Greetings Divas!
I am not, repeat not, a great skier but I have the opportunity to become a ski instructor at a small, repeat small, ski area in the midwest. DH is a great skier and has instructed in another life, and is willing to do this with me and won't do it if we're both not hired. Kind of nice of him, yes?
He says I'd be a good instructor because of my personality, coachability, and I really love to ski even though I've only skied for a few years. He's also warned me that instructing is really hard work (I'm not afraid of hard work but I don't really know what to compare this to).
I'm planning to go to a meeting for new instructors to learn more, but for those of you who have instructed or still do, what else should I know or think about before making a commitment? This is just part-time as I have another full-time commitment (very flexible hours, so no worries there). I've also done training/teaching in another life and loved that but never anything physical.
I don't want to try this and suck at it--failure isn't one of my best things. Whatcha think, Divas? Should I do try it? Then quit if I don't like it? Stick it out no matter what? Not try it at all? Your thoughts are surely welcome!
I am not, repeat not, a great skier but I have the opportunity to become a ski instructor at a small, repeat small, ski area in the midwest. DH is a great skier and has instructed in another life, and is willing to do this with me and won't do it if we're both not hired. Kind of nice of him, yes?
He says I'd be a good instructor because of my personality, coachability, and I really love to ski even though I've only skied for a few years. He's also warned me that instructing is really hard work (I'm not afraid of hard work but I don't really know what to compare this to).
I'm planning to go to a meeting for new instructors to learn more, but for those of you who have instructed or still do, what else should I know or think about before making a commitment? This is just part-time as I have another full-time commitment (very flexible hours, so no worries there). I've also done training/teaching in another life and loved that but never anything physical.
I don't want to try this and suck at it--failure isn't one of my best things. Whatcha think, Divas? Should I do try it? Then quit if I don't like it? Stick it out no matter what? Not try it at all? Your thoughts are surely welcome!