Week 1: Passion
What do you want, and why do you want it?
In this section, you will reflect on your horsemanship goals and think big. Think back to why you fell in love with horses to begin with, and what your horsemanship dreams are for the future.
The activities in this section will give you a clear vision of what you want to accomplish with your horse.
To begin, download the workbook by clicking the icon below, and print it out so you can follow along.
The activities in this section will give you a clear vision of what you want to accomplish with your horse.
To begin, download the workbook by clicking the icon below, and print it out so you can follow along.
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Passion Activities
Dream Big Activity:
In this activity, you will brainstorm and list all of your ideas, desires, wishes, hopes, and dreams for your horsemanship journey. No dream is too big or too small. Nothing is un-achievable. Just Dream Big!
In your workbook there is space to write, or if you would prefer, get out a journal and a pen. Take 5-10 minutes in a quiet place to brainstorm ALL of the ideas, desires, wishes, hopes and dreams you have for your horsemanship journey. List everything that you can think of, nothing is too big or too small. Nothing is un-achievable.
Next to each item you listed, write a 1, 3, 5 or 10, referring to the number of years you hope to achieve that goal in. From your list of 1 year goals, select 1 to 4 that you find the most impactful and that you want to focus on these during the course of this program. Write those goals down.
In this activity, you will brainstorm and list all of your ideas, desires, wishes, hopes, and dreams for your horsemanship journey. No dream is too big or too small. Nothing is un-achievable. Just Dream Big!
In your workbook there is space to write, or if you would prefer, get out a journal and a pen. Take 5-10 minutes in a quiet place to brainstorm ALL of the ideas, desires, wishes, hopes and dreams you have for your horsemanship journey. List everything that you can think of, nothing is too big or too small. Nothing is un-achievable.
Next to each item you listed, write a 1, 3, 5 or 10, referring to the number of years you hope to achieve that goal in. From your list of 1 year goals, select 1 to 4 that you find the most impactful and that you want to focus on these during the course of this program. Write those goals down.
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Big Enough Reason Why Activity:
In this next activity, we will examine WHY you want to achieve each of your goals. A big reason why many people do not achieve their goals is because they do not have a big enough reason why they want it, so when the trail gets bumpy, they don't have the motivation to keep moving forward. By asking yourself what is your reason WHY for your goals now, you will have a clearer vision to help encourage and inspire you when obstacles appear in your path.
I' m asking you to dig deep and make sure you have a true understanding of the REAL reasons you want to reach your goals. Answer these questions for each goal.
What is your goal?
Why do you want to achieve it?
What about that outcome makes you desire it?
And why do you want that?
In this next activity, we will examine WHY you want to achieve each of your goals. A big reason why many people do not achieve their goals is because they do not have a big enough reason why they want it, so when the trail gets bumpy, they don't have the motivation to keep moving forward. By asking yourself what is your reason WHY for your goals now, you will have a clearer vision to help encourage and inspire you when obstacles appear in your path.
I' m asking you to dig deep and make sure you have a true understanding of the REAL reasons you want to reach your goals. Answer these questions for each goal.
What is your goal?
Why do you want to achieve it?
What about that outcome makes you desire it?
And why do you want that?
To download the video to your computer, right click on the video and select Save Video As.
Create a Vision Activity:
Now that you know what you want and why you want it, let's create a vision board that clearly portrays your goals.
A vision board can be a simple as a piece of paper that you tape pictures that inspire you on, or as elaborate as a painted corkboard that you pin pictures on. Some people create digital vision boards by collecting images that inspire them (pinterest is a good place to create a digital vision board.)
Step 1: Clearly Picture Your Dream
Search through magazines and cut out pictures that inspire you or images of riders doing what you want to do, or search for images online and print them out.
Step 2: Create Your Vision Board
Go through the images you've collected, and lay them out on a sheet of paper. Have fun with this step, and get creative!
Step 3: Include Yourself! (Optional)
Do you have a photo of you and your horse that you really love? Save space in the middle of your vision board, and put that photo there!
Step 4: Display Your Vision Board
Hang up your vision board in a place where you will see it every day. This will help remind you and inspire you of your dreams. If you created a digital vision board, post it on your social media pages or save it as your desktop background for your computer/phone.
Now that you know what you want and why you want it, let's create a vision board that clearly portrays your goals.
A vision board can be a simple as a piece of paper that you tape pictures that inspire you on, or as elaborate as a painted corkboard that you pin pictures on. Some people create digital vision boards by collecting images that inspire them (pinterest is a good place to create a digital vision board.)
Step 1: Clearly Picture Your Dream
Search through magazines and cut out pictures that inspire you or images of riders doing what you want to do, or search for images online and print them out.
Step 2: Create Your Vision Board
Go through the images you've collected, and lay them out on a sheet of paper. Have fun with this step, and get creative!
Step 3: Include Yourself! (Optional)
Do you have a photo of you and your horse that you really love? Save space in the middle of your vision board, and put that photo there!
Step 4: Display Your Vision Board
Hang up your vision board in a place where you will see it every day. This will help remind you and inspire you of your dreams. If you created a digital vision board, post it on your social media pages or save it as your desktop background for your computer/phone.
To download the video to your computer, right click on the video and select Save Video As.