01/21/2022
During the past two years with the pandemic, itās been a journey of going through it all, like most people have. Lots of unknowns.
My story is about the courage it took to not go back to my comfort, safety net and work towards going after what I want in life even if life got turned around a little bit these past few years.
It begins with moving out to Los Angeles back in October 2019 where I had an opportunity that unfortunately fell through at the same time the pandemic started around March 2020. I was left to start over and the unknown of what to do or where to go.
I fortunately had a friend I could stay with for the month of April to figure out what my next steps were going to be. It was rough. I was feeling stressed, anxious, and uneasy(some days of panic)- I knew I didnāt want to go back to my home state, I would of felt unhappy and taking the risk to challenge myself is what I truly needed in life. After all, it took my a long time to have the courage to finally move out to LA.
I wasnāt going to let the pandemic ruin all that I have worked towards. Even if I have to start over again.
I reached out to friends and family for support and did lots of searching(I wasnāt going too cave in) and towards the end of that month, I found a new place to call home back in Los Angeles with my dog pack. š¶
Once I came back up to LA, I had to figure out what I was going to do for income. I originally came out here to work with dogs and owners. I was also doing that back in my home state of Ohio. Itās always been my passion to help dog owners keep their dogs in their homes.
So I decided I was going to reopen my dog training business out here in LA. I knew I could do it, just needed to take the steps to work towards letting people know I am here to help you and your dogs out.
I started by walking dogs for a dog walking app and worked my way to getting everything set up(website, social media) so people could see Iām open for business. It took months of feeling uneasy if I could even do it- especially when most of LA was shutdown. After a few months went by, dog owners started to find out about LGK9T and off I was to helping them create better relationships with their dogs.
I was feeling good and with the strong mentality to keep going- everything started coming into place. With connecting and networking in the dog community, I was able to broaden the distance of reaching more people to help.
And now Iām thriving and continuing to help many dog owners create the life they want with their dogs. Itās so rewarding getting to support and encourage dog owners that anything is possible when you dedicate yourself to doing the work to seeing the endless possibilities they can have with their dogs.
I still have my days of ups and downs if Iām even doing enough. However I keep pushing through and working towards my goals each day. Taking the safe, easy route is no longer an option!
The moral of the story is, training your dog is a journey. Itās about the set backs, the good moments, and being okay that itās not always going to be perfect and flawless. Itās the time, effort, and work you do to be courageous enough to not take the safe route of just accepting your dogās behaviors are just that. No, no, no!
If you want your dogās behaviors to change, you have to get uncomfortable and be willing to seek out help, being open to new methods or tools(if what youāre doing isnāt working), and not giving in. Knowing that on the other side of it all, anything is possible!
Take the small steps each day to work towards what you want in life not matter how long it takes or what road blocks are ahead. You can push through and keep going after your goals with your dog, your job/career, relationships, family, ect.
The safe route isnāt always the best. When you go through the uncomfortableness, it allows you to up level and grow in life. āØ
You got this! Weāre all working through our stuff. Keep going! š š
