Have you seen the Sea Lions that hang out around Newport, Oregon? It’s fascinating. There are platforms right off a pier in a fishing marina where the male sea lions roam looking for food. There were over 100 there the day we visited.
The front raft had one sea lion on it – the Alpha. The others had loads of them mounded on top of each other sleeping. However, there was no rest for the alpha. He spent his time fighting off the others that attempted to join him on his platform. Not one was successful in the twenty minutes that we were observing this entertaining example of alpha behavior. I wondered when the alpha sea lion was able to sleep.
It made me think about a small business owner mistake many entrepreneurs make: trying to do it all on our own without getting assistance, in order to appear to be in control. That can be exhausting, just like being the alpha sea lion. Don’t be a lone sea lion. Don’t attempt to be self-sufficient. Put a team in place to assist you so you can avoid exhaustion, perform at your best and have time for self-care. This can be a team of people you outsource to, employees or even just a support team, like a Mastermind. I’ve made that one of my goals for this coming year, how about you?
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