This week’s practice is from the book Flourish by the founder of Positive Psychology, Dr. Martin Seligman. The practice is the “What-went-well exercise”. “Every night for the next week, set aside ten...
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Monday morning practice – What went well
This week’s practice is from the book Flourish by the founder of Positive Psychology, Dr. Martin Seligman. The practice is the “What-went-well exercise”. “Every night for the next week, set aside ten...
Boost your immunity to stress with the what-went-well exercise
Anne couldn’t sleep. She lay in bed thinking about a mistake she made, the pile of work on her desk, and the infinite number of things that could go wrong. Sound familiar? I had a night like that last night, lying awake at two am...
Stress well, rest well
Stress can be positive, who knew? This month I interviewed two of our AWAL contributors Dr. Joseph Steyr and Michelle Heighington about their “stress well” program in the legal blog Slaw.ca. Here is the transcript of that...
How to get motivated when you feel like giving up
You had this really great idea. You started on your project with great gusto but as time passes you start to feel deflated. You just are not getting the results you had been expecting. You are left feeling frustrated...
Daily Questions. Magic.
We all have good intentions. We have positive habits we wish to develop and bad habits we want to drop. We might want to be better listeners, or better at answering phone messages. Yet no matter how important our intentions it...
Improve results with mastery goals
Originally published on SLAW.ca Have you ever noticed the big impact a small adjustment in your thinking and perspectives can have? How a shift in attitude can lead to a change in outcomes? My coaching practice is all about...
Six strategies for dealing with fear, worry, and self-doubt
Originally published on SLAW.ca As we journey through our professional careers, one valuable tool to acquire is a personal formula for overcoming the inner obstacles that often hold us back from taking on vital challenges, rich...
Monday morning practice – for scary times
Halloween approaches, and in honour of this festival of “scariness” I am offering a few practices to pull out the next time you experience a spasm of intense fear. Now, the fear these practices are aimed at isn’t the very real...
5 Strategies for Boosting Confidence
In law, it can seem as though confidence is a professional requirement. There is an expectation that you will have the answers. It can also seem like everyone around you feels confident, and you are the odd one out. The feeling...
Gratitude: A gift to grow your leadership skills
Life experiences are gifts of learning. Some gifts come wrapped up in simple packages. If you aren’t paying attention, you may miss the lesson. While other gifts come in more complex packaging. These gifts require you to...
5 Mistakes you should avoid making in your first year of practice and why
I remember my first day of practice. I got up early and made myself a hearty breakfast. My suit had already been pressed from the night before. I walked to work with a big smile on my face, relishing the fact that I had...