Meet Chris Staudinger

Alright – so today we’ve got the honor of introducing you to Chris Staudinger. We think you’ll enjoy our conversation, we’ve shared it below.

Hi Chris , thank you for joining us today and sharing your experiences and acquired wisdom with us. Burnout is a huge topic these days and so we’d love to kick things off by discussing your thoughts on overcoming or avoiding burnout

One of the biggest question I get asked is “when do you think you’ll burn out?” The truth is I don’t know if o ever will. 9 years strong now and I always try to improve my tours and experiences. I am a curious learner and every day I commit to learning something new. I love to share that knowledge in my tours so it keeps each excursion fresh.

Appreciate the insights and wisdom. Before we dig deeper and ask you about the skills that matter and more, maybe you can tell our readers about yourself?

I run a tour company called Pretty Gritty Tours that focuses on celebrating the history and opportunities of Tacoma WA and the Pacific Northwest as a whole.
We are constantly expanding our services to offer more opportunities for people to get to know this incredible region.

There is so much advice out there about all the different skills and qualities folks need to develop in order to succeed in today’s highly competitive environment and often it can feel overwhelming. So, if we had to break it down to just the three that matter most, which three skills or qualities would you focus on?

Never be afraid to be a constant student. In learning, we always are improving ourselves and creating new opportunities to be better. I often ask more questions than I answer and that prepares me to have more knowledge for every aspect in my life.

Before we go, any advice you can share with people who are feeling overwhelmed?

It has been the hardest thing for me to delegate responsibility to team members but by trusting them I have opened myself up to more opportunities and also learned how to improve my brand. Each guide has their own style and I have been fortunate to get to see them thrive and learn from those experiences on how to improve my own tours but also to see what is universally good. When I see my training successes with another guide I know it’s good. Trusting your team to help and listening to their feedback has been invaluable n

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