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������������������&�� ������������ Eliminating Negativity by Following Your PASSION �������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� �������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� ������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������ ���������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� �������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� ���������������������������������� ���������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� �������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� �������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 68 www.EliteEquestrian.us EE Creating Positive Thoughts Have you become fearful, depressed and accepting mediocrity? Are you anxious when you ride? Focusing on your dreams and goals provides inspiration and motivation. You might think it is a waste of time to dream, but if you become bogged down in the negative now, instead of focusing on the rider you want to be, achieving your goals is much harder. When motivation is waning, think about your goals, sit down and visualize riding the way you want to. Many riders think they must perform a skill to be confident. Practice it in your mind! You can do it before you even try! This includes winning. Practice riding winning rounds in your mind and then you will be ready to win in reality! Are you sure you will never achieve your dream? Try not to believe yourself. Stretch yourself and your thinking; decide in your mind that you are going to become the very best “average” rider there ever has been. Keep working on developing your horses’ potential also, making them the very best “average” horse they can be. Become the best of the middle of the pack, and what you may find is you become very happy and fulfilled, your passion returns, and the results may surprise you. You may actually create your dreams and fulfill your goals. Focus on what you can do when riding and competing. By focusing on the positive, you will ride more confidently. You will have more good jumps, score goals, go faster, or perform dressage movements well. When that critical voice inside you starts talking: just plain tell it to be quiet, shut up and talk back to it, refusing to listen to your self criticism. Tell yourself that there is no longer room in your life for self-criticism, and send it off somewhere else, throw it in the trash, or write a letter, say good bye, and burn the letter. Take the risk and push past your current comfort level. This takes some work and courage on your part. Make it a daily habit. Set some short and intermediate goals for yourself and get busy working on them. “When the student is ready, the teacher appears,” is an old saying that is very true. Out of the blue you may find a new trainer who can help you, or the horse that you have always want appears and is affordable. You may get new clients in the form of students or horses who can allow you to teach and ride at your true potential level. These kinds of small miracles occur when you clear out the emotional and mental clutter and allow what you want to happen to enter your life. Without the emotional baggage, you are creating room in your mind for positive thoughts to become your dominant mode of thinking and growth to occur. Do listen to helpful technical instruction which can help you become a stronger rider. Learn to identify the difference between destructive and constructive criticism. Constructive criticism usually comes from people who do have your best interest at heart. You may find, especially in competitive environments, that it is a very small number of people who are truly supportive of you and your growth as a rider. Maybe there is only on, so rely on that person for sound advice, or rely on yourself when there are not supportive people around you. Focus on the fact that you are lucky to have a clear vision of how you want to ride. After all, when you are competing, you are the one performing. It is more fulfilling to create the positive experiences in your life, the ones in which you stretched, grew, and tried, whether or not you obtained your ultimate goal. It is the process that is most fulfilling. The process teaches the greatest lessons about life, creates confidence, joy and peace within ourselves. Make a deal with yourself to follow your passion each and every day of your life. ���������������������������������������������� Take Chances Positive Criticism


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