Be content with what you have while still working for what you want.
Life will not always give you attention, opportunities, money, or support when you need them. Sometimes people will ignore you. Sometimes nobody will care about what you are building. Sometimes you will have to struggle quietly while everyone else seems to be moving forward.
That is where self-reliance matters.
Do not let financial or social indifference make you desperate for validation. Keep improving. Keep working. Keep your standards. Your situation can change without your dignity having to disappear with it.
Learn to keep certain things to yourself. Not everyone needs to know your plans, your problems, or what you are trying to achieve. There is strength in moving quietly and letting results speak when the time comes.
And understand something uncomfortable: nothing in this life is completely free. Favours can create expectations. Help can come with conditions. People may support you today and remind you of it tomorrow. That does not mean you should reject every helping hand. It means you should avoid building your life around constantly needing one.
Ask when you genuinely need help, but do not make begging your strategy.
Build yourself to the point where you can stand when nobody is clapping for you.
Be grateful for what you have. Strive for what you want. Stay capable of standing on your own.
That is contentment without complacency.