Intellectual Comfort in Training

Hello, Omari Broussard here from I.C.E. training company. And I'm out here in Phoenix, Arizona. We're at the, combat focus shooting instructor conference. And I've been, teaching on the range, is about, a good hundred degrees right now. But obviously we're getting some work done getting some good training done. Throughout these last three days, What I've picked out amongst the many students that have come to the course and actually interacting with the students, is the concept of comfort in training. Now, of course, depending on where you're at there's going to be comfort as far as, the weather as far as, your gear. But one thing about comfort that I like to bring up, is intellectual comfort. So when we talk about training in comfort, one of the types of comfort in training is intellectual comfort. How comfortable are you with the information that you're receiving? Right. So if, I think today with the resources like the internet, it's not like you show up to a course and have no idea what's going on. You can actually, stack the odds in your favor by doing a little research online, if the program has a book or the instructor has written some material, get familiar with what you're going to be doing, before you come out to the range. Once you come out to the range, the big thing that I find, that helps students a lot is asking questions, right? So, my background has been 20 years in the military, and, you know a lot of times it's, the questions are minimal, because there's, the instructor is the authority. I think for the private sector and as we evolve in training across all sectors, public and private, students asking questions, actually not only helps the students, but also helps the instructor, tailor the course to the students, uh, to what the students are looking for. So, my main tip out of this, this three-day trek, and the one thing that I really pulled out that was important was, comfort and training as, as it applies to, intellectual comfort. Getting the why question answered. You should not walk away from a course with the question of your mind as far as, why do we do this? Or what was this for? Uh, instructors, today especially myself when I talk a lot of the, the course material gets, modified and gets, uh, evolves over time because of the why questions. So now after, teaching for almost a decade now I think the one thing that keeps me moving forward, keeps my peers moving forward, and helps make a more enjoyable experience for the student, you being the student in this case, is asking the why questions, and having dialogue and discussion, so that you can develop that intellectual comfort and then, as you move forward, uh, the confidence will be there. Uh, you'll have a better, interactive experience with your instructor or future instructors. So, Omar Broussard from I.C.E. training company, combat focus shooting instructor conference, Phoenix, Arizona, it's a beautiful day. And I'll talk to you soon.