What do successful women know that you don’t (yet)? How did they make it to the top? What are their secrets? We spoke to thousands of successful women for our book The Influence Effect: A New Path to Power for Women Leaders and discovered the five P’s that helped them get there: purpose, presence, preparation, …

Listen. That is the best business advice I’ve heard and heeded in my lifetime. Listen to the spark that lights inside of you. Follow that spark and nurture it. Listen to your market, whether your market is clients, people you mentor, those you serve through volunteer work or members of your community. Your market will …

Your Action Plan is a monthly to-do list of tips straight from SUCCESS magazine—10 things you can do right now to improve yourself and your life. This month, make simplicity your No. 1 focus. Blow off some steam, take a risk for your own happiness and start preparing your next move. 1. Listen. If you …

Small changes to your daily routine can make you a lot happier. Those changes include journaling, practicing gratitude, and even ordering takeout dinner. We collected a list of 10-minute tweaks you can make starting today, and why they’re helpful. Sometimes it’s the big things that make us happy – the birth of a child, an …

Have you taught your kids to be more persuasive? You should, because that will make them more successful. All the extremely successful people I know — and all the great leaders I know — are exceptionally good at persuading other people to follow them. But being persuasive doesn’t mean you have to manipulate or pressure …