Seven Significant Points Of Reference, the critical insights for happiness, success, and sustainability
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...
Read more »
Tags: Dog Days of Summer, dog training, guiding principles, happiness, self improvement
Posted in 7 step | No Comments »
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...
Read more »
Tags: blueprint, changing conditions, distracted by unimportant events, dog training, future behavior, plan your pursuits, thought out plan, time to think, unseen possibilities
Posted in 7 step | No Comments »
Each part of the manufacturing process needed to be planned. Mental rehearsal is another skill we can learn from dog training.
Read more »
Tags: 1940, America, Change, China, dog training, Japan, manufacturing, mental rehearsal, planned actions, process, production, training plan, training sequence, turbulent times
Posted in 7 step | No Comments »
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...
Read more »
Tags: changing conditions, flexible, forever changed, future, immorally, integrity, opportunities
Posted in 7 step | No Comments »
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...
Read more »
Tags: awareness, Change, daily log, dog, intuitive response, results, rhythm to behavior, rhythms of nature, subconscious knowledge
Posted in 7 step | No Comments »
“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....
Read more »
Tags: accept, beginning stage, Dog Days of Summer, dog trainer, inertia, learning, learning process, new skills, skill Level
Posted in 7 step | No Comments »
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...
Read more »
Posted in 7 step | No Comments »
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...
Read more »
Tags: adapts, basic needs, behavior is punished, behavior is rewarded, considerate, consistency, consistent, crazy, following rules, individual, Relationships, social rule, stress, train dogs
Posted in 7 step | No Comments »
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...
Read more »
Tags: awareness behavior, family, family members, history, opportunities, power projection, social dynamics, social interaction, training dogs
Posted in 7 step | No Comments »
“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...
Read more »
Tags: dog’s behavior, food rewards, geography, lesson plan, method, neighborhood, training dog, training exercises, training plan
Posted in 7 step | No Comments »