I like to choose a few big goals as "missions" for the year. Then I break them into major milestone goals and determine goals for each month.
2020 Mission Goals and Major Milestone Goals
- All horse adventures without anxiety (CTRs, camping, group trail ride, show, jump, and ride bareback)
- Complete all NATRC obstacle challenges
- Load into trailer quickly and easily
- Dismount without stirrups
- Calm family trail ride
- Trot stirrupless on Dan confidently
- COMPLETE! - Ride in all walk only virtual trail rider challenges
- Go horse camping
- Go on a group trail ride
- Canter confidently
- Ride in bareback pad walk/trot confidently
- COMPLETE! - Compete in-hand in season 1 virtual obstacle shows, all virtual trail rider challenges, and all possible live trail rider challenges
- Ride down the driveway confidently
- COMPLETE! - Pass Harmony Horsemanship Student Level 2 assessment
- Lose 36 pounds to hit goal weight of 150
- Lose first 16 pounds to weigh 170
- Lose first 26 pounds to weigh 160
- Fit in English clothes
- Fit in goal breeches
- Fit in goal jeans
- On track for MBA graduation in December 2022
- COMPLETE! - Pass Certified Management Accountant Exam in January
- Read 12 books about personal development
- COMPLETE! - Admitted into MBA program starting Summer 2020
- Obtain CSCA certification
- Zeke in-shape and moving in wellness
- COMPLETE! - 72% in Walk/Walk Liberty Neck Rope tests
- Solid working walk
- Consistent intermediate gait under saddle
- Trot on command on the ground
- Consistently canter over poles on command
- Canter under saddle
- Log 150 Top Trail miles
- Log 50 hours for Distance Program
- Save money for fence replacement and emergency savings
- Read the entire Bible by completing the One Year Bible
Check out the blog for my current month's goals.