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Mantras for a Wild.Life: Be Your Own Cheerleader

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This was not going to be the first post to introduce my personal Mantras for a Wild.Life, but current events suggest today is the day to walk my talk and be my own cheerleader... All may become clear...

Be Your Own Cheerleader

The thing is that no-one will believe in you unless you believe in yourself. Too many people are not taught this skill when they are young and it is not something that comes naturally to most folk - especially in this modern culture of put-downs and ridicule.

It is not always easy to have a support network around who hold you up even when you are falling down. Quite often the fact you are falling down is a point of leverage to those who view the world as a competitive arena and will happily use your misfortune as a way to prop up their own self-esteem.

You have choices - you can either wallow in victimhood and believe that just because so-and-so laughed at you, ignored you, or otherwise tried to derail you that this means you are worthless... or you can blow your own trumpet and congratulate your own self for your personal achievements.

In the spirit of being my own cheerleader, I am happy to announce that I was nominated for the Scottish Roundup Scotblogs Awards 2010. I would love to collect more than three votes! Even if I don't, I think I have an interesting and unusual blog.