Sometimes You Have to Be Your Own Best Cheerleader (7 Ways to Bounce Back!)

Sometimes You Have to Be Your Own Best Cheerleader (7 Ways to Bounce Back!)

December 5, 2012 By JeffMac 

At times, when we may feel alone and unsupported, we have to be our own best cheerleader. This can be achieved through self-encouragement. Life will inevitably deal you some “bad cards” which may take the form of perceived trouble in your relationships, finances, health, career, etc. These bad times are a necessary part of life. Without these low points, we wouldn’t be as grateful and wouldn’t even realize the high points.

You need to encourage yourself. You need to pump yourself up. You need to be your own cheerleader. Why? Because you can’t wait and hope that someone else will come along and cheer you up… make you feel better… tell you that you’ll do better next time.
~ Jim Rohn

When you’re going through rough times, remind yourself that this too shall pass and that you’re bound to get better. We need to develop this positive self-talk and a confident self-image.
Here are 7 ways to pick yourself up and bounce back from tough times!


1. Have faith.
Develop the powerful ability to see things that don’t yet exist. Believe that your current situation will lead you to inspiration not depression. Trust that things will get better.

2. Develop resiliency.
Resilience is the power or ability to return to original form after being bent, compressed and stretched. You may be feeling hurt and lost at the moment and may need to give yourself time to gain back some strength. Build up your ability to bounce back from adversity. Never give up!

3. Don’t dwell on mistakes.
Don’t be too hard on yourself and don’t beat yourself up. Study your mistakes and learn from them. Develop yourself to avoid similar situations in the future.

4. Take responsibility for your thoughts and actions.
You have the ability to consciously respond, or submit to animal instincts and feverishly react to a given situation. Find a way to stop placing blame on others and start taking control of how you will decide to respond. When something goes wrong, do what you can to make it right because your future success has everything to do with you.

5. Focus on your long term goals.
When we set long-term goals they have the ability to pull us forward towards the future, especially when we’re experiencing troubles in the present or are caught up in the past. Encourage yourself with future success!

6. Take time to clear your mind.
Simply sit still in a comfortable situation and focus on your breathing. The goal is to be fully present in this precious moment. No need to worry about the past or what has not yet happened. “To the mind that is still, the whole universe surrenders” ~ Lao Tsu

7. Be grateful.
Be deeply grateful for you what you already have. View your current situation as an opportunity to create greatness. Failures and limitations have been the building blocks to great success and achievement. The more that you are grateful, the more you will be given to be grateful for.
If you’re feeling down you have the power to make it a temporary condition. Whatever you may be going through, I sincerely wish you all the best and believe you will find a way to bounce back better than ever!