we all need a tribe, a community of people who will support you through the successes and failures. and whether you are the 'strong' friend, which I detest that title; because we all need to be lifted up throughout our careers. there's a tribe, there's a community of people rooting for women who look like me, there's a community of women who look like me that understand the struggle of just being, and struggle of having to code switch, and to understand your feelings and challenges in navigating corporate. this is our outlet, one of many, and it's our tribe of cheerleaders.
we read these affirmations and they give us an immediate boost of motivation, but we have to follow it up with action.
I have brunch to laugh and share with friends, I call people that can pour into me, I talk with family members that are the driving force behind most of these positive affirmations. only then will these affirmations mean anything to me. and they have.
do you have your tribe?