When it comes to success, we often admire others who have it, and we talk about how much we wanted for ourselves.

But what we don't often mention is what success cost us.

And so in this episode, I want to share that with you so you can plan for it, so you can expect it,

so that when it shows up for you, it doesn't catch you off guard, but you are prepared for the cost of success.

Welcome to the School of Self-Image, where personal development meets style.

Here's your hostess, master life coach, Tanya Lee.

Hello, my beautiful friends.

I just came back from Austin. I was there for a few days to meet up with my mastermind.

I'm in a group with fellow female entrepreneurs, and we get together a few times a year to discuss our businesses,

and our vision, where we're being challenged, and what we're celebrating, it's so amazingly exhausting at the end of the day.

It's like your brain is tired, but your heart is so full, and I walked away experiencing the next level of myself.

But the entire time I was in that room, all I could think about was how incredible it would be to be able to bring you all in,

to see what happens in that kind of room with elevated conversations.

You see, I feel as if so many people are on the outside looking at the outside of a person's success.

Maybe you've gone Instagram and you see all the beautiful photos, maybe you've experienced their work, maybe you read their book,

and your brain just goes to how amazing success is, and success is amazing.

I love creating success in my life, but what we often don't see is the price that one has to pay to be successful.

And that's what I want to talk about in this episode. I just want to have a real, raw, honest conversation based on my personal experience.

Now, this may not be someone else's experience when it comes to success, but I do find there are a few things that I'm going to share that are pretty general for anyone who has decided to create success in their lives.

Now, this causes us to first ask ourselves, what is success? And it really is a term that's used very loosely and very generally,

and I believe success is something that each of us have to define for ourselves.

For me, success is achieving a desired result, and this is what they leave out of the definition,

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