Hiring a Professional Trainer is Not a Sign of Weakness
This world is full of "professionals" for a reason. We need professionals to guide the rest of us amateurs through the world and nobody can be an expert at EVERYTHING. For example, I am not a professional plumber, electrician, lawyer or dentist. I would not plumb or wire my own house, represent myself in a court of law, or crown or pull my own tooth. I would hire a professional to help me. That being said, I would try to learn as much as possible alongside the professionals