Top 10: Dining

"A business dinner is not for eating."

An insightful professor pointed this out to me once, and it has echoed in my head ever since.

If you are spending energy thinking about how and what to eat, you're not focused on the goal of a professional dinner: connecting.

You are being judged at the dinner table.

Potential clients, recruits, hiring managers, or mentors are left with impressions based on how you navigate meals. Make it a good one.

This Top 10 gives you the cheat sheet for dining confidently and unlocking your ability to focus on people instead of food and beverage.