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March 12, 2025 30 mins

Feeling alone in your business? Here’s why you need to find your people.

Building a legal business as a solopreneur can feel lonely. You’re expected to wear all the hats—lawyer, marketer, strategist, bookkeeper—and make every decision in isolation. But what if scaling your business wasn’t about doing it alone but about finding the right people to support you?

What if success wasn’t about proving your self-sufficiency but about surrounding yourself with people who lift you up?

If you’ve been trying to grow your legal business while feeling isolated, this episode is for you.

What You’ll Learn in Today’s Episode:

If you’re ready to move from going it alone to feeling supported, I’m sharing:

✔️ Why the "lone wolf" entrepreneur myth is hurting your business growth ✔️ How to recognize and connect with the right people who will help you scale ✔️ The difference between fitting in vs. belonging—and why it matters for success ✔️ How to identify relationships that may be holding you back ✔️ A powerful exercise to map out your personal and professional network and find your people

Whether you’re just starting your legal business or ready to scale, the key to sustainable growth isn’t doing more alone—it’s finding the right community.

When you surround yourself with people who genuinely support, challenge, and celebrate you, your business growth accelerates in ways you never imagined.

Resources Mentioned
  • Book: "Braving the Wilderness: The Quest for True Belonging and the Courage to Stand Alone" by Brené Brown
  • Exercise: Stargazing to Find Your People - A guided activity to map your personal network
  • 1:1 Coaching Intensive: Limited spots available for legal entrepreneurs ready to scale with support. Send me an email for further info (hannele@lawyersdesignschool.com) or book a discovery call here
Stargazing Exercise Overview

Transform how you build your support network with this powerful visualization:

  1. Draw yourself at the center of a blank page
  2. Identify five "galaxies" representing different areas of your network
  3. Plot individual "stars" (people) within each galaxy
  4. Identify "bridge stars" connecting different galaxies
  5. Highlight 5-7 stars most aligned with your vision
  6. Create a simple outreach plan for three people

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