
Our journeys of riding and showing our horses have hills and valleys of success and empowerment – and then we don’t feel so strong!
At times, we feel discouraged. Maybe something happens to our horse – all kinds of things can happen.
In his research, Daniel Coyle discovered the idea of sustaining motivation.
It means discovering and practicing ways to stay encouraged and motivated during the ups and downs.
He says a mix of passion, perseverance, and self-discipline keeps us moving forward.
This ability to encourage ourselves makes all the difference in growing and enjoying our time with horses.
We’re not born with this instinct. It’s developed.
That’s a critical point. It’s the ability to lift ourselves by our bootstraps during hard times and find a way in, around, or through challenges.
It’s also a skill that separates people.
When you think about the people you admire the most, aren’t they the ones who keep going and overcome incredible challenges?
I want to share some tools and mindsets with you about sustaining motivation.
Could you revise the ‘why’ you ride? This is critical to your joy. Your reasons keep you juiced (: so to speak because they’re so personal – and not dependent upon results.
Another mindset is consistent gratitude.
You would agree that we are lucky and blessed to ride these beautiful horses. We’re fortunate to have the means and the ability to do what we do.
It’s pure joy – the people, the adventures, and the support we get from others and can return to our friends.
This next idea is from Coyle’s The Little Book of Talent – think like a gardener and work like a carpenter.
That idea makes so much sense to me because I love plants. It’s a stretch to say I’m a gardener. LOL
But I feel good when I watch over them and spend time with them. It’s relaxing and soulful for me.
The idea is that with gardening, you’re always getting the big picture:
How does the landscape look?
How are individual plants doing?
What must I do next to fill in or expand the garden?
Working like a carpenter is more specific, as it means being extraordinarily methodical and measuring your work. Carpenters put in a lot of hours to do the meticulous little things.
Sustaining motivation is about the big picture and then working on our next steps to keep building our skills. We make a plan and then work strategically and intently on it. We’re invested!
Next, our spirit needs nourishment. We know we need to eat food to nourish our body and hydrate.
The same goes for our souls. Wherever you draw inspiration from – lap it up.
Make time for it.
It may be your faith.
Perhaps it’s from the stories of people who overcame great challenges in their discipline or life.
Other sources are podcasts, books, or daily inspirations.
Wherever you get your inspiration, make it a part of what you do consistently – it matters.
Then there’s Angela Duckworth’s Grit Test online. It’s fun to take and can help us see the components of grit – where we’re strong and where we can choose which resilience parameters to improve.
I believe in you and wish you joy and belief in yourself.
Keep loving, learning, growing, and having a blast with your beautiful horse.
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MINDSETS FOR SUSTAINING MOTIVATION:
- Keep coming home to your heart – your passion, why, and values to so appreciate the extraordinary opportunity to ride a horse,
- Gratitude for all involved in your horse world.
- Think like a gardener – work like a carpenter.
- Make time for inspiration.
- Take Angela Duckworth’s Grit test online to drill down to more specific information about you and grit:https://mcnairscholars.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/12-item-Grit-Scale-Angela-Duckworth.pdf.
- Keep learning, growing, and having fun.
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