Hardwork? Luck? Good habits? What would you say is behind your success? We’ve shared some thoughtful responses below.

Jane Springston | Virtual Running Coach

The most important factor behind my success is the ability to stay consistent and not quit even when my hard work doesn’t yet match the results I’m seeking. Too often people have a dream and quit too soon because the success they envision doesn’t come fast enough. When starting a business from scratch, it’s going to be slow moving in the beginning. Read more>>

Daniel Adema | Storm Door Guy

I’d have to say it’s my company philosophy and the people that work for me. For years I was the brand. I did everything from sales and marketing to installing and scheduling. When I finally decided I was tired of doing it all myself, that’s when things changed. I started to expand and decided early on if Storm Door Guy was going to make a name worthy for itself, we needed to stand for something different. We needed a company philosophy the resonated with everyone. Not some corporate mumbo jumbo, but something simple my entire team could relate to and would fight for. Read more>>

Emily Retting | Owner and lead photographer at Emily Jo Photo Co.

Maintaining a positive and meaningful relationship with my clients is a huge factor to my success as a photographer. It’s very important to me that every client I work with has the best experience possible. The best part of my job as a portrait photographer is following individuals through all of their major life moments. I don’t only focus on couples or families, but rather my client’s life as a whole. From engagement to wedding day, welcoming their first baby, yearly family photos-I want to be a one-stop-shop for my clients. Read more>>

Stephanie Kwong | Co-Founder of the Rapid Rewire Method

My business only grows if I do. That understanding has led me to achieve bigger numbers and a deeper impact with my offerings. So often, we’re led to believe that growth has to be achieved by constantly pushing, climbing, and performing – such that we neglect caring for ourselves, and our internal state of being, which leads to anxiety, overwhelm, burnout, physical, mental and emotional health issues, or wanting to push the big red button on your business and just eject it all. Read more>>

Cameron Morton | PGA Golf Professional

This is a very important question for me which I specifically try to answer on a daily, weekly, monthly and yearly basis. It determines everything and is directly aligned with the success of the small business/Club I run. Being able to differentiate between causal and corollary relationships is paramount so we can identify what is working and what was purely chalked up to chance. Read more>>