The Instructor Grindset is a focused, year-round approach to developing your skills, body and career as a snowsports instructor.
The PSIA certification pathways are designed to be navigable with part time training. This presents an opportunity for anyone who wants to turn their passion for skiing into a career. By training and studying year-round, you earn the title of elite professional snowsports instructor twice as fast. People might even consider you that, just because you train year-round.
So what's the catch? Why is this completely free? The Instructor Grindset is offered here for free because you will be doing the work.
Instead of simply setting a snowsports certification goal and forgetting about it until next March, try my holistic protocol for career planning.
Once you have your plan, track your teaching with the Lesson Log.
The grindset in practice — real lessons from the mountain.
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