JUNE 2022 THE RIDER /13 We Can Hustle: Limiting Beliefs As A Rider


By Shelby Olyschlager Do you ever state a fact as permanent


even though it is really only temporary? Or declare something you do as “its you” do be like that” or its your horse “to always act in a certain way”? An example being “I never feel fully prepared for competitions” or use your own circumstances to fill in the blank. Those are beliefs that are limiting you


into a small space of your own creation. It’s a bubble you are stuck in based on your cur- rent status. How we talk to ourselves mat- ters. How we talk about everything matters! Our outlook can be created on a few


things. Either the beliefs of our society telling us what is right and wrong and it’s created by our own representation of past events that have happened and are shaping our view of reality. The first, limiting beliefs because of our


social walls created by simply being human. We are supposed to do this and that but only at “that time” in our lives. But who’s decided that it’s truly right for us? The only ones who know us best are our- selves. We know when we have limiting be- liefs because they don’t sit right. You feel uneasy being small, you know you have more to offer. If you are to strip off that bar- rier that has been created you would feel the sense of liberation that anything is possible for you. The world opens up because you are not tied to those beliefs anymore. Wouldn’t that sense of control feel liberat- ing? You’ll feel that sense of excitement for the future because you realize it is yours to create! Now the other. The limiting beliefs we


put on ourselves. It can almost be harder to understand and dissolve than the beliefs so- ciety brings. Everything we have been through has shaped us unwillingly into who we are today. We only have two options in the matter, how we understand it and how we allow it to affect us. Let’s say, in a riding sense. You seem to


struggle with your first barrel turn. Do you think telling yourself “I always struggle with my first barrel” is going to allow you to stop struggling? Or will it only feed into the belief that “I always struggle with first”? What do you think is going to happen mov- ing forward? My guess is that you will con- tinue to struggle until you change your narrative. In order to truly move forward into the future you want, you have to let go of that belief that’s holding you back into your past experiences. The awesome thing with our own lim-


iting beliefs is we always have The control. We can choose how we view a situation and we can decide how we talk to ourselves moving forward to the next one. Every race or competition or day is a new chance for change. It starts with our beliefs. `This month I have a challenge. Notice


all the limiting beliefs you tell yourself and the once society puts on you. I want you to write them down and write down how they make you feel internally. Go deep, take time to really listen to yourself. Once you write down what they have been in the past. Now write down how you would feel without those beliefs. How would your outlook change? What would you do differently? Really visualize your future as true to you as possible. I want you to feel it. Once it’s


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been established, remember it. Make the decision daily on how you are going to take control of your beliefs and show up in a way that sits right for you. You are the most important being in your life, make sure you honor your true beliefs by bringing more awareness to them all. The next step is always forward!


Shelby Olyschlager Bio: Shelby is the host of the We Can Hustle Podcast. She strives to


deliver weekly support, education and connection for everyone going through their own unique journey with horses. As a barrel racer, she has learnt through her own trial and error how to create real changes within ourselves and within our equine partners. She shares her les- sons and the lessons of guests on her show and social channels. “It all starts with ourselves. If we can approach life with empathy, an open mind and determination; we can all achieve what we set out to do.”


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