Quick, make a mental list of your closest friends and family members.  Now, go back over that list and ask yourself if those people are supportive, positive and in your corner.   If you are lucky, your cheerleaders outnumber the naysayers and you’re ahead of the game.  If you are looking at your list and you have more negatives than positives you have got to make some changes and this is why.

People who are in your corner, who support your endeavors, goals and dreams are the mortar in which you build on.   These are the people who tell you that you are smart, strong, capable and worthy and demand that YOU believe it as well.  Having confidence and faith in your ability helps you grow and create the life you want.  Face it, we all have doubts or a crisis of confidence at one point.  Our cheerleaders know this and help push you past the doubt and into a place of strength.

I have a small but very supportive circle of friends and family that do just this for me.  Recently  I received some negative remarks from a few participants in a class I teach.  I also received some very positive and encouraging remarks from other participants in that same class.   As is a classic response, I cried over the negative and downplayed the positive.

I discussed the remarks with some friends and I received the support and push forward I needed.   It was not only a great show of friendship but they offered some fabulous insight from an outside perspective.  Whether your circle is offering support or providing a gentle but loving kick in the butt.   We all need that.

So if your detractors outnumber your supporters, you have work to do.   Out with the old and in with the new.  So to speak.

Now go run!

Keli 🙂