I’m currently listening to Mel Robbins fabulous audiobook the High 5 Habit, in which she sets out a number of ways to become your own biggest cheerleader.
She tells a great story of how she managed to complete the New York marathon despite a lack of training because of the encouragement she got from people along the way. They cheered her on, kept her spirits up and helped her to focus on how far she had come and how good she would feel when she achieved her goal when she just wanted to give up and go home!
I experienced this today for myself when I did the Red Dress run at Stormont.
I couldn’t resist joining these fabulous young ladies when I finished, their energy and enthusiasm was amazing and it really brought it home to me that we do so much better when we have someone cheering for us.
We all have cheerleaders in our lives: friends, partners, family. And of course, we think nothing of cheerleading others on a daily basis.
Being your own cheerleader doesn’t mean you have to dance and sing or wave around some pom-poms (unless you want to, of course!).
Being your own cheerleader means becoming your own source of encouragement and enthusiasm when you’re faced with challenges rather than beating yourself up, . Being your own cheerleader means keeping your spirits up and cheering for yourself even when others belittle what you’re trying to achieve or when you face hostility and knock-backs.
Why not give yourself a cheer?