Family: The Support System You Can’t Do Without

Loving yourself is awesome but being loved feels so much better. To most women, all they need to be that ever confident, powerful woman is just the success from their career but the role that family and friends play cannot be overemphasized. Who doesn’t love to hear ‘You are the best of your kind’ coming out from a friend or ‘I knew you could pull this through’? Everybody loves to be praised right? Affirmation is a power thing. But you won’t be getting any commendation if you don’t build your support system.

Family and friends are the support system you need to feel empowered and confident at all times. You can give yourself pep talks from time to time and temporarily feel better but afterwards you are left with the same emptiness as before. Be sure to fill our emotional bank account with things that make you feel better. There is no better empowerment you would need to always be that powerful woman that exudes confidence other than from close relations. Not that you always have to wait for their approval before you can smile, cook or do important things in your life. But they are just there to help out because they are the ones who truly love you.

Support system not ‘think-tank’

Your support system is around you to help and not to be the back bone of your existence. Does that strike a resemblance to you? Relax and keep going on! It is very easy to depend on others for help but, too much of it can lead to ruin. Your family and friends are not there to legislate for you but to support whatever decision you have made. You are the owner of your life and definitely have a goal and purpose in mind. So, you don’t need to wait on your family and friends to plan it all out for you. Remember what they are there for; don’t screw it up by waiting on them to give you details on how to run your life.

Honestly, you will need to know what they think about certain matters of your life. But as a powerful woman in the making, you have to first make some verification on your own. How? Follow the words of Ronald Reagan that says ‘Trust but verify’. You shouldn’t totally take every single advice given by your support system without verifying it. They love you, no doubt, but they might not be right every time you know. So, you have to be careful and know when you are giving them the pillars and when you completely hand them the foundation.

Empowerment goal

Just like Ruth Gordo talked about courage being a muscle, the same applies to being empowered. We all need someone to square our shoulders and look us in the face to remind us how unique we are. The best empowerment has always and will always be gotten from our association with friends and family. Why is this so? They know us more than we know ourselves. They are the best support system ever. They would never stop giving you the right feeling to stay confident that is if you permit them to. Having friends and family around is one good empowerment move you can ever take, because they are more of a life support any time. So keep them very close but be wise about it.

Understand the support system around you

You probably won’t gist with your dad on how to overcome stress with men and you won’t ask for help from a friend on what to do to stop your spouse from snoring. But you get the point right? You need to understand what your support system can help you with and what they can’t. There are different kinds of support. Those who you feel confident and alive, those you cry with, and those that are a benefit to your life’s goals. You have come across several of them right? Good! Any support that gets you out of your sorrowful mood to a party mood might not do well with heart matters. Do you agree? Okay, it’s not like they won’t be there to support but different supports are around you for different purposes.

Be a support system of your own

Of course, you need your family and friends to boast you confidence but the best support system is yourself. To believe what anybody has to say about you must be as a result of an initial spark of believe from within. You first need to grow your confidence before you can actually attain complete empowerment. It could be a little difficult to depend on yourself especially when you have awesome support system around right? The truth is, it is not easy but not impossible either. You have a lot to give yourself, so spend time to invest in enjoying yourself by yourself. Sounds interestingly exciting? The ways you can get empowered by feeling confident is just a click away. Of all the supports to always count on, yourself should not be excluded. You are the best support system, never doubt that.

In conclusion, confidence becomes a nature if you have great support system to back you up. If you would need them close to you, then you shouldn’t forget to take out time to build and establish your relationships. They are your ride or die buddies anytime. Remember that no matter how much you trust your support system, they are prone to errors so don’t wholly depend on what they say but test the authenticity. You have a better understanding of yourself and this means you should believe in yourself more often. The confidence you need begins from you and this is what this section is all about so do stick around.