Things are gearing up! I had a great conversation with my coach, Peggy, today. She lives in New Hampshire; I'm in the Pacific Northwest. We couldn't be much farther apart physically and still be on the same continent! I think we are going to have a great working relationship together, and I can't wait to meet her at my first "Core" class. (More about those as they occur).
Also got all of my textbooks. Thank goodness I'm not starting the program until January, there's so much to read! Time to get to it!
Tuesday, November 16, 2010
Friday, November 12, 2010
Temperament, Temperament!
Part of the course preparation for the Touched By A Horse (TBAH) certification program is a temperament test. It uses the Myers-Briggs Kiersey Temperament sorter. Answer 70 questions, learn about yourself! Very cool. I love tests. Then I got have a one-on-one conversation with Melisa, where we discussed the results.
And what I learned about myself is this: If I could present the TBAH materials to my future customers by writing to them (apparently eloquently, I might add), I would be a very happy camper.
Alas, this is not to be. TBAH involves horses. And people. In front of me. With me leading. And it's not that I haven't done that sort of thing before; I know I can. I also know that at the end of a teaching day all I wanted to do was go back to my cave and recharge in it's deep, dark comfort and solitude. And guess what?? That's what my temperament type (INFP) DOES. It's cool. It can be worked with.
Knowing what my tendencies are will help Melisa and my coach know what they need to say and do to reach me. And I'll learn to do the same thing with my future students. I know going through the training will help my confidence level more than I can even imagine at this time.
Should be an expansive experience!
And what I learned about myself is this: If I could present the TBAH materials to my future customers by writing to them (apparently eloquently, I might add), I would be a very happy camper.
Alas, this is not to be. TBAH involves horses. And people. In front of me. With me leading. And it's not that I haven't done that sort of thing before; I know I can. I also know that at the end of a teaching day all I wanted to do was go back to my cave and recharge in it's deep, dark comfort and solitude. And guess what?? That's what my temperament type (INFP) DOES. It's cool. It can be worked with.
Knowing what my tendencies are will help Melisa and my coach know what they need to say and do to reach me. And I'll learn to do the same thing with my future students. I know going through the training will help my confidence level more than I can even imagine at this time.
Should be an expansive experience!
Tuesday, November 2, 2010
Intake Form
I received the intake form from TBAH the other day. It is quite comprehensive, asking a lot of open-ended questions regarding the five core competencies we'll be studying. I thought I would sit down at my computer and quickly type some answers.
Duhhh, nope. Took me about an hour to get down everything I had to say. Don't know if that means I'm really wordy, or if I just had a lot to share. Anyway, it was certainly revealing for me. I know quite a bit about horses, and I have some good background in Somatics and Facilitation, and I suck at Marketing.
I know there will be a requirement for someone who enjoys marketing on my team!
Next step that will happen - TBAH reviews my form, and I'll be set up with a phone conversation with Melisa. Excited!!
Duhhh, nope. Took me about an hour to get down everything I had to say. Don't know if that means I'm really wordy, or if I just had a lot to share. Anyway, it was certainly revealing for me. I know quite a bit about horses, and I have some good background in Somatics and Facilitation, and I suck at Marketing.
I know there will be a requirement for someone who enjoys marketing on my team!
Next step that will happen - TBAH reviews my form, and I'll be set up with a phone conversation with Melisa. Excited!!
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