YOUR JOURNEY IS ABOUT TO GET EXCITING!
YOUR JOURNEY IS ABOUT TO GET EXCITING! You are an awesome instructor...let’s DO this... You are new to training and you have just started being a trainer - we have YOUR back! Boost your knowledge, energy and inspiration!
1. Mix with the best people that inspire you, from top trainers to anyone that makes you feel excited about training dogs. When you mix with the right people, you will share their great energy! Remember those who you spend time with the most are who you will become and more. It’s important that you surround yourself with positive people, be it friends, family members, and work colleagues. Stay positive and happy. Work hard and don’t give up hope. Be open to criticism and keep learning. Surround yourself with happy, warm and genuine people. Always surround yourself with people who are better at what you are
Remember those who you spend time with the most are who you will become and more doing than you are. If you’re hanging around with the wrong people, they’re going to start bringing you into their world . . .choose wisely, choose those that INSPIRE you and lift you UP! If you want to improve and succeed and push on to the next level in your life, you need to surround yourself with people who have higher standards than you do, to infinity and beyond!
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2. Find great resources! There is so much out there, ask for recommendations, look for great free eBooks, resources and inspiration. We are surrounded by great information so pick a
few that you like and then actually action them and work with them and turn it into something proactive for your groups or your lessons! This is a super great way to not only empower yourself as a great instructor but also to ensure you are staying ahead of the game. What’s great is this ensures you have a super cool set of ideas and inspiration before you even start! Here are three of our favourites to get you started on your quest for awesome resources… Naughty but Nice 3 minute Gamechangers: http://nbn.absolute-dogs.com/gamechangerebook F.O.C.U.S.: https://game.absolute-dogs.com/focusebook Boundary Games Step-By-Step: http://game.absolute-dogs.com/boundary-games-ebook 3. Get online - there is so much out there to help you, to inspire you and to hold your hand a little when needed through the whole training process. Have you seen the absoluteDogs training academy or similar online communities? We walk you through many inspirational games - find your energy BOOST and dip in and out as you need to find your confidence. It’s super key to be able to have a ‘go to,’ for ideas and inspiration. So it would be worth for sure looking at having that bank of inspiration to keep you on the straight and narrow! 4. Observe a great teacher or look in on a lesson you know may inspire you. Observation is a great way to develop an understanding of just what you are looking for. You may see things you like and maybe some you don’t, but try not to judge - you want to be open to learning and stay open minded to the ideas and lessons you are about to absorb. Try to take notes or maybe even record the things you like with the instructor’s permission. It’s all about inhaling the learning, digesting it and then working out your authentic self from what you have just witnessed. The point of a lesson observation should not be to see
whether a teacher is following a checklist or lesson plan, rather it should be to tease out how effectively they are teaching the students in front of them to master dog training goals for them specifically. As an observer you might be best just to take in a blank piece of paper on which to record your initial thoughts and observations. Within teaching there is always a good level of acting and role play but you do need to work out what you like for YOU and what sits right for where you are right NOW and maybe what you will put on the back burner for a little later down the road. We are a work in progress… 5. Meet up with a friend that inspires you or even just someone that you can easily bounce ideas off, someone that you can be your true authentic self with and someone you don’t feel silly to share ideas with. Together you can plan, brainstorm and pow you will be skyrocketing your lessons! Remember you must work with people who up your confidence - confidence is like a muscle use it or lose it! It’s something you need in bucket loads in teaching and it’s something we are going to help you with! We cannot wait to see a more confident you! When you meet up with a friend do whatever works best for you, coloured pens, copious amounts of cake, highlighters, big white boards, a flip chart or simply some blank paper, whatever it takes to get you started and inspire you to take the plunge. Plan a lesson, a scheme of work or a block of new classes, or even maybe a workshop or two? The choice is yours, grab hold of it, empower yourself and take the opportunity to allow yourself to truly be creative! Give yourself a goal or a deadline to make your next move..... it’s all in your hands....to infinity and beyond. For great sessions we need to start at the top, and that’s with you! You can do this, be a reflective and confident practitioner. Get ready to skill up, plan, prepare, inspire and challenge your students to see the relationship supercharge! The power really is in your hands so GO forth and be a PRO!
