by Andrea Harrison | Aug 1, 2023 | failure, Uncategorized
The last 6 months have had a fair bit of introspection, reflection and the odd pity party too. Some of you will recall I broke my arm. We also lost Yen. Quite unexpectedly and shockingly. We knew she wasn’t well and had been working with our vet team for two...
by Andrea Harrison | Feb 17, 2023 | training, Uncategorized
who wants to see a broken arm? not me Breaking my humerus (which wasn’t nearly as fun as it sounds) nearly 4 weeks ago was a solid reminder of a lot of things (including gratitude – which I had blogged about just before I broke). A surprising number of...
by Andrea Harrison | Dec 17, 2022 | self care, Uncategorized
I know, I know … can it really be your best year? Can it be mine? I don’t know the future but I know I can take some positive action right now and into January to make it the best year it can be, whatever happens. We don’t have control over all the...
by Andrea Harrison | Jul 21, 2022 | Uncategorized
It’s dog and horse show season in North America and I am having lots of conversations with a wide range of people playing various games with animal partners about how to be their best selves in the ring and at the show site. There is lots of gossip flying around...
by Andrea Harrison | Oct 24, 2021 | Uncategorized
I’ve had a week. Well, really I’ve had about 6 of them in a row. You know the kind of week. Things go right, and things go wrong. You are tired and maybe not eating as well as usual or meeting the markers you have set for yourself in terms of training, or...
by Andrea Harrison | Aug 11, 2021 | Uncategorized
Fear has many faces … Fear can get to us often whether it is fear of failure, fear of success or even fear of fear itself. Everyone has experienced fear at some point. Fear is often can be a real stumbling block that prevents success. Fear doesn’t have to...