May 17

Confidence When Learning to Horseride

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Last night was brilliant, it was my first class in with the new group where i actually felt like i held my own. Phil gave me another small horse but instead of messing everything up it behaved for me, next week we all start back jumping as a class…….
There was a new horse that arrived from Spain yesterday, its been travelling since Thursday poor thing, when we finished feeding ours and putting them into the fields the 3 of us sneaked up to have a look at him.. ive never seen such a beautiful horse..hes white and a little wild looking as his mane is so long but so bloody beautiful its untrue. I must have stood there for over an hour with him everyone else went home, his eyes were mesmerising and just kept staring at me, he didn’t flinch, move or do anything, just stared .. in all the time ive been up there and worked with them ive never experienced that feeling before, Phil said hes a typical Spanish horse but is supposed to very gentle, his owner has a false leg so brought him over here to ride, hes gotta be one special horse to be able to ride with one leg thats for sure…

I want a horse just like him one day.. all white and natural with an unruly mane and gentle eyes..
Im starting work back at the stables this Friday, so hopefully ill get to see him run through the fields. I may even be the one who takes him out there!
the thought of having a place where i can have my own horse is constantly going through my head now..its only expensive if you dont look after it yourself.. Im not like that. i want to do it…….my fella can build what i need and ill look after other peoples to pay for mine…. so its acheiable.

I was determined i could do it tonight and saturday wasnt a fluke, the girls have been brilliant with me up there….. Its all about going back to basics again and starting from there for me….

Society cramps you in and fills you full of shit gizmos you dont really need, i want a more simpler life with somewhere i can grow my own stuff and spend my time outdoors, im happy when i am.. i don’t need convertible cars and microwave ovens….. the difference between riding a horse and driving a bmw isnt just a shit load of money.. the horse brings you so much more you get the wind through your hair, a connection to nature somewhere i feel i belong, and such a sense of freedom its like finding peace on a sunny day, its all about team work and enjoying yourself along the way.. theres no buttons to stop and start you, using your own ability to gel together and getting/giving the best from and to each other… its never the same! every ride is new every moment created, every new moment brings you something surprising and thought provoking..Its like coming home and smiling inside out.. Id just like to lose the hat and grab a pair of shorts, but society has to stamp its mark on that bugger too doesnt it..
Give me an open field, that beautiful white horse and the simple things like that anyday.
The older im getting the more im starting to need and think about them more and more ..
At the moment we have dependants to feed but everyday they grow more independant, theres gonna come a day soon when we can go discovering the aztec trail by horseback and do those things i dream about…..like getting my fella on a bloody horse so he can come with me……….hes always wanted to do the aztec and inca trails like me.. all failing, he’ll have to hire a bloody car and try to keep up with us…..lol

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Working is a major influence on who we are as people and who we will become in life. Understanding the importance of the job we do is the first step towards appreciating the gift of work and learning how to use it to our advantage. Rather than seeing our work as just being something that we begrudgingly do each week day from 9 to 5, we have to see it as something more meaningful.

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By giving your time and commitment to your work you are contributing to society in many ways. You may be working to keep food on the table for your family, providing valuable products or services to society, or creating jobs for others if you're the boss. Work Encourages Growth
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k can involve everything from spiritual growth through to improved physical health. The contacts we have with customers or coworkers encourages social interaction, which is a great way to learn how to deal with people from a variety of backgrounds. Many skills from particular industries can also be of benefit in our home life.

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For the person that has little motivation or the ambition to do better in life, their conditions are improved by working because they can provide for their family and perhaps take the occasional holiday. But for those seeking more out of life, with big hopes and dreams, work is the key to change. It may start with a job that merely feeds and clothes you, which later leads to creating the change necessary to rise above your current circumstances. That could mean attaining further education while you are still working to get a better job, creating a product that could improve the life of others, or getting the savings needed to start your own business.

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Life Tip 1) First, life is worthwhile if you LEARN. What you don't know WILL hurt you. You have to have learning to exist, let alone succeed. Life is worthwhile if you learn from your own experiences, negative and positive. We learn to do it right by first sometimes doing it wrong. We call that a positive negative. We also learn from other people's experiences, both positive and negative. I've always said it is too bad failures don't give seminars. We don't want to pay them so they don't tour around giving seminars. But the information would be very valuable – how someone who had it all, messed it up. Learning from other people's experiences and mistakes.

We learn by what we see - pay attention. By what we hear – be a good listener. Now I do suggest being a selective listener, don't just let anybody dump into your mental factory. We learn from what we read. Learn from every source. Learn from lectures, learn from songs, learn from sermons, learn from conversations with people who care. Keep learning.

Life Tip 2) Life is worthwhile if you TRY. You can't just learn; you now have to try something to see if you can do it. Try to make a difference, try to make some progress, try to learn a new skill, try to learn a new sport. Life is worthwhile if you try. It doesn't mean you can do everything but there are a lot of things you can do, if you just try. Try your best. Give it every effort. Why not go all out?

Life Tip 3) Life is worthwhile if you STAY. You have to stay from spring until harvest. If you have signed up for the day or for the game or for the project - see it through. Sometimes calamity comes and then it is worth wrapping it up. And that's the end, but just don't end in the middle. Maybe on the next project you pass, but on this one, if you signed up, see it through.

Life Tip 4) Life is worthwhile if you CARE. If you care at all you will get some results, if you care enough you can get incredible results. Care enough to make a difference. Care enough to turn somebody around. Care enough to start a new enterprise. Care enough to change it all. Care enough to be the highest producer. Care enough to set some records. Care enough to win.

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Well don’t we just have it all at our fingertips these days? Mobile telephony, satellite monitoring, wireless go anywhere internet connection, SMS and ‘always on’ email straight to our palm devices.

As soloists, there’s no excuse for failing to stay in touch with our work (and our clients) regardless of where we are or when. The marketers of course, would have us believe this is all good.

I disagree. Sure, some of it can be good and at times it is very convenient, but the worrying trend is that always available may become the workplace norm.

A quick glance at how these new services are being marketed and you’ll see imagery depicting young, happy executives tapping away at the keyboard while at the beach or in the garden. In the distance we see friends and family supposedly playing and communing happily.

Everyone is doing what they love. How nice.

Let’s now consider the reverse scenario: Friends and family playing happily in the office while you work. Do you reckon you’ll get much done? Nope. Me neither. You’ll be distracted and certainly won’t be concentrating on your work.

Relaxing with friends and family isn’t a totally passive past time. You need to participate if you are to give and receive. It’s called ‘being present’. If you’re not joining in, all you’re really doing is moving the office to a new location…and one where nothing terribly meaningful is achieved.

Let’s look at other implications of the always available trap.

Remember the good old days when you took a day or two off and were pleasantly surprised when everything ran smoothly in your absence? The times when your clients and associates rose to the challenge of management and decision-making and showed themselves much more capable than you had given credit?

Why would anyone risk making a decision about anything now, when you’re just a moment away?

On the other hand, if you want to make every micro decision (er, control freak!) then carry on, you’re doing just fine.

While some soloists may quite rightly say that being always available and in-touch is wonderful for their business, a survey on our site suggested over 72% of you would be more than happy if a surprise law banned mobile phones. Chances are partners and friends are sure to agree!

The answer to this is not that complex. Being available can most certainly be good, but we have to establish boundaries with our colleagues and clients.

If you don’t stay in control of your involvement in your business, you’ll forever be its prisoner.

That doesn’t sound like a good recipe for loving your work does it?

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