‘Entrepreneur’ On Why The Only Cheerleader You Need Is You

When you work hard to achieve things in life it’s reasonable expect your family, friends, and colleagues to cheer you on, particularly if you would do the same for them. In reality, competitive work environments, cultural expectations, negative unconscious bias, and a zillion other things mean you often don’t get the credit you deserve. It feels unfair and it leads to anger, frustration, and low self esteem.

In Be Your Own Cheerleader, Neelu explains why it’s so important to learn how to support yourself.

“Alongside being a super rock star in your role at work, your other job — and actually the most important job you will ever have — is to manage your mental health. This is no easy task and takes constant vigilance of what you allow in and out of your precious mind. The other piece of mental health management that is quite challenging to control is the internal dialogue you have with yourself. The inner critic can run the show and your job is to make sure you keep it in check. The inner critic doesn't rule the show; you do. You ultimately have a choice: Are you going to work for your inner critic or are you going to manage and lead your inner critic? Empowerment comes from a place of managing the negative inner dialogue.”

Athalia Monae from Entrepreneur explains why you should stop expecting support from others and start giving it to yourself.