If you want to leverage sub opportunities into regular employment the first thing we need to do is change how we see subbing. You aren’t just a warm body in front of the class. You are a unique professional and should present yourself that way.

In part 3 of our fit pro success series we take a deep dive into the key sub skills that every instructor needs to master. And bonus those skills will elevate the quality of your instruction everywhere.

Learn how to master the Art of the introduction to set boundaries, manage expectations, build trust and rapport through permission, hold the space through energy, and practice oiling your feathers!

We also go into common mistakes that sub instructors make that undermine their credibility and confidence and a bit about how to avoid them. Hint: Be yourself!

Anyone who has been a sub knows what a gut punch it is when you step in front of an empty classroom. Or worse people actually walk out on you! This is what happens when our students imprint on us as instructors. While flattering to the ego it can make it difficult to get anyone to fill in for you and ultimately does your students a disservice.

In part 2 of our fit pro success series, we talk about the importance of breaking the guru mentality no matter what the format you teach and some ways to do that.

Colleen Jorgensen returns to The Work IN!

Colleen is a brilliant compassionate instructor who loves teaching and offers many courses, workshops and teacher trainings and embodied anatomy, somatic movement and compassionate creative pain care. And that's why I thought she would be a fantastic resource for us on the work in for today's conversation, because we're taking a deep dive into communication, specifically how instructors communicate, but not just instructors also on the student side, how we can help our clients and students receive that communication. The thing to remember here is that we might not know that we're working with someone who's experienced trauma or who is in chronic pain.