If you're a solopreneur, I have slightly alarming news. You are management. You are also staff. Marketing. Sales. Customer service. Possibly IT. And depending on the day, janitorial services. Congratulations on your promotion. But Dolly's quote raises an important point, particularly for small-business owners: The culture of your business begins with you. Not with your logo. Not with your website. Not with your latest marketing strategy. You.

People are wonderfully interesting. They spend years encouraging us to grow. “Follow your dreams!” “Reach for the stars!” “You can be anything!” And then you actually change something. Suddenly it's: “Wait. You're doing WHAT?”

But success, in real life, is much less dramatic. In fact, it's almost suspiciously ordinary. It usually looks like folding the laundry instead of pretending it has become part of the furniture. It looks like writing one page instead of waiting for inspiration to descend from the heavens.

Act as if what you do makes a difference. It does.” — William James There are days where your effort feels… quiet.

“Stay true to your temperament is key to finding work you love and work that matters.” - Susan Cain Somewhere along the way, success got… loud.

“The road to success is always under construction.” - Lilly Tomlin

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