Stop, Look, and Listen

The successful are the ones who are paying attention

By applying the same care we give to crossing a busy street - stopping, looking, and actively listening - to all our conversations will allow a better connection and experience for both parties. Fei Meng

On our way to a park, one of my grandchildren started to sprint across a street to the swings and sliding boards. I corralled the boy and explained, as his parents already had, that two tons of metal, plastic, and rubber going 30 miles per hour don’t mix well with 6-year-olds.

“You stop, look, and listen,” I said, pantomiming that dictum that every kid should have engraved on the brain.