This summer I’m reading “Peak Performance: Elevate Your Performance, Avoid Burnout, and Thrive with The New Science of Success” by Brad Stulberg and Steve Magness. As a coach who works with her lawyer clients...
Latest Posts
A mindful day!
If you had asked me ten years ago, I wouldn’t have even known what that meant. And I certainly wouldn’t have had an awful lot of days back then that could be described as mindful, as I grew my practice as a marketing consultant...
Thoughts coming at you like a runaway train? Try this.
When the email came in last week, I was puzzled. I’d received a notice that an Emergency Motion and an Emergency Court Order had been filed in a probate case I’d handled twenty years ago. I haven’t practiced law in 15 years. My...
Why lawyers work with a coach
I asked ten lawyers last week, “why might you suggest that a lawyer try working with a coach?” Here’s what they told me: One – Business Lawyer: Working with a coach gives you insight not only in your...
5 Creative Ways To Get Unstuck
Feeling stuck? Being stuck in a tough situation drains the energy right out of you. You might be stuck working in a legal practice that you don’t like. You might be stuck on a file and spinning your wheels because you...
Practice habits for productivity, stress-reduction, and working efficiently
As we head into summer I wanted to share with a list of my favorite practice habits for productivity, stress-reduction, and working efficiently. Enjoy! Morning Ritual Open the day with a quick planning session. Review priorities...
10 things thriving lawyers do
Ask for help The best time to seek help is as soon as you get stuck. Just like the nose on our face, it is incredibly difficult for us to see the thinking traps and habits that slow us down much less do anything about them...
Results or behavior?
Accountability has become an overused buzzword. I hear it as a mechanism to measure performance – are we accountable to our goal? I hear it as a feedback tool – I expected you to achieve/solve/develop that. I’d like you to...
How to tell if you are working with a non-performer?
Are you feeling frustrated, angry and upset by someone – colleague, direct report, perhaps even a manager (!) or a supplier who is just not pulling their weight? Despite your many attempts to talk to them, get them on board and...
Interviewing for soft skills
Interviewing skills are often overlooked and undervalued—until a “bad hire” happens. Somehow the person hired wasn’t the “right fit” or misrepresented themselves in the process. It does happen—there are instances when someone...