close the Gap
Knowing what belongs in your Foundation is only half of it. This is where you face what’s getting in the way of living these principles right now — and decide what it’s going to take to close that gap.
Your Change Agenda Conversation Planner First Move