| Sometimes you come to a problem in your | | | | of priority and tackled individually. Any overflow can |
| horse-riding that you just can't seem to get past. | | | | be channelled appropriately and be prioritised rather |
| You've been to instructors, talked to other riders, | | | | than serve as a distraction from your main purpose. |
| tried with other horses and you just can't get it to | | | | Obviously there is a lot of work to be completed and |
| work. What is it that you need to get past this | | | | clear decisions need to be actioned to ensure "long |
| barrier? | | | | term solutions". Ensure those tasks that are |
| To allow progress to proceed in your horse-riding | | | | distractions and cause you to procrastinate and |
| practice sessions or competition days, now is a good | | | | become demotivated, ie: those that will take too long |
| opportunity to evaluate your status and progress | | | | to implement, are put arranged concurrently or |
| towards resolving a number of your main issues | | | | sidelined completely to ensure solutions that deliver |
| issues that are problematic. | | | | when you need them and can be implemented |
| Understand though that the problem areas may not | | | | without delay. |
| be stand-alone issues, but will impact on many other | | | | Create a critical path line of those activities which are |
| areas you may not even be aware of. This is why | | | | the minimum needed for you to attain your goal. You |
| perhaps that often we feel like we are constantly | | | | cannot continue to entertain the belief that an large |
| working hard but are not achieving or moving | | | | amount of non-priority work can be completed and |
| towards our goal. | | | | for it to not delay success. I suspect you are aware |
| | | | | of this, but we need to be sure what our intentions |
| This issue of delayed progress observed tends to | | | | are, as if we have limited a programme/sequence or |
| cause grief and guilt. Stopping working towards your | | | | one that has never been provided it is impossible to |
| goal then, despite what you may believe in your | | | | understand the management and delivery process for |
| dispirited state - - results in any progress you are | | | | the successful completion of your goal. |
| achieving slowing and/or stopping. | | | | In conclusion, chunk down your problem, prioritise |
| It starts rumours of failure in your self-talk and in the | | | | tasks and place on a critical path programme, |
| perception of others, and brings hesitation and lack | | | | minimise distractions and ensure that you maintain |
| of confidence in progress towards your goal at a | | | | clear motivated intent on attaining a successful |
| time when you need 100% commitment, motivation | | | | outcome. Remember failures are only bad if you don't |
| and progress in order to breakthrough to success. | | | | learn from them. |
| Have an open mind policy, for this very reason, | | | | Ultimately though, it is when we start to get too |
| to put it all on the table to find solutions and get to | | | | serious and bogged down in insignificant details that |
| the all important action and implementation stage as | | | | are often the real root of the problem. Learn to laugh |
| quickly as possible. Don't hide behind denial or an | | | | at yourself and why you might not be able to get it. |
| inability to admit what you may be struggling with, | | | | Learn not to see it as a problem but as a learning |
| for rather than assist progress, this only hinders it. | | | | curve, as a stepping stone to greater things. |
| We suggest a new 'chunking' mentality will need to | | | | Remember the old adage - an easy horse does not |
| be built to ensure the self-talk communication line | | | | make a good rider. Learning to have a joining up of |
| does not become blocked. This means to break a | | | | art + dance + equine can get you through this barrier |
| seemingly overlarge task down into smaller more | | | | as you become visually intentional, coordinated and |
| manageable chunks which can then be listed in order | | | | flexible and work with your horse. |