What can you learn from a Two Year Old?

My son, Michael, was born on March 23, 2009 so he's not quite two yet, but watching him engage in life is an amazing thing. I've learned a lot from him lately as I wrote about before. Lately, he's helped me to remember a few things also, so here goes.

Know what you want. Michael is crystal clear about what he wants. He knows it specifically. When he wants a cookie, it's COOKIE!

Commit to what you want. Michael is committed! There's no backing down. He will go toe-to-toe with anyone who stands in the way of him and the COOKIE!

Take action. He will do whatever it takes! He doesn't have it all planned out he knows what he wants and just simply goes for it, he will enroll you in to his vision, he will do anything and everything especially delegate. :)

Persist until. There's no quit in him. He will inevitably get what he wants. He doesn't take "NO" for an answer. He just keeps going and going and going like that bunny on that battery commercial.

Express Yourself. He has a limited vocabulary, but you know what he's saying. He doesn't get hung up on finding the "right" words or the "best" way to say it he just gets his point across.

Who cares what others think. He is absolutely uninhibited. As long as he gets what he's after, it's all good. He doesn't care if you say "NO". What you think about him is the last thing on his mind.

Enjoy yourself and be in the moment. Michael is absolutely in the moment and enjoys himself. If he bumps his head, it's absolutely "WHAAAAAAA!" and then it's done and on to the next thing. He doesn't take that event in to the next day and complain about it. He's in it and then it's over. When he's happy, he's happy. When he's upset he expresses it and then it's gone.

Now I'm not necessarily advocating that you cry and scream as he does from time to time (BTW we do our very best to discourage that behavior and not give in, even though it's difficult at times :) The questions are do you know what you want, specifically? Are you committed or is it just a nice wish, a fantasy? Are you in action towards your goals, do you have an attitude of doing whatever it takes? Are you willing to persist, no matter how long or how difficult? Are you caught up in doing it "right" or are you caught up in gettin' it done? Are you allowing what you think what others might think stop you or are you willing to go through the perceived pain of ridicule, persecution, etc. to get to where you want to get to? And finally are you in the moment, completely engaged in life and enjoying each moment?

So what can you learn from a two year old? A LOT!

Until next time...

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