The last day of RenChenZa® Dog Days of Summer has the most difficult exercise – to mindfully and to subconsciously use the 7 steps of insight in every aspect of our lives. Dog training is a good place to begin using the seven steps as a learning process, but the real benefit is applying...
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Seven Significant Points Of Reference, the critical insights for happiness, success, and sustainability
Plan Your Pursuits – Plan Your Year
When starting a new pursuit it’s wise to begin with a plan. I believe this was the advice I received from my high school wood shop teacher. To build a new project in wood shop we needed a plan. Before starting a wood shop project we needed a blueprint of what we were going...
The Manufacturing Process And Dog Training
Each part of the manufacturing process needed to be planned. Mental rehearsal is another skill we can learn from dog training.
Flexibility With Integrity
Be flexible while maintaining your integrity Learn to be flexible and fluid while maintaining your integrity. There is such a thing as being too flexible. If one bends too low, for too long, it’s likely that they can never regain their former upright nature, then their personality is forever changed. It’s good to conform...
Dogs Can Teach Us Intuitive Awareness
Results “Each individual needs to be aware of what type of results they are getting from the actions they are implementing. If the results are not what is needed, change what you are doing. What will you do different tomorrow?” Andrew Ledford © 2000 -2009 In dog obedience training we can usually see if...
Beginning Dog Training Accept Your Current Skill Level
“Accept your current skill level We accept our current skill level and position in life even while we strive for improvements.” Andrew Ledford © 2000 -2009 Whenever we start a new project or even when we have participated in an activity or profession for some time we must accept that we don’t know everything....
Dog Days of Summer week 6
We are moving into the last week of RenChenZa® Dog Days of Summer. You may have noticed some reoccurring themes over the last six weeks. Have you been able to put any of these principles into action? Here are three topics of the last three days. Day 41 – Action Take action Once you...
Consistency Creates Stability
Consistency helps us create more or less stable systems. We create consistency by following rules. There are rules for most things we do. Sometime the rules are so ingrained into who we are that we don’t even notice them. Do you need to think about how you’re going to put your sentences together when...
Awareness, Dogs, and Power Projection
Awareness is necessary if we are to change our behavior in a desirable direction. Without awareness planning can be ineffective. Awareness lets us perceive the direction events are moving. If we’re aware of where we are headed we can take appropriate interventions before there is a crisis. On a more optimistic note, awareness also...
Planning And Goals, From Dog Training To Life
“Making plans and calculating their outcome distinguishes rules of progression as a separate definable part of history.” Andrew Ledford © 2000 –2009 We usually accomplish our goals one step at a time. It’s helpful to plan these steps out in advance. If we have a well defined plan we can execute the steps in...