Being an actor is like running a business

Good morning! Jet another Friday is waiting for me... UGH! 
I read a very good and inspirational article on Cast It Talent's website(which is a phenomenal platform for actors btw) and today's article was about: "Being an actor is like running a business. You are the CEO, and are in charge of building and growing your company and brand." This is pretty much what I'm doing right now. Trying to make my brand seen, and recognized. The thing I learnt from this article is, you don't need people to represent you, you can work yourself up on the top alone. It's when you've get that first high budget gig, that's when you should really start looking for representation, an agent, a publicist and so on. I feel I could really use it, but it's not necessary as long as I understand what's going on myself. I like being the actor who's hunting for auditions. It's just I wish I could get the roles I'm auditioning for, but as long as I live in this small town, that won't happen. They don't cast actors like me, from outside the big cities (That my friends is the true story of auditioning in Sweden).   

If you want to read the article click here...