Grooming doesn ' t come easy to me . Im not one of these groomers that can pick up a pair of scissors and make a poodle look like its show ready in 45 mins . It still , after 10 years , takes a lot of hard work and dedication . I attend seminars as much as possible and I never get bored of learning . I am quite well known in the UK and people are often surprised to see me at a seminar but I can assure you , no one knows it all . We are always learning . Educating ourselves . Becoming better . The next man may just know something that I don ’ t . I never assume as it makes an ass of u and me … ass-u-me . I will one day be the guy that can scissor a poodle to show standard in 45 minutes . I do love a challenge . Im not afraid of testing myself .
Going out alone and doing something you believe in is a little bit scary at times but how else are we to progress ? If you don ’ t try you don ’ t know . If you try and fail you learn but If you don ’ t you ' ve learnt nothing . You absolutely have to put yourself out there . Be open to ridicule . Who really cares ? If you are threatened its usually jealousy because the person doing the threatening is probably just a bit upset with themselves that they didn ' t do it . Be brave . The worlds most successful people are the , what I call , ’ have a go-ers ’.
If this article makes you say yes to something that puts you out of your comfort zone and challenges you to do something that you would never normally do , well then it has done its job . Even if it is only one person that it touches I will feel that it has worked . After all :
‘ Mighty oaks out of little acorns grow ’.
So go on , push yourself , have fun , fail and learn but remember to laugh at yourself . succeed and celebrate , shout it from the rooftops . Be the best you that you can possibly be . Thats all that this article is asking of you .
Try it , you ' ll be amazed at what you can achieve .
About The Author :
Stuart Simons , CPCG , CMG , has had a love of animals all his life and decided to turn his passion into a business several years ago . Having achieved his processional diploma in grooming through the leading recognized British qualification ' City and Guilds ,' he is currently on course to achieving master groomer status and becoming a member of the Guild of British Groomers . He is the chairman of the British Dog Groomers Association and the Director of Grooming for the Pet Industry Federation . Stuart achieved international attention when he dyed Harry Potter star Emma Watson ' s dog pink , leading to him appear on numerous TV and radio shows advising people on grooming techniques and safety . Stuart is immensely proud to be a Certified Master Creative Groomer for the NAPCG and regularly hold seminars in his salon in London to educate British groomers and to make them aware of the dangers of irresponsible creative grooming .