Traveling With a 19 Month Old

As you are well aware by now, I drove up to Rochester, NY to run in the half-marathon this past weekend.

I decided to take our son Grant with me on this trip - he's 19 months old. The trip served two purposes. First was to run the race and second was an opportunity to visit my family.

I learned a great deal from this trip. First, 19 month olds have a lot of stuff. I had 2 bags for the trip, everything else was Grant's. Now understand, we have three children, so we are used to taking a lot of stuff for a trip. It just struck me about how much stuff we needed for this little person.

I also learned to take notice of things I would have never noticed as I drove. Grant is great at pointing out animals, big trucks, and anything that catches his eye. This gave me an opportunity to see the world through my son's eyes.

Third, I learned to appreciate more frequent stops on our trip. Grant can only sit in the car seat for so long before he needs to stretch out a bit. Well, that stretching helped me as well.

So why do I share all this with you? Well, I don't have employees, but I do have clients. What Grant taught me was to take a look at the world through his eyes for a bit. It made the trip more enjoyable. I wonder what would happen if I looked at the world through my client's eyes? What would happen if you looked at the world through your clients' or employees' eyes?

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