Over in the Q-Membership this month, we are talking about the impact our energy has on our dogs and our performance. One of the first things that came up was the “energy of chasing,” or the concept that we are always chasing after something. Titles, Qs, big events … you name...
Proximity being what it is, I have many friends who are headed off to Westminster this month. Unlike previous years, this time, it will take place in a pastoral setting (think natural grass) away from the hustle and bustle of the city and cement. I am performing all the good-weather rituals for...
I talk about goals a whole bunch, precisely the difference between outcome goals and process goals. But from now on, I'm adding a layer above outcome - decisions.
Decision. To decide. From my handy-dandy Mac app:
de·cide | dəˈsīd |
verb [with object]
come to a resolution in the mind as a...
The other weekend I was running agility with Moxie. As the cruelty of the schedule gods would have it, we were in the first and last classes of the day.
Or so I thought.
So there I was hanging out in the parking lot, spread out in my end spot with Indie lounging in the sun, and I just happened to...
Theodore Roosevelt famously said, “Comparison is the thief of joy.”
Social media has almost set us up to compare our real lives with those carefully curated and shared on platforms designed to judge. (Don’t believe me? Think about the origins of Facebook!). And social platforms...
Get over it.
You’ve just got to let go.
It’s time to move on.
I’ve got platitudes for days when it comes to helping all of us to let go of a “mistake” or NQ that still haunts us. But they are all useless if we’re not ready to hear them. Sometimes we just aren’t done beating ourselves up.
Letting go,...
I get hung up on words or concepts periodically. “Curiosity” was my word pre-2020. I was trying to get myself and others to look at training challenges with openness and wonder instead of judgment and failure. I still love curiosity and it has shifted my training and feedback habit,...
It’s not okay to be afraid.
At least, that’s what we’re taught. By parents, and teachers, and coaches … all working to make us better, tougher, more resilient.
Yet adulthood can be even scarier than those monsters under the bed or taking that first “leap” in...
There are several possible reasons for my supplement addiction:
- As a marketer, I am open to being sold.
- I'm obsessed with keeping my dogs as healthy as possible for as long as possible.
- I believe every diet needs a little extra.
- I kinda just love playing "chemist" with my dogs.
Like all...
If you’ve been following me, you may have noticed that my inspiration for these blogs mostly comes from three sources: the struggles clients share with me; the new things I learn and can’t wait to pass on; and the sh*t I am personally going through. Today’s blog is brought to...
Photo by Marie Acosta
In our day-to-day life with dogs – living with them, training, and competing – it’s easy to forget about the bigger picture. We focus on the goal or activity that’s right in front of us instead of taking the longer view. We easily misplace our reason...
In talking to a client the other day, I compared limiting beliefs to a giant suitcase we insist on dragging around. It’s heavy, the wheels face different directions and we don’t even know how it got this way. All we know is, we can’t put it down and it impacts where we can go.
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