Instructor 101

I have been working in the SCUBA industry for about 6 years now.  I have worked on a couple different boats, in a few dive shops, and just recently, I have become an instructor.  This is not a fabulous paying job, with benefits and great perks, it is a job of passion.  A job that I love because I enjoy being in the water, watching the interaction within an ecosystem, and I enjoy introducing people to the underwater adventure that I love.
Having just moved back to Las Vegas, I was dreading diving in Lake Mead.  I put it off for months, complaining about the cold water, bad visibility, and lack of anything interesting to see.  This bad attitude was transposing into my work, and effecting my students and how I was teaching.  My students don't realise that they are about to ascend into a giant mud whole, where the visibility will be limited and there is little fish life.  But the students will pick up on my abomination for Lake Mead, my disgust of the life, and my hatred of the cold water.  This all does not make for a fantastic first experience. 
This week, in Instructor 101, I learned that the instructor makes all the difference.  I have such a love for this job, the industry, and what I get to do, I need to show it more.  And in showing it more, people will see my passion for the amazing experience that come when diving.  A little attitude change can make all the difference!