Everything Horses and Livestock® Magazine Feb 2019 Vol 4 Issue 1

Everything Horses and Livestock Magazine ®

H ow many times have you said, “I should do that one day”, knowing good and well that you will not even give it a second thought? Or have you ever wanted to sign up or enroll into a class or a competition and just did not do it. Why? Are you afraid of failure? Are you lazy and do not want to put forth the effort? Are you scared that others may make fun of you? Are you worried that you will be outclassed and look like a fool? We keep so many promises to other people, yet it is common practice to break promises that we make to ourselves. There are countless examples of

women that have set their mind to do something and they have rocked their journey and never looked back. Women that have lost 100lbs, completed 5K runs that had to use a walker due to cerebral palsy, graduated college when they did not finish high school, and the list goes on and on. But yet, you cannot muster up the notion to enter a horse competition, finish that project you started forever ago, or do something that is going to help you live longer and happier. Let’s take a minute to discuss why our society has gotten into this funk. Technology and

social media. We not only live in a “now” society, but we live in a “right now!” society. Anything we want or want to know is immediately accessible. Amazon and Google are changing our lives. The days of waiting are over. When your day to day life is filled with now and right now, the concept of a goal taking an extended amount of time appears to be an unachievable task, when in actuality, everything is possible and there is not a limit on one’s growth potential. Social media has us beat down in our perception of ourselves. Social media is not real life. It is

Start Keeping Promises to Yourself By Brandy Von Holten

“I should do that one day"

"I should do that one day”

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