How I Helped an Overworked Founder Build a Network That Finally Supported Her Instead of Draining Her

She walked into our first session looking like someone holding her entire company on her back. Brilliant, driven, and deeply committed — but completely worn down. She told me, “Monica, I have people everywhere, but I feel like I’m doing this alone.”

And she was.
Not because she lacked connections, but because she lacked the right connections.

Many founders think they have a network because they have contacts. But a real network doesn’t drain you — it lifts you. Hers was filled with people who loved her but didn’t challenge her, people who admired her but didn’t support her, people who relied on her more than she relied on them.

So we did something bold: we mapped her relationships honestly.
Who energizes you?
Who drains you?
Who speaks to your potential, not your past?
Who only shows up with their hand out?
Who belongs in your next chapter?

That exercise alone opened her eyes.
She realized she wasn’t tired of her business — she was tired of carrying people she was never meant to carry.

We rebuilt her network piece by piece:

• mentors who guided her with clarity,

• peers who shared the load,

• partners who expanded her opportunities,

• boundaries for the relationships that were quietly suffocating her.

Within months, she wasn’t just supported — she was thriving.
Her decisions became sharper.
Her confidence grew.
Her energy returned.

Sometimes the shift you need isn’t a new strategy.
It’s a new circle.

If you’re overwhelmed because you’re surrounded but not supported, a Clarity Intensive will help you build the network that matches the leader you’re becoming.