"CREATING YOUR SUPPORT NETWORK"

For 27 years in the Coast Guard, I thought resilience meant doing it alone. I was the person everyone came to for help, not the person who asked for it. I believed needing support was a weakness, and in my world, weakness could be dangerous.

Then my career fell apart in 2018, and I discovered something that changed everything: the strongest people aren't those who never need help. They're the ones who know how to build and maintain relationships that sustain them through life's toughest challenges.

In this episode, we're going to design your personal support ecosystem. You'll learn the seven essential roles that every strong network needs, how to build meaningful relationships strategically, and most importantly, how to receive support without guilt or shame.

This isn't about collecting contacts. This is about creating a community that makes you stronger, more resilient, and more human.

What You'll Learn

· Why resilience is a team sport, not a solo mission

· The seven essential roles your support network needs to function

· How to map your current network and identify critical gaps

· A strategic five-step framework for building meaningful relationships

· The Power Pause moment that will shift how you ask for help

· How to maintain your network so it's strong when you need it most

· Actionable steps you can take this week to strengthen your support system