Your Network is Your Lifeline: Resilience Through Connection
By: A Staff Writer
Updated on: Sep 02, 2024
Your Network is Your Lifeline: Resilience Through Connection
We glorify the solo hero myth, but nobody succeeds alone. Your relationships are a key part of your resilience plan.
We isolate ourselves, especially when struggling. This makes bad situations far worse.
- Find your cheer squad: Who unconditionally believes in you, even when YOU don’t? Nurture those relationships.
- Get honest with the right people: Vulnerability builds trust, which is crucial when you need to ask for help down the line.
- Support network: Fellow entrepreneurs ‘get it’ in a way others don’t. Online communities or in-person meetups are vital.
- Reciprocity matters: How can YOU help others? This shifts you from despair to feeling valued & needed.
- Different roles, different needs: The friend who listens patiently is different from the one kicking your butt into action.
- Energy is contagious: Surround yourself with resilient people, it’ll rub off (and vice versa, ditch the energy vampires).
Who do you turn to for support during a tough time?
Reach out to ONE person in your network this week. Offer help, a listening ear, or just a check-in.