189: Mental Fitness and Communications with Kate Myers

Summary: Kate Myers has been working with pets for the last 55 years. Over that time she has been deeply involved in animal control and animal shelters. Now she has transitioned into a pet nanny. Kate, owner of Darling Companion, shares the experience of building mental fitness and the unique challenges of effective communication to educate pet parents and elicit big changes. She gives some amazing advice on how to receive feedback and turn it into something productive. We discuss what it means to find a niche, why it's so important to charge so you can make a living, and how to best support our local shelters. Topics on this episode: Educating pet parents Mental fitness Supporting our local shelters Finding your niche and your worth How to receive client feedback Main takeaway: We live and work with our hearts as pet professionals, but that doesn't mean we should ignore planning our business, and focusing on our mental fitness. Full show notes and transcript at https://www.petsitterconfessional.com/episodes/189 Sponsored By: Pet Sitters International: For a free course on what you should be charging in your business. Time to Pet Promo Code: 50% off first 3 months Support Pet Sitter Confessional