1. Mix with the best people that inspire you, from top trainers to anyone that makes you feel excited about training dogs. When you mix with the right people, you will share their great energy! Remember those who you spend time with the most are who you will become and more. It’s important that you surround yourself with positive people, be it friends, family members, and work colleagues. Stay positive and happy. Work hard and don’t give up hope. Be open to criticism and keep learning. Surround yourself with happy, warm and genuine people. Always surround yourself with people who are better at what you are
Remember those who you spend time with the most are who you will become and more doing than you are. If you’re hanging around with the wrong people, they’re going to start bringing you into their world . . .choose wisely, choose those that INSPIRE you and lift you UP! If you want to improve and succeed and push on to the next level in your life, you need to surround yourself with people who have higher standards than you do, to infinity and beyond!
ProDogTrainer.Me
2. Find great resources! There is so much out there, ask for recommendations, look for great free eBooks, resources and inspiration. We are surrounded by great information so pick a
few that you like and then actually action them and work with them and turn it into something proactive for your groups or your lessons! This is a super great way to not only empower yourself as a great instructor but also to ensure you are staying ahead of the game. What’s great is this ensures you have a super cool set of ideas and inspiration before you even start! Here are three of our favourites to get you started on your quest for awesome resources… Naughty but Nice 3 minute Gamechangers: http://nbn.absolute-dogs.com/gamechangerebook F.O.C.U.S.: https://game.absolute-dogs.com/focusebook Boundary Games Step-By-Step: http://game.absolute-dogs.com/boundary-games-ebook 3. Get online - there is so much out there to help you, to inspire you and to hold your hand a little when needed through the whole training process. Have you seen the absoluteDogs training academy or similar online communities? We walk you through many inspirational games - find your energy BOOST and dip in and out as you need to find your confidence. It’s super key to be able to have a ‘go to,’ for ideas and inspiration. So it would be worth for sure looking at having that bank of inspiration to keep you on the straight and narrow! 4. Observe a great teacher or look in on a lesson you know may inspire you. Observation is a great way to develop an understanding of just what you are looking for. You may see things you like and maybe some you don’t, but try not to judge - you want to be open to learning and stay open minded to the ideas and lessons you are about to absorb. Try to take notes or maybe even record the things you like with the instructor’s permission. It’s all about inhaling the learning, digesting it and then working out your authentic self from what you have just witnessed. The point of a lesson observation should not be to see
whether a teacher is following a checklist or lesson plan, rather it should be to tease out how effectively they are teaching the students in front of them to master dog training goals for them specifically. As an observer you might be best just to take in a blank piece of paper on which to record your initial thoughts and observations. Within teaching there is always a good level of acting and role play but you do need to work out what you like for YOU and what sits right for where you are right NOW and maybe what you will put on the back burner for a little later down the road. We are a work in progress… 5. Meet up with a friend that inspires you or even just someone that you can easily bounce ideas off, someone that you can be your true authentic self with and someone you don’t feel silly to share ideas with. Together you can plan, brainstorm and pow you will be skyrocketing your lessons! Remember you must work with people who up your confidence - confidence is like a muscle use it or lose it! It’s something you need in bucket loads in teaching and it’s something we are going to help you with! We cannot wait to see a more confident you! When you meet up with a friend do whatever works best for you, coloured pens, copious amounts of cake, highlighters, big white boards, a flip chart or simply some blank paper, whatever it takes to get you started and inspire you to take the plunge. Plan a lesson, a scheme of work or a block of new classes, or even maybe a workshop or two? The choice is yours, grab hold of it, empower yourself and take the opportunity to allow yourself to truly be creative! Give yourself a goal or a deadline to make your next move..... it’s all in your hands....to infinity and beyond. For great sessions we need to start at the top, and that’s with you! You can do this, be a reflective and confident practitioner. Get ready to skill up, plan, prepare, inspire and challenge your students to see the relationship supercharge! The power really is in your hands so GO forth and be a PRO!
