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#133: What do busy-bee and your energy have in common? (More than you think!)
We are really good at seeing how stress and energy shows up in our dogs - often in non-desirable ways - but we are less adept and seeing that behavior in ourselves. Let’s face it, we need to give energy an outlet or...
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#132: Growth is a pain in the butt. (Why deciding to get better is so hard.)
If you’re listening then you are on a journey to improve your performance in the ring. Yet often, when we decide to improve, we seem to have more challenges pop up - in other words, the game gets a lot harder. It’s...
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#131: How expectations trigger us. (and make us frustrated as heck.)
Expectations are really outcome goals in disguise. They sneak in all logical and rational but often leave us frustrated and disheartened. We think having patience is the answer - especially with young dogs - but...
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#130: The baggage of returning to sport. (aka Coming back after injury.)
When we come back to our sport after an injury or rehab, we bring a lot of baggage with us. We doubt our ability to perform and worry that the injury will reoccur. We are also “rusty,” and it takes a while to get our...
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#129: You’re probably lying to yourself. (When it comes to your progress.)
OMG we are so hard on ourselves! But when we get down on ourselves too much, we aren’t honest about our true progress. This month in the membership we’re diving dep on how to measure more honestly and therefore build...
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#128: Leaving legs on the table. (When life derails our goals.)
Sometimes life bites us in the butt. Our dogs can’t continue in the sport we both love, an injury derails our plans, or some other unforeseen circumstance forces us to give up on a goal. It’s grief and it sucks. Let’s...
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#127: Why resilience is the most important mindset tool. (And how to get more of it.)
Sure, a solid performance mindset is made of a lot of skills, tools, and experience. But of all of them, I put resilience at the tippy-top. Success is not a straight line (duh!) so we are constantly facing something...
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#126: 5 Ways the ego sneaks in. (And what you can do.)
While I think the ego is generally misunderstood, it is quite tricky in how it sneaks into our mindset - and not in a good way. Whether it’s trading our process goals away or comparing our journey to another’s, the...
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#125: Breaking up is hard to do. (Especially in the dog world!)
If you’ve ever needed to “break up” with an instructor, mentor, or other dog friend then you know the pain it can cause especially in the “small world” of dog sports! Sometimes a relationship evolves in a way it no...
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#124: The power of “settling in.” (Seriously, a MUST listen!)
I’ve been wanting to do this interview ever since I read Beth Anstandig’s book, The Human Herd. In the introduction, Beth talks about how we “settle in” and it applies so much to humans AND our dogs that I just had to...
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#123: The power of YET (How one little word can shift your mindset.)
Who hasn’t been frustrated or felt like they will never “get it?” All of us (at least at some point!). But believing we are destined for a future of frustration and downward spiral not only is our fear talking, but...
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#122: How are you showing up for your dog? (How energy affects our performance.)
Talking about energy used to be considered “out there,” but there’s enough science now to know that the energy we bring to the table really does affect everything around us - especially our dogs. And the same is true...
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