The Q Coach Pod | Mindset Coaching for Handlers with Julie Bacon

This was my most listened to episode in 2023 and with good reason! Fellow podcaster Cara Armour joined to help us link the other side of stress - our dogs. Understanding our dogs and what they’re telling us is critical to finding the right solution and for us to choose the right response. We are two beings on a team heading into the ring each carrying our own story of what’s happening. It’s time we heard it from the dog’s side of things :)

Want more of Cara? Her podcast is: Startline Podcast and it can be found wherever you listen. We mention a behavior book: It’s called: “Calming Signals.”

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Our ring nerves originate from many possible sources - some of which we will uncover. But no matter the origin, ring nerves can get in the way of us performing at our very best. Learn the source, what happens in our bodies, and what you can do to minimize the kind of stress that’s between you and your desired Qs.

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While it’s cozy in our comfort zones, we don’t get better hanging out there. We need to find reasons - and motivation - to leave our comfort zones in favor of growth and achieving big things. If you have a BIG goal, you’re first going to need to get comfortable being uncomfortable while finding inspiration all around!

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Since last week had such a big response - and a lot of unanswered questions - I am bringing in a fun expert to help us out! Lizzie Larock is a leader in positive psychology and she just happens to know our handler audience quite well. Lizzie shares a model for fun that may just help us enjoy ourselves a bit more this weekend.

You can find Lizzie at TheLifeFeast.com and listen to her podcast as well: The Life Feast.

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It may seem crazy, but a LOT of handlers have a very hard time defining “fun” both in their dog lives and their non-dog lives. It turns out, “fun” is a very subjective thing and a bit more complicated and nuanced than you might expect. Still, we say we want our dogs to have fun and profess that we want to have fun, but is anyone having fun??

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In the wake of an incident that happened at an agility trial, social media is buzzing! But rather than comment on the incident, I’d rather turn our attention toward how something like this can affect our mindset and how we show up as handlers in our respective sports.

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We are really good at seeing how stress and energy shows up in our dogs - often in non-desirable ways - but we are less adept and seeing that behavior in ourselves. Let’s face it, we need to give energy an outlet or it will find one even if that means scouring the city looking for a dog toy!

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If you’re listening then you are on a journey to improve your performance in the ring. Yet often, when we decide to improve, we seem to have more challenges pop up - in other words, the game gets a lot harder. It’s not your imagination. When we decide to level up, the universe delivers more challenges that will (eventually) make us better handlers. But growth can be painful!

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Expectations are really outcome goals in disguise. They sneak in all logical and rational but often leave us frustrated and disheartened. We think having patience is the answer - especially with young dogs - but that’s only part of the solution. Let’s uncover why expectations are so darn tricky.

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When we come back to our sport after an injury or rehab, we bring a lot of baggage with us. We doubt our ability to perform and worry that the injury will reoccur. We are also “rusty,” and it takes a while to get our groove back. At the root of all of it is fear, so let’s address that and get you back in the ring!

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