Do You Have Their Attention?

If you want someone to follow your lead or change their behavior, the first step is always the same: Get their attention.
Clarity is useless if no one’s tuned in.

We’ve all been there:

• “How many times do I have to say it?”

• “Why doesn’t he listen?”

• “I’ve told her three times!”
  Frustrating, right?
  

So how do you get through?

The key is making a personal connection — whether that’s leaning in physically or emotionally.

Years ago, my son was coaching a kids’ baseball team. One player was constantly distracted. In a father-son check-in call, he asked for advice. I suggested he kneel to the boy's level and create a simple set of hand signals — a personal language between them.

Did it turn the boy into a star player? Probably not.
But it made him more focused and easier to coach.

Why? Because attention is the gateway to behavior change.

Remember: Get their attention. Everything else comes after.

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