The other night my wife was out and I had daddy duty with my eight month old son.

With in the past month he has figured out how to army crawl all over the place.   If he sees something he is interested in while you’re holding him he will relentlessly wrestle his way out of your arms to try to get it.   Right before I took this video he army crawled over to the couch, reach up and grabbed the cushion with both hands, and tried with all his might to pull himself up.   His first attempt ever was unsuccessful.   I wasn’t about to let my little boy go out like that.

Knowing he was going after the remote control I sat him down about five feet from the couch and I showed him the remote.  I knew once I set the remote down he was going to make another attempt to get it.   As seen in this video, in a six minute period of time he:

• Went after what he wanted
• Saw the challenge in front of him
• Wanted help
• Got upset
• Gave up

But, he never quit!

What was six agonizing minutes for him is representative of what I and many other small business owners face on a daily basis.

• I wake up ready to take to world on.
• I know what I am doing is challenging and rewards aren’t always easy.
• I talk to people and look for support in my efforts.
• I get frustrated and sometimes and I want to give up.

I watch this video every morning to remind me of what I need to do and why I need to do it.

I hope he never loses his will to get what he wants in life!

Jason Kiesau Business Leadership, Personal Leadership