The Importance Of Personal Cheerleaders

What is a personal cheerleader? It's exactly what you think it is. It's just someone who cheers you on no matter what you are pursuing. No matter how good or bad you are at it. They are an important support system to what keeps you going. I'm lucky to have a whole cheer squad, also known as my family and friends. I have always felt a great sense of gratitude to those on my "cheer team". Personal cheerleaders are almost always a great thing to have. They give you affirmation and love. They believe in you. Having someone believe in you is a very powerful feeling. It makes you feel like you can conquer anything, whether it is starting a clothing line or just dropping into a half pipe on a skateboard. Sometimes having personal cheerleaders is dangerous. They don't want to hurt your feelings or give you criticism. You could be completely shitting the bed and they'll tell you it is great. A great way to visualize it is by thinking of a football game. The team is getting destroyed by their opponent and the cheerleaders keep going to boost morale. It's dangerous because when things are going south, cheerleaders keep digging you deeper. I'm scared of criticism because it could totally derail you. I'm scared of getting derailed, but I wish I wasn't. I was coddled growing up and I think that makes me an easy target for getting my feelings hurt by criticism. I want to work on that. I've recently been showing some people my designs and getting opinions. I have some of my tee shirt drawings on my dorm room wall and everytime someone comes in I get anxious. Do they like it? What's their favorite? People always say they are cool or "Oh I would wear this one!". Do I believe them or are they being cheerleaders? Should I care what they say if it could just be cheerleading? I want to find someone with experience to give me real feedback. I want that for my work, but also my life. I think that would be interesting to have. Is that a therapist? My therapist was always a cheerleader though. I want to end this post by shooting out my cheer captains (or biggest cheerleaders, I don't know how that structure works). My parents are phenomenal cheerleaders. An NFL team would be extremely lucky to have them. I know my dad would look excellent in one of those Dallas Cowboy spandex and bra sets! Happy Friday and have a wonderful weekend! Sorry for a night time post but I forgot what day it was.