Episode 055 - How One Creative Idea Connected Me With My Kids Back Home

The Elite Road Warrior Podcast

Welcome to the ERW podcast, I’m your host, BpB, fellow road warrior, husband of one, father of five, a huge Cole Han shoe guy and part of our own private sorority.
Each podcast episode focuses on one of the six energy habits and this episode focuses on the energy habit CONNECT in the Protect Connect Formula.

Why I Use the Flat Kidds Concept
I had a gift of calling at all the wrong times:

• Dinner time
• bed time
• kids at practice

It came across in two ways:

1. Dad’s bragging
2. We’re not with him

Back Story - Stanley gets squashed flat by a falling bulletin board. Stanley's parents rolled him up, put him in an envelope and mailed him to his friend in California.

How I Use the Flat Kidds Concept

How Do You Make Your Flat Kiddos?
My two were basically an art project:

• I went online and printed out a boy and girl Flat Stanley character
• I cut out the characters
• My wife glued them to strong poster-board
• I had my kids color their own Flat Kiddos

Now, depending upon when you listen to this episode, check out EliteRoadWarrior.com/Store for all things ERW products and specifically Flat Kiddos.

Here are Six Ideas for my Flat Kiddos

Airport

• At the Gate or in the Terminal (up on the window with the plane in sight / checking the departure board / massage chairs)
• On the Plane (in the seat / looking out the window)
• With the Pilot or Flight Attendant

Hotel

• Working at the desk
• Watching TV
• In the bathtub
• On the toilet
• On the bed
• In the kitchen (since I stay at a lot of hotels with Kitchens so I can prepare as many meals as possible)
• Fitness Center - working out with the dumbbells / on the treadmill / bike
• Pool catching some sun

Rental Car or RideShare

I’m in a rental car often because I fly into one city (for example, SD then drive to OC then to LA and fly out there or Tampa to Orlando to Fort Lauderdale) - I get some great upgrades and my kids love to see their Flat Kiddos in the driver seat

• Driver seat of a cool rental car
• Back seat watching an iPad
• In the trunk!
• Sitting next to me in an Uber or Lyft

Restaurant

I have my Flat Kiddos in my work bag so it’s easy to pull them out in a restaurant setting

• Ordering food
• A plate in front of them

Site Seeing

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• The Alamo
• Space Needle
• Sunsets on the coast
• In the mountains

People You Meet

People are often more than willing to join in a picture for such a cause - you just have to be willing and courageous to simply ask

• I mentioned Pilots earlier
• Hotel front desk
• Co-workers
• When I speak, sometimes I’ll some people in the group to take a picture with my Flat Kiddos. I did that a few weeks ago speaking to 16 CEOs and these guys loved it!
• One of my mentors from afar who I met, Michael

For more detail on this episode, check out the show notes for the main points, product links, key quotes, and time stamps. Go to www.EliteRoadWarrior.com/055

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