This episode is inspired by a comment from one of our listeners on a recent post we made about the power of having a vision: "I remember hearing you say on one of your podcasts that a visiting friend or relative had made a comment that you seemed so happy and content. You said it was because you were now working half as hard and getting twice the amount of work done. But, I know it wasn’t always like that. So, how do I get there? I can’t possibly work any harder than I currently am, getting up at 3 in the morning, getting my chores done, paperwork done, plan for the day mapped out, riding 6-10 horses a day, many of them colts who still require a lot of ground work, thinking it will somehow “work out” if I just keep working hard and want it bad enough. And I’m happy to do it! I love this life! But, I seriously don’t see how a trainer ever gets ahead. If I hire a couple kids to help with chores, sure, it gives me more time to focus on the training, but it eats up any profit margin I had. So, I just work harder and do it all myself. Buy the best quality alfalfa I can find and feed myself Ramen noodles for supper. I don’t mind the sacrifices...giving friends and family their “deal” because I want to be kind, but dang, those are actually the last people who should be asking for a “deal!” My best mare always gets the last, exhausted, beat up piece of me at the end of a long hot, 16 hour day. That genuinely makes me sad. She deserves better. And, so do I. But, I don’t know how to make it better. I don’t even know what my vision is. I thought it was “you’ll know it when you see it,” but it’s not that easy I guess. What’s all the stuff in between?" Tune in as I share my insights and experiences from being in the exact same place in my training career and the steps I took to overcome my season of overwhelm and overworking. Episode Resources: To join the Be Your Best Membership with Phil Haugen, visit: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠philhaugenhorsemanship.com/be-your-best-membership⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. To request a topic for our next episode, visit: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠philhaugenhorsemanship.com/podcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. If you enjoyed this episode, please share it and tag #beyourbesthorsemanship!

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