Hi!
For a lot of my life, I could never figure out why some people were successful while others couldn’t succeed at all, no matter how hard they tried. Likewise, I could never figure out how to live a life without worry, anxiety, stress and, worst of all, fear.
That all changed when I discovered something called flow, which is basically understanding your core self first, and then tackling whatever life throws at you. Flow changed my life and has for a lot of my clients over the years. Looking back, I am truly shocked at how much time, effort, and definitely money I spent not understanding my flow. For example, I was stressed for half my college undergrad years (almost to the point of panic attacks) as I forced myself to take business classes that I hated. It wasn’t until I inadvertently found my flow (writing) that everything, well, flowed. And that ultimately became my career.
So, what does this have to do with dogs?
When I first started teaching about flow, I realized there was a problem. People were having a hard time grasping the concept unless I was able to spend one-on-one time with them and/or given long seminars. Then they understood. Knowing how lifechanging flow can be, I really wanted everyone to hear about it and apply it to their own lives. But how?
The answer was sitting right in front of me (and asking to be taken for a walk). My dog was living her life in flow, as was every animal! Outside of some external influence (firecrackers, not wanting to go to the vet), dogs don’t normally spend their time worrying, anxious, fearful or the rest. They just do what makes them their most successful at any given moment.
That’s is the origin of Learn from the Dog in a nutshell. Once I started teaching about flow via dog examples, people ‘got it’ right away. Today, my life’s purpose is to reach as many people possible with the concept of flow since it can be so transformative. Imagine being able to always make the right decisions, have true contentment, and even predict the future (by having a 360° understanding of circumstances).