Support

What does it look like and how do you know that you are giving and receiving it?

I have often heard that I am a good support person. I am not even sure that I know what that means. I know that if I see someone working hard, I let them know that they are doing a good job. I know that if someone is frustrated with their inability to make their body do the moves that they want, that I encourage them to keep trying. This usually entails a story about how awkward I felt trying the same thing in the beginning (or last week). If those things are what it takes to be a good support person, then I guess I am.

What do I want/need in a support person? Well, that is a loaded question. Sometimes, I need quiet, soothing encouragement and reassurance that I am doing a good job. Sometimes, I need to be yelled at to move my butt and stop giving in to the negative messages. Can I tell what I need at any given time? No. Does that make me normal or not? I guess that depends on your definition of normal, it is what it is.

I know that this weekend, I went outside my comfort zone and asked for help and received heaps of it. That is a different kind of support as well. The 'Hey, I know you can do it ' kind, always makes me feel good.

I have been thinking that I am the only one that can make or break my success when it comes right down to it. This is true, no one else can make me get off my butt and do my push ups but knowing the team that is behind me, well, that is immeasurable.