In this episode, Daisy discusses:
- Why the PROCESS of goal setting is as important as the goals you set
- Why keeping your goals secret is important if you actually want to ACHIEVE them
- Why goal setting or chasing something, anything, and ESPECIALLY happiness, from a place of ‘lacking’ isn’t a good solution
- Why you have to allow yourself to ‘dream from a place of abundance’ and how to do just that
Books referenced in this episode:
- The Little Book Of Talent – By Daniel Coyle
- The Talent Code – By Daniel Coyle
Daisy, thank you so much for you’re a great podcasts! I am really enjoying them. Also thank you for recommending the book The Talent Code. It is an outstanding read. I do have a question for you about the amount of weekly deep practice they discuss in the book as it relates to dog agility. What form of deep practice can I do to improve myself as an agility handler without physically working my dog for so many hours daily?
Great question! I do think that there are a lot of things that we can do without our dogs that can help bolster our skills, particularly when it comes to how we mentally deal with failure, wobbles, and things that don’t go according to plan. First and foremost, I cannot stress enough how helpful ‘doing hard things’ can be – and this can be ANYthing. Any activity that really stretches you mentally and/or physically will contribute to how you manage the ‘stretch’ in agility. For me, it’s physical fitness. When I’m working out, I really aim to WORK at it, whatever the routine is. I make sure to get uncomfortable, to lift weights I’m not sure I can lift, to do things I’m just not sure I can DO. That struggle, even the struggle of getting out of bed early, in the dark, to work out, then working out, then taking a COLD shower after? All that, IMO, contributes to the practice of ‘showing up’, digging deep, and intensely focusing on a task.
When it comes directly to DOG training, I do think that watching agility intently can also serve as deep practice; practicing your observation skills. Most people at a competition are buried in their phones ringside, or off in a corner reading a book. That’s fine, but if you feel you need more time practicing agility, I recommend WATCHING. Watch others and see if you can predict every next move a team is making on a course. Not for the purposes of judging or even commenting, but to expand your own mental database to use when predicting lines, sequences, and handling strategies.