10.16.07
Posted in A Dog's World at 10:11 pm by Nick the Border Collie
You know, people have no idea how difficult it is to be a star. Michele decided we needed new photos, so a couple of weeks ago, she loaded me in the car and off we went.
First stop was the groomer for Michele (when they’re for humans they’re called stylists, but it’s all the same). The groomer did Michele’s hair and makeup while I looked out the window and kept an eye on things (the groomer was nice enough to let me be in the salon with them).
Luckily, I didn’t need any grooming as Michele had taken me a few days before. (I don’t particularly like going, but Michele doesn’t seem to mind it as much.)
Then it was off to the photographer. At first it was a lot of fun. We were in a huge room with lots of new smells. I got to run around and check everything out.
But then, the photographer started taking pictures and it was WORSE than the groomer! I thought getting a bath was bad, but this was horrible. The lights would blink and there would be this awful beeping noise. Worse yet, I had to stand in the middle of it with all this blinking and beeping and it was just terrible. Finally Michele let me go and I went to hide in the dressing room in the corner. I would occasionally peek out to see if we were done yet, and when we weren’t I’d go back and hide.
But despite all of that, I still got lovely compliments on the photos. That’s the mark of a true star — no one else could tell how terrible the experience was.
Wuff,
Nick, the border collie
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10.03.07
Posted in A Dog's World at 12:23 pm by Nick the Border Collie
(Continued from my last post)
Ralph blinked slowly at me. Ralph is my outdoor friend. I’m not sure what animal he is because I only see his eyes, but he comes and talks to me some times.
“What makes you think one has anything to do with the other? That losing your steam about starting a business means you don’t have what it takes to have a business?” Ralph asked.
Recently, I had decided to start asking around for a business coach. I realized I needed a business coach after losing my steam about creating a business. I had wanted to get the word out about obedience classes being for humans, not dogs. I thought dogs would be beating down the door to drag their humans to obedience classes.
I was puzzled. “Isn’t it the same?”
Ralph studied me. “Not necessarily. People lose their steam all the time about things. They get overwhelmed, they’re trying to do too much, they don’t take a vacation. None of that has anything to do with not having what it takes. Plenty of people have what it takes to do things but they just get caught up in life. And if that happens to people, why wouldn’t it happen to dogs?”
I thought about that. “So I shouldn’t listen to the evil cat then?”
Ralph blinked again. “No you shouldn’t be listening to the evil cat. The evil cat is just saying what you fear. But what you fear isn’t necessarily true. In fact, it probably isn’t true. It’s just all the doubts inside you.”
I perked my ears. “Just doubts inside me?”
“Sure. Just doubts. Nothing that’s true. But, here’s the thing.” Ralph’s voice dropped lower, so I had to scoot forward to hear him. ” The doubts aren’t true unless you let them be true. If you let the doubts stop you, then they win and they are true. If you don’t listen to the doubts, and move forward, you’ll prove them wrong. And they won’t be true.”
I nodded. “So I need to find that business coach.”
Ralph’s eyes disappeared. “Yes you do.”
Wuff,
Nick, the border collie
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