"In our work as dog professionals, our mood can significantly impact our effectiveness with both dogs and people. This series of articles is to help us all do the best we can by developing our inner "toolbox." We spend a lot of time focused on our "toolbox" for our canine clients, let's spend some time on ourselves. Afterall, when we aren't at our best, our work suffers - no matter how wonderful our canine skillset is.
Let's start here: We all get into to habits of speaking that can go unexamined for years. The really old habits can be hard to see since we wear them like a spiritual skin; they can feel like a part of who we are. They usually are not. Usually they are just habits formed without awareness or choice in a time when we had to do something or were learning by example.
This article reviews three common ways we speak to ourselves and how we can do better. "
Let's start here: We all get into to habits of speaking that can go unexamined for years. The really old habits can be hard to see since we wear them like a spiritual skin; they can feel like a part of who we are. They usually are not. Usually they are just habits formed without awareness or choice in a time when we had to do something or were learning by example.
This article reviews three common ways we speak to ourselves and how we can do better. "
Excellent article, and important as how we speak to our dogs affects how they behave. Click through to read the rest of the article...
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