Why Support Equals Sanity

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Let’s talk about support. ⁠

Now, I know you hear it all the time:

”You can’t succeed without support”.

“If you want to up-level you need a team.”

”When shit hits the fan, you need a support system.”

Sometimes these are all true and sometimes they’re not (except that last one, I firmly believe that is ALWAYS true!).

Not every single entrepreneur needs a team. If you can do it all yourself while keeping your boundaries, your self-care and your sanity in place, then absolutely you should do that.

But the point is, you don’t have to.

The Back-Up Plan

Here’s an example:

Last week my Instagram was hacked. When I got the notification that someone logged in from Leduc, Alberta, changed my password, thus kicking me out of my own account, I naturally spiralled. Then I remembered that I had people I could lean on. ⁠

I sent a message to my OBM via Voxer (the BEST real-time communication app ever) practically in tears (context- over 75% of my business comes from IG so it is important). I explained to her what had happened and in typical OBM fashion, she said “Well freaking out won’t help, let me see what I can do.”

Five minutes later she was in, my password was changed, my backup codes were screenshotted and we were back in action. ⁠

And all I could think afterwards was what would have happened if I didn’t have the team and the support I do.

So for me, I don’t think you can run a business, up-level, scale, live the life you dreamt of, without it.

Friends, family, friends who are family, the team you pay, the team you mentor, your clients, your fellow entrepreneurs. ⁠

Support systems = sanity. ⁠

It’s that simple.