So a few things have been happening of late that have made me reassess what I wanted to achieve over 2011 and what I’d like to achieve next year, and I’ve concluded with regards to next year, I may as well hit the ground running!

What do you want to do for next year that you could actually actively start working towards this year?

My frustrated revelation this week has been that there’s always a replacement available.  If you don’t want to do a particular task or something doesn’t quite fit in with what you had in mind, there’s always someone willing to step into your position.  Change at times is inevitable, whether it’s wanted or not, but it can push you to question what you really want.

So what do you want in the near future?  And what are you willing to do to get it?  Start being accountable, perhaps by writing it up in a comment here – writing something down makes it that much more tangible.

I want to:

• build up a residual income via the opportunity that SendOutCards affords and help others do the same and gain some financial freedom
• invest in a rental property
• build up a financial portfolio that will help in the purchase of my dream property
• reach 300+ articles on Suite101

It’s coming around to that time of year again.  For those considering the study thing, be it full time, part time or via distance education whilst working, there are a multitude of horse courses out there!

To draw your attention to two in the Melbourne, Victoria area:

• Certificate II in Equine Industry
• Certificate III in Agriculture (Horse Breeding)

Both courses are on offer at Box Hill TAFE, and the open day is this Sunday, August the 28th from 10am.  Open Days are a great opportunity to find out what a course offers, see how it is delivered and meet the knowledgeable teachers.  It’s never too late to start learning and gain a qualification!

tag: equine education, horse course, distance education

A few days ago I received an email asking what was happening with my novel in progress.  A reply and second email enlightened me to the fact that the person asking was Danielle Silvestri, author of Dancing Hooves.

The idea for this book formed when I was studying in 2003/2004.  I’ve been writing it since then and despite having planned to finish the novel in 2009, find I’m still quite a way from that!

Danielle’s emails commented on how being stagnant in writing for a time isn’t a bad thing: it allows you time to mature and come back and improve on something.

Perhaps you have a dream that’s been sitting stagnant for awhile… so much so that you’re not sure it’ll ever come to pass.  Dreams are placed on our heart for a reason – it’s dangerous not to hope.  Anything that is so big that it seems impossible, great!  That means it’s a dream from God that can only be achieved with His help.

Pausing for awhile when ‘life get’s in the way’, doesn’t mean the end of a dream.  Keep on dreaming.

“If I had a horse, I’d ride off in the sunset, where dreams, and shadows lie. To a life, where pain and sorrow don’t exist, and to where hopes, and dreams become reality.” – Lindsay Turcotte