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#194: REMIX: Your crate-to-gate needs a refresh. (Cara Armour and I tell you why.)
I talk a LOT about the importance of rituals, and within those are your ācrate-to-gateā routines. Who better than Cara Armour of Startline Pod to break down the components to help you create the ultimate routine? Cara...
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#193: REMIX: Sheās singing our mindset song! (Interview with Cynthia Horner!)
I knew it would be a great conversation, but I had no idea that multiple-Westminster-winning, and podium-loving Cynthia Horner is such a devotee of the importance of a strong mental game! She had me at process goals....
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#192: REMIX: Grief. Itās a b*tch. (Interview with Cara Armour)
Cara and I both lost dogs this year and it rocked us as grief can. We both believe that as a community we donāt always talk about grief, and if we do, we donāt do it so well. So today we face grief head on and give...
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#191: Donāt drag the past into your future. (A clean slate for 2025.)
Iām already in goal-setting mode for 2025, anxious to tackle big things next year with hope and optimism! But before we leave 2024 in the rearview, there are some things we need to process. Today Iām giving you...
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#190: Turns out, we need a decompression habit. (Or at least a post-trial ritual.)
A great suggestion from a listener brings this topic of decompressing after a trial. We need to not only process the quality of our runs, but also the emotions of the trial. Our dogs need to decompress too - theyāre...
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#189: Must be present to win. (Or Q, or get a title ā¦ you get the point)
On one hand, we know that the present moment is the only moment we have any control over. On the other hand, we have a REALLY hard time staying there! Why? Letās break down why itās so hard along with some tangible...
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#188: Confidence is a skill. (Itās also a kick-butt persona that you can adopt!)
We tend to think we need to be confident before we do something, but itās just the opposite. We become confident as we hone our skills and gain experience. We can accelerate our confidence by picking up and applying...
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#187: Are you measuring by your outcomes? (Hint: You should be measuring against those process goals.)
Lately, itās a theme with my coaching clients - they are focused on their process goals when they walk into the ring, but they are measuring their success by the outcome when they walk out of the ring. Whoops! When we...
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#186: Switching leashes, switching mindsets. (Resetting for different dogs.)
Many of us run multiple dogs at shows and itās not the easiest thing to switch our mindsets when we trade-out dogs. Sometimes we carry over what just happened in the ring to the next dog which doesnāt always work. Or...
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#185: Top 5 mindset themes. (Or where to focus your efforts.)
We talk about sooo many topics related to developing a strong mindset, yet most can be sorted into these 5 buckets. A strong mindset is the sum of very learnable skills, all of which can improve your confidence and...
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#184: Your crate-to-gate needs a refresh. (Cara Armour and I tell you why.)
I talk a LOT about the importance of rituals, and within those are your ācrate-to-gateā routines. Who better than Cara Armour of Startline Pod to break down the components to help you create the ultimate routine? Cara...
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#183: Pedestal problems. (Are you making yourself feel less-than?)
When we make other things, events, people, dogs ā¦ better than ourselves, we make ourselves less-than. Obviously, thatās not good for our confidence, imposter syndrome, or ring nerves (just to name a few!). I get it,...
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