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06/18/2026

Take the higher-level look. As we wrap up the second quarter, it’s a good time to pause and reflect.

- What’s working?
- What’s not?
- Where are you seeing progress?
- Where do you need to make changes?

I’ve found that some of the best business decisions come from taking a step back and looking at things objectively.

Curiosity creates clarity. And clarity helps us move forward with confidence.

→ What are you noticing about your business right now?

The conversations I’m hearing right now are surprisingly simple.Are we on track?As we move toward the second half of the...
06/18/2026

The conversations I’m hearing right now are surprisingly simple.

Are we on track?

As we move toward the second half of the year, many leaders are stepping back and taking an honest look at their businesses.
- What’s working?
- What’s not?
- Where are we making progress?
- What needs more attention?

I’ve always found that June is a good time to pause, evaluate, and make thoughtful adjustments before the year moves too quickly.

The goal isn’t to start over. The goal is to learn from what’s already happened and move forward with greater clarity.

→ What deserves more attention in your business during the second half of the year?

Four stages. Four wins. One reminder. The work happened long before the spotlight.Over the past two weeks, we’ve seen me...
06/17/2026

Four stages. Four wins. One reminder. The work happened long before the spotlight.

Over the past two weeks, we’ve seen memorable moments from the Knicks, the Hurricanes, the Belmont Stakes, and the Tony Awards.

Different arenas. Same truth. The success we celebrate is rarely built in a single moment.

It’s built through preparation, persistence, resilience, and the willingness to keep going when nobody is watching.

That’s what stayed with me.

Behind every visible win are countless decisions, setbacks, lessons, and years of work that most people never see.

This week’s article explores why those moments are still worth thinking about.

Read here:
https://slatersuccess.com/blog-posts/2026/6/11/four-stages-four-wins-and-still-worth-thinking-about

→ What are you building today that may not be fully visible yet?

06/16/2026

We’re halfway through the year. It’s a good time to check your four wheels! I often think about business like a car moving toward a destination.

The four wheels are:
- Financial strategy.
- Marketing strategy.
- Sales strategy.
- People strategy.

If one wheel isn’t working properly, eventually you’ll feel it. That’s why mid-year is such a valuable time to pause and assess.

- What’s working?
- What’s not?
- Where are you ahead?
- Where are you behind?

The goal isn’t perfection. The goal is understanding where you are so you can make better decisions moving forward.

→ Which of your four wheels needs the most attention right now?

The second half of the year is often determined by the decisions leaders make right now. It’s honestly hard to believe w...
06/15/2026

The second half of the year is often determined by the decisions leaders make right now. It’s honestly hard to believe we’re already halfway through the year!

For many business owners, the instinct is to keep moving forward without stopping to evaluate where things stand.

I’ve found that some of the most important business decisions happen when we slow down long enough to ask a few simple questions:

- What’s working?
- What’s not?
- What needs to change?

In this week’s episode of Her Success Story, I talk about why the end of the second quarter is the perfect time to review your financial, marketing, sales, and people strategies before the second half of the year begins.

Sometimes small adjustments made now create meaningful results later.

→ What part of your business are you taking a closer look at this month?

Listen here: https://slatersuccess.com/podcasts/

When you’re down 29 points, belief becomes a strategy. New York City has been buzzing with Knicks fever this week. Watch...
06/12/2026

When you’re down 29 points, belief becomes a strategy. New York City has been buzzing with Knicks fever this week. Watching their comeback win reminded me of something I see often in business and leadership.

When things aren’t going your way, there usually isn’t one moment that changes everything.

It’s the small steps. The next decision. The next conversation. The willingness to keep moving forward when the outcome isn’t guaranteed.

After the game, Jalen Brunson talked about believing in the process and continuing to chip away one possession at a time.

I think that’s a lesson many leaders can relate to. I’ve always believed in baby steps. Keep moving forward, keep learning, and keep showing up.

Eventually, those small actions add up.

I’ll certainly be watching the next Knicks game!

→ Who are you rooting for? And, What do you do for your mindset when things aren’t going your way?

06/11/2026

The number that surprised me wasn’t $2 million. It was six.

In this week’s conversation on Her Success Story, Sarah Hubbard shared that she built a $2M+ business where 85% of revenue comes from referral partnerships.

She only has six referral partners.
Six relationships she knows deeply.
Six people she regularly supports.
Six people who know her beyond the transaction.

That really made me stop and think. We spend so much time talking about growing our networks that we rarely stop to ask whether we’re investing enough in the relationships we already have.

Sarah’s approach is simple: Build relationships people can trust. Show up consistently. Focus on depth, not volume.

And over time, those relationships become one of the strongest assets in your business.

→ How many relationships truly drive your business today?

Listen to the full conversation on Her Success Story: https://slatersuccess.com/podcasts/

A year ago, most of the AI conversations I was hearing focused on possibility. Today, the conversations sound very diffe...
06/11/2026

A year ago, most of the AI conversations I was hearing focused on possibility. Today, the conversations sound very different.

Leaders are asking:
- Do we need an AI policy?
- How do we protect confidential information?
- How do we create guidelines for our teams?
- How do we encourage innovation while still managing risk?

It’s one of the most interesting shifts I’ve seen over the past year. The conversation has moved beyond whether AI matters.

Now leaders are trying to understand how it fits responsibly into their organizations. And to be honest, many are still figuring that out.

→ What AI-related question is your organization currently discussing?

I asked a simple question recently: What does legacy mean to you? The responses were thoughtful, personal, and incredibl...
06/10/2026

I asked a simple question recently: What does legacy mean to you? The responses were thoughtful, personal, and incredibly different from one another.

Some people immediately thought about family. Others thought about the people they’ve mentored, the businesses they’ve built, or the impact they’ve had on their communities.

It reminded me that legacy isn’t a one-size-fits-all concept.

It’s deeply personal.

And it often evolves as we move through different stages of life and leadership.

In this week’s article, I reflect on some of those conversations and why I believe legacy is about much more than what we leave behind.

It’s also about what we’re building today.

→ Has your definition of legacy changed over the years?

Read the full article:
https://slatersuccess.com/blog-posts/2026/6/4/what-does-legacy-mean-to-people

Two Wins. Two Stages.This weekend, we saw women making headlines at the Belmont Stakes and the Tony Awards.What struck m...
06/09/2026

Two Wins. Two Stages.

This weekend, we saw women making headlines at the Belmont Stakes and the Tony Awards.

What struck me wasn't the wins themselves. It was the reminder that none of those wins happened this weekend.

The work happened long before the spotlight.

The preparation.
The setbacks.
The decisions.
The consistency.

Success at that level is rarely the result of one moment. It's usually the result of hundreds of moments that nobody sees.

That's one of the reasons I love hosting Her Success Story.

Every week, I have the opportunity to sit down with women leaders, founders, and executives and hear the stories behind the success.

Not just the accomplishments.

The pivots.
The challenges.
The risks they took.
The moments they almost gave up.
The decisions that changed everything.

Every headline we celebrate today started as a decision someone made long before anyone was watching.

And if you're looking for examples, look no further than Cherie DeVaux, Bess Wohl, and Whitney White. Three women in completely different arenas, each doing the work long before the world was watching, and now defining what's possible.

→ What are you building today that may not be fully visible yet?

Listen to Her Success Story:
https://slatersuccess.com/podcasts/

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