Yesterday I was let out into the wild for a couple meetings. In one meeting, I met a project architect younger than me by several years, and in the next one I met the principal of a local firm who was buddies with my old boss.
It was a very odd feeling that I’m on the other side. Over the past couple years, I had gotten used to the idea that some my clients will be younger than me. Now I am that client.
An not just any client – the client coming in not know what to expect, where its all new to me because I don’t know what I’m doing (yet)! I’ll be doing this again and again over the coming years, but I should try to remember this feeling, because most clients don’t get the luxury of a do over – and they have to live the results.