Learning Styles
Tomorrow I will be sending out the third instalment in my series “On Being a Good Student”. This is going out to all of you that are subscribers to my newsletter (if you are not a subscriber you can sign up on the right hand [...]
Visualization; Can You See It?
Over the weekend John Cullen and I did our first webinar for our group of students that signed up for Pre-Competition Routine course. This first webinar was on Visualization. We had a lot of really excellent questions posted to our members area. Some were by [...]
Lessons from Oz
Many years ago during my first trip to New Zealand I cracked up when I heard the handlers refer to a set of weave poles as the "weavers". The concept stuck with me and both Encore and Feature's weave cue for the weave poles is "w-e-a-v-e-r-s!". [...]
All the Answers Anyone Could Ever Need
Just in case you missed this very informative interview, I thought I would share. Enjoy! Today I am grateful for the enthusiastic dog trainers here in Australia.
Being Present
Tony Robbins talks about being present for your spouse or kids. This is something I am guilty of with John, I know I need to work on it. You know what I mean. You are hammering away at the computer and your mate is trying [...]
This is a Real Gem
Full disclosure today folks. You get to see vintage video of me 40 pounds overweight, in desperate need of a haircut and the most hideous looking, over sized, shocking blue outfit I have ever owned. I bet you can't wait eh? John Cullen's "Pre Competition [...]
Checking Your Blind Spots
I went to a meeting in Toronto earlier this week, put on by two of Tony Robbins coaches. One of them had this great line; "Coaches reveal your blind spots, so you can get different results than you have gotten in the past." The coaches [...]
Advancing Skills Camp
Moving into the last day of another great skills camp. Super group of people, super group of dogs. Since all dogs and handlers are returning for a continuation of Critical Elements we have been able to take massive steps forward this week. Day [...]
Athletic Self-Awareness
Today's blog comes to you from John Cullen. This is awesome information that John is sharing here -- information that you can apply right now to have an immediate impact on your performance. Trust me some times it is the smallest change that can have [...]
What Holds You Back
Next week I am starting a Newsletter series on Being a Good Student. The series is based on a short article I wrote in a magazine many years ago. Now I don't pretend to be the worlds authority on educating, but I have taught dog [...]
Can You Count On Peak Performance?
John Cullen is a great resource. I know I have mentioned him a several times over this past year but if you haven't checked out his blog you really should click here and do so. While you are there sign up to his mailing list. [...]
Would You Put Your Hand Up?
Away at a business conference (which I wrote about in my newsletter yesterday -- I hope you got yours) I ended up volunteering to stand up on stage in front of 500 participants. Thinking about me throwing my hat in the ring to get up [...]