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The word success gets used more often than almost any other word in professional development conversations, and almost no one stops to ask what it actually means to them personally. They are chasing something they have never defined. They are measuring themselves against a standard they never chose. That is not ambition. That is confusion with a busy schedule attached to it. My Definition of Success I define success as freedom. Not freedom in an abstract philosophical sense.

A yoga instructor changed how I think about every decision I make. Not because of yoga. Because she asked one question at the start of every class: why are you here today? Not as a philosophy exercise. As a practice. She wanted you to set an intention before you moved a single inch. Leadership and communication skills require the same thing. If you cannot answer why, you are not leading. You are reacting. The Yoga Instructor's Lesson Setting an intention sounds simple. It is

What happens when a banker who covers business and finance walks into one of the biggest beauty conventions in the country? He meets 40 business owners in three days. That is exactly what happened at the American Beauty Show in Chicago, and co-host Savanna Smith and I came back with concrete lessons about how to start a conversation with a complete stranger and make it count. This episode is about networking and communication skills in the real world, not in a workshop or a L