💖 Building Your Inner Circle: Friends Who Get It (The Real You) 🤝

💖 Building Your Inner Circle: Friends Who Get It (The Real You) 🤝

As a disabled entrepreneur and network marketer living with chronic conditions, I know we often feel pressure to project perfection—the perpetually “on” leader, the tireless parent, the healthy individual. But maintaining that mask while managing MLM tasks, direct sales, and health flare-ups is exhausting.

That’s why I cherish genuine friendships and my authentic team connections. The key to true support lies in vulnerability, which brings us to these powerful truths:
“Your friend is the man who knows all about you, and still likes you.”

True friends (and true teammates) know about the sudden cancellations, the hidden pain, the doctor’s appointments, and the days when you are working from the couch. And they still cheer for your success. These are the people who help the disabled people and disabled entrepreneur thrive.

“Never explain yourself. Your friends don’t need it and your enemies won’t believe it.”

Stop wasting energy justifying your chronic conditions, your need for rest, or your modified work schedule to people who aren’t in your corner. Your true friends and family (parents, dadpreneurs, mumprenur) will understand without a lengthy explanation. Focus your energy on those who lift you up.

✨ What Does Genuine Friendship Look Like in Business?
* It’s a teammate who celebrates your 1-hour of focused work on a high-pain day.
* It’s a friend who offers empathy instead of unsolicited health advice.
* It’s an entrepreneur connection who understands that “time freedom” sometimes means “rest freedom.”
Invest in the connections where you can show up as your authentic self—chronic conditions and all. That’s where the best support lives.

💖 Tag a friend, teammate, or mentor who knows the REAL you and still loves and supports your journey! Let them know they are appreciated. 👇
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A Note From Ben:

​My goal is to help you build a life of health and freedom. This blog is supported by two resources I personally use and trust to achieve that mission:

• ​My ASEA Business: Supporting my family’s wellness from the inside out.
• ​“Success in 10 Steps”: The framework I use for building a successful business from home.

​You can learn more about ASEA here and “Success in 10 Steps” ebook here.