More Skills = More Confidence
382 views · Published 25 January 2017 · 2:19 · Indexed 4 November 2026
Channel: Jun The Groomer · 2017 · Pets & Animals
This is a short clip where I explain why I believe that having good scissoring skills opens up so many options in our grooming styles. I use the example of Mixed Martial Arts because I believe that the reason why the legendary fighters were able to do some of the amazing things they did was because they were confident in their ability to defend themselves if they got taken down. In other words, as dog groomers, when we develop our skills (dog handling, scissor & clipper control, scissoring techniques, handstripping techniques, etc) it completely opens up our grooming game in fantastic ways. It allows us to do some amazing things because we are confident in our ability to defend or recover if the dog tries to take us down. :-) This also applies to any sport or art craft. I remember playing junior league basketball as a child. My coaches would always have us do endless drills doing layups and free throws. He would tell us to work on the fundamentals until we've mastered them. Then we'll have a solid foundation to build our own style and shoot fade aways and hook shots if we wanted to. But first, we had to develop our skills. Michael Jordan would always be the last to leave the court during practice. He would shoot free throw after free throw. That was why he was able to fly on the court. Practice, practice, practice. Practice makes improvements. In order to reach mastery level at anything, we must first put in a minimum of 10,000 hours of focused, concentrated practice. The reward is the confidence and self-respect that comes with knowing that you have achieved something that no one can take away. You are a master at your craft. :-) I created this video with the YouTube Video Editor (http://www.youtube.com/editor)
