So 30K came and went so quickly!
Thank you so much to the people who commented with a goal for this year - I can relate to them all! I wish you all the best horsin' around success in this year of 2020!
In my Goal Setting book, I write about the investment we put in as riders - to learn the skills, to keep learning new skills (even after we think we know it all!), and how every time we improve, our horse will also invariably improve.
But there's so much more benefit to this investment. Because everything you learn from your one horse will be carried with you to every new horse you ride:
Everything you learn on one horse can be transferred to other horses. Whatever skills you develop, based on your horse's abilities and needs, will be with you as long as you ride horses. You will be better able to influence other horses thanks to what you learned from your horse.
So it's worth it all! The time, the money, the energy, the frustration and even the plateaus.
This is where something like the Goal Setting book can be so very helpful. If you're like me, you like to keep track of things by writing them down, having something to look back on, and a place to write down your dreams and aspirations for the future. Even if they don't happen they way you dream it, documenting the intention itself will help you maintain focus and determination. Because it's all about knowing what you want to do, and then showing up - day after day after day.
And for us, of course, it's also about our deep love for the horse, the wonderful barn environment and the great outdoors, and the constant connection-building we are gifted with when we get to spend time with our favorite equine.
Here are the winners of a digital copy of Goal Setting For the Equestrian: A Personal Workbook.
The names were randomly drawn - all the comments (entries) you left on the post are included. If you have won, please send me a quick email, with the same email address you used for the comment, at fwdnrnd@gmail.com
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