The list is short — the people who do one great thing that carries their reputation on in perpetuity.

For most of us, our reputation is built slowly through connection and consistency.

Not through a single grand act, but through thousands of little acts.

So there’s less pressure to accomplish one majestic thing. Instead, we just have to focus on one small thing at a time. One small, virtuous act. And then another. And another.

And little by little, we make our mark in this world, and our reputation takes shape. Slowly, but surely.