Cheerleaders – a handful of life lessons!

In this wonderful journey of Life, there are lessons to learn from anyone whom we all come across…lessons from sportsmen, businessmen, CEO’s and cheerleaders.

Cheerleaders are said to be a small crowd across the globe, and it makes them very special and unique for what they do – fly across continents to be at sports venues just to spread cheer, warmth, positive energy, smiles and laughter. So, wherever they cheer, they are an epitome of what all of us aspire to be… just plain happy within and outside.

The power of their presence is felt when you see them cheering the crowds – you and me included.  Does anything cheer you more, bring more joy, more vivacity during these matches than these cheerleaders? They dance and giggle through you TV screen irrespective of how the match is poised. Whichever team you and me may patronize in the game, we are all on one-side – the side of the cheerleaders……

These cheerleaders are not just bone and flesh, pretty and chic…. In each of them is a teacher, a nurse, a corporate executive, an airline hostess, a travel guide, an architect…but above all, they are cheer-leaders and their goal is to spread as much joy and cheer cutting across color, creed, and continents. This is the power of positive energy at its best.  If each one of us, above all we do in our lives, decides to imbibe cheerleading, this world will be a greater place than it is now.

Each of these cheer leaders have their own set of problems, they have overcome many hurdles in life than any of you and me, they have their successes, failures and setbacks, and in some cases even insurmountable tragedies.

BUT they are a determined lot – put all of their personal life aside, and be here and now, only to make you and me smile, laugh, feel happy, feel good, be a bundle of positive emotions.  Believe me, even the critics of these cheerleaders, get infected  with their joyful emotions. THAT is the power of spreading positive energy, smile, happiness, and joy. We all must imbibe a little bit of cheerleading in our daily schedule.

Amongst them, each of these cheerleaders invests so much of time and energy in staying and looking to be what they are…. Be it keeping their good and happy looks, an ever smiling disposition, a strong mind and body to take them across countries, and make a million and more spectators reciprocate the same positive energy and joy. I don’t think there could be any other small group akin to these wonderful cheerleaders. Cheerleaders are power packed positive emotions their best. They  are teamwork at its best. Each one of these cheerleaders is from a different place, nation, speaks a different language, has a unique set of life goals and career aspirations. But when it comes to their ‘here and now’ goal of cheering, they are the best team, move as one, dance as one, and smile and make you smile as one…a cohesive and close-knit team that performs only to accomplish the group’s goal to cheer. These are great management lessons in how teamwork ought to be.

Cheerleaders spread joy and happiness not to one sport…  They do the same for cricket, baseball, football and any other sport which would want to get them to cheer the crowd.  That is an example of a vision statement, irrespective of what is done… a vision to spread joy and cheer, and positive vibes for a huge audience.  So, here we learn the power of having a personal or corporate vision.

Let’s all benefit from a few good life lessons from these cheerleaders!

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Muralidharan is an HR practitioner and a recruitment professional. A strong believer in spreading cheer and positivity, Murali currently works out of Chennai and is a voracious reader and a prolific writer.