I landed in the Orlando airport with great excitement for the conference I was about to attend. It was called Influence 2017 by the National Speakers Association. This was my first time attending because I was invited by a very successful friend.

The first person I met was a very attractive woman named Joan, who rode the shuttle with me to our resort hotel. We were staying at the Dolphin. Joan was naturally grey and was very put together. Her hair was styled in a simple shoulder length bob. She wore a striped black and cream blazer that buttoned once in the front and cream slacks. I noticed her makeup was simple but just right. I was very impressed by her and immediately assumed that she was a super successful speaker.

I'm not gonna lie. I felt the opposite of how she looked. I was wearing an olive green t-shirt with a gold necklace. Boot-cut jeans and white sneakers. I was traveling in comfort.

I dismissed this feeling quickly because I assumed she must be one of those people who likes to dress up when she travels. That's cool. She looked great.

The shuttle pulled up to the hotel and I gathered my suitcase and bag and walked into the lobby of the Dolphin. There was a long line for check-in which was fine. The entire conference was staying at the hotel, so I expected to see lots of attendees.

As I'm standing there, watching people greet Joan (she had a lot of friends), I noticed that they all were dressed to the level of Joan. Very attractive women, completely pulled together and not at all frumpy. No t-shirts. No jeans.

I started to panic. My heart started thumping. Beads of sweat formed on my brow.

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