CamG
Contributor
Greetings fellow Scuba Boarders. I was reminded yesterday of what a great group of people that the diving community is made up of! I was fishing my Adv. Nitrox and Deco. class after having a month long lay off due to illness. Less than flawless and rusty would be good descriptions of my dive. So why am I bringing this up?
Well it took me back to where it all began Open Water. I will never forget the struggles and mental battles I fought to get through the training. NOT EVERYONE IS A NATURAL!
If you are struggling with OW training right now know that you are not alone!
Many have been where you are at, HANG IN THERE, COMMIT TO TRAINING AND GUTTING THROUGH IT! It is so worth it in the end!
I have been Blessed in every sense of the word to have had stellar instructors.
Both are from different agencies but both have the same passion for dive training and diving! It has been my pleasure to get to know these individuals and call them friends.
Take your time finding instructors and get references, it pays off HUGE in the end!
A little time and effort will ensure a great experience.
Never forget that any card or certification is a LEARNERS PERMIT! You have been given the skills under supervision and now it is time to go out and build experience in a safe manor. Whether you are OW or doing Deco dives everyone starts from humble places. You are going to have less than perfect, down right miserable dives!
Welcome these, for they teach us the most. Please understand if everything goes perfect it is awesome but when the struggles begin it shows us what we really need work on. Then real training begins and we learn to overcome! Safer, better divers on a evolving path of learning that hopefully never stops!
I passed the class but with humility and was reminded that to struggle at times is better than never have a bump in the road! Welcome to humanity and learn to laugh at yourself and learn from your short comings.
Take heart where ever you are training and for what ever class, relax and have fun!
CamG Keep diving....keep training....keep learning!
Well it took me back to where it all began Open Water. I will never forget the struggles and mental battles I fought to get through the training. NOT EVERYONE IS A NATURAL!
If you are struggling with OW training right now know that you are not alone!
Many have been where you are at, HANG IN THERE, COMMIT TO TRAINING AND GUTTING THROUGH IT! It is so worth it in the end!
I have been Blessed in every sense of the word to have had stellar instructors.
Both are from different agencies but both have the same passion for dive training and diving! It has been my pleasure to get to know these individuals and call them friends.
Take your time finding instructors and get references, it pays off HUGE in the end!
A little time and effort will ensure a great experience.
Never forget that any card or certification is a LEARNERS PERMIT! You have been given the skills under supervision and now it is time to go out and build experience in a safe manor. Whether you are OW or doing Deco dives everyone starts from humble places. You are going to have less than perfect, down right miserable dives!
Welcome these, for they teach us the most. Please understand if everything goes perfect it is awesome but when the struggles begin it shows us what we really need work on. Then real training begins and we learn to overcome! Safer, better divers on a evolving path of learning that hopefully never stops!
I passed the class but with humility and was reminded that to struggle at times is better than never have a bump in the road! Welcome to humanity and learn to laugh at yourself and learn from your short comings.
Take heart where ever you are training and for what ever class, relax and have fun!
CamG Keep diving....keep training....keep learning!