Patience...

[Tojo]

It can be a recipe for disaster saying 'this is how to do so & so to a sub'

Everyone is different, as is every situation- however minute the difference may be.

I find patience is often lacking in new subs. It seems to work just asking them to stop & wait- the worst thing you can do is let them rush you.

To me, the essence of D/s is KISS (keep it simple stupid) if she does something wrong I just point it out & address it in some way. Not the same way every time either- why be predictable?

Edit: actually Mysterious Fun says it quite well- that's similar to one of my tecniques.

[Myst]

It can be a recipe for disaster saying 'this is how to do so & so to a sub'

Everyone is different, as is every situation- however minute the difference may be.

I must agree, and would temper my example with the warning that of course not every technique works with every sub. As with pretty much all things in this lifestyle, there is no one size fits all, and so everyone figures out for themselves what works best. However, that being said, since it seemed the aim of neitsyst2's question was to see if Dom/mes taught patience, and if they did, how, I felt an example was prudent. I doubt anyone would be foolish enough to say "this is how it should be done regarding [insert subject here]".

Edit: actually Mysterious Fun says it quite well- that's similar to one of my tecniques.

*waits to see how others deal with patience*