Tuesday 16 April 2013

P!nk, confidence, mistakes and dog training!

Last night was something of a revelation for me, a real lightbulb moment. And yes, I was at a P!nk concert, the atmosphere and stage show/dancers/acrobats were amazing. 

Yet the part that is still resonating in my heart was when P!nk went ahead and played piano live (second time ever on a tour). She was good. And she messed up a little, in public, yet laughed and carried on.

Relevance to dog training?! Well, I think its pretty darn important that we don't expect perfection from ourselves or our canine companions EVEN after lots of hard work and practice. 

Mistakes are a natural part of learning, its about having the confidence and resilience to carry on without panicking that counts!

P!nk shows us how to make mistakes with style!

2 comments:

  1. Love that sentiment, Morag. Summed up brilliantly - we can only learn from our mistakes (or as someone once called them 'unexpected learning')and carry on regardless. Perfection is a hard task master to live up to.

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    1. I like unexpected learning opportunities, it can be hard to see them as that in the moment but definitely what is needed!

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