You really have to look inside yourself and find your own inner strength, and say, ‘I’m proud of what I am and who I am.’ ?Mariah Carey
So I have to start by saying, I’m not now, nor have I ever been, a Mariah fan. That being said, I can recognize that this quote rings so true for her. I 
have never seen a more supremely confident woman than Mariah. She is who she is, and she owns it. That is precisely the way we all should be. We all have these inner reserves of strength we don’t know about until we have to call on them. We all should have a sense of pride in who we are, and what we’ve done. I like to think that everybody has someone in their life that they can depend on, and if you do, that’s great. But never forget that you have you, and you are amazing. Take stock of all you’ve accomplished to date, and visualize all the great things that you’re going to do in the future, and be proud. I know it feels weird to be proud of yourself, as we’re always told not to be egotistical and the like. But I think that it’s okay to be proud of what you’ve done, who you are, and what you’ve accomplished. Don’t get too caught up in the awesomeness that is you, but don’t ignore it either. Be proud of you, because honestly, you rock.
