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It's fun and exciting to plan and open a business but after a few months, reality starts to kick in. Ownership and management responsibilities are demanding.    Perhaps several vendors should not have been so highly recommended. Maybe the work ethics of some recruited staff do not match expectations. After the novelty wears off, some customer interest will wane.    With the slow creep of discouragement, average people quit and settle for mediocrity. It's seems a small fact that the flowers in the beds outside the office are dead. It gets easy to overlook the smudges on outgoing correspondence. You allow discontent among staff to fester. Suddenly updating the website is no longer a priority.    For the extraordinary, second rate and quitting are not options. You can't yawn and shrug your shoulders. You are the boss. Through your example, you are responsible for the energetic or toxic atmosphere in your workplace. You attend to the details. You maintain the standards. You don't turn a blind eye to anything.    If you need to find new suppliers and new employees and new ways to promote your products or services, you do that.    To keep to a steady course and strive toward excellence, you may have to make improvements again and again.

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