What Does HAUS mean?
HAUS represents who you are, who you become, and how you get there. HAUS is for anyone committed to the process of their craft in order to grow as a human being–what we call “building your HAUS.”
There is a chapter in Joshua Medcalf’s book, Chop Wood Carry Water, titled “Building Your Own House.” It tells the story of a “world famous” architect who approaches his boss to retire after a long and illustrious career. However, instead of allowing him to do so, his boss asks him to complete one more house before he leaves the firm. The architect reluctantly accepted his boss’s request and went to work on this job. The problem was his heart was not in it. He was going through the motions, because “he viewed it more as an obligation than an opportunity.”
When the house was finished, he went back to his boss and again asked to retire. His boss said okay this time, and as a parting gift gave him the key to the house he had just built. However, the architect knew it was not even close to his best work, and thus immediately regretted how he had approached the project. Now he was stuck living in a house that was built with mediocre standards.
This powerful story is a reminder that no matter the circumstances, YOU are always building the foundation for your future—YOU are always building your HAUS.
Dedication
The HAUS logo is dedicated to Strauss’s late cousin Andrew Unterberg. In March 2018, Andrew suddenly passed away days before his 42nd birthday. He is survived by his strong wife Alana, their three vivacious young boys Beckett, Dylan, and Landon, his three tight-knit siblings, and his loving parents. Andrew, whose initials ‘AU’ are enlarged in the logo, lived by everything that HAUS stands for. A deeply introspective and caring man, anyone who was lucky enough to cross paths with Andrew instantly felt the power of his kind soul. He pursued his callings in life, even when it meant taking massive risks, facing great challenges, and changing course. He understood that to live life to its fullest one must relentlessly pursue their goals. Andrew’s quote, serves as a reminder that all of us can achieve self-actualization if we commit to the journey of life with purpose.
“Self-discipline is simply the constant choice of long term goals over short-term satisfactions.”
— Andrew Unterberg