Do you feel like your career has stalled just as your capacity is starting to come back? In this episode, I talk about the mid-career plateau I often see mom lawyers experience and why it is both common and understandable. As parenting demands shift and your energy begins to return, many lawyers find themselves questioning […]
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Ep #246: Meal Planning: The Time Management Strategy Every Lawyer Needs That Nobody Talks About
How much time do you spend each week thinking about food, preparing meals, and figuring out what you are going to eat next? For most lawyers, it is far more than they realize. In this episode, I explore why meal planning deserves a place in your time management system and how being intentional about food […]
Ep #245: Time Management and Planning: 3 Common Mistakes Lawyers Make and What to Do Instead
Do you struggle with planning because you feel too busy, find it tedious, or rely on your memory to hold everything together? In this episode, I walk through three common time management and planning mistakes I see lawyers make and explain why they quietly create more stress, reactivity, and lost time than you might realise. […]
Ep #244: Procrastination, Procrasti-Cooking and How to Regain Your Focus
Have you ever noticed yourself doing anything except the work you actually need to do? In this episode, I explore how procrastination can quietly take over, especially during moments of transition, fatigue, or emotional overload. Rather than treating procrastination as a personal failure, I invite you to see it as a signal that something underneath […]
Ep #243: How to Deal with Grief with Jayne Rossworn
Grief can show up in unexpected ways and at unexpected times. In this episode, I welcome Jayne Rossworn, a registered clinical counselor and former lawyer who works with The Lawyer Mindset, to explore how grief affects lawyers both personally and professionally. Whether you’re navigating the loss of a loved one, a job transition, a shift […]
Ep #242: How to Meet – and Even Get Ahead of – Your Billable Hour Target
How can you take the stress out of meeting your billable hour target? In this episode, I’m sharing how to approach your target strategically, rather than scrambling in the final months of the year. Whether you’re already hitting your target or struggling to keep pace, this episode offers practical steps to help you stay on […]
Ep #241: Choosing Your Word of the Year
What if choosing a word could help guide your year, your decisions, and your actions? In this episode, I share one of my favorite year-end traditions: choosing a word of the year. It’s become a personal practice that serves as an aspirational anchor, something I can return to when faced with decisions and opportunities throughout […]
Ep #240: The Gift of Letting Go
What is preventing you from letting go of what no longer serves you? In this episode, I explore the valuable gift of release: letting go of the things, tasks, or relationships that no longer align with your life or goals. Instead of focusing on what we’re adding to our lives during the holidays, I invite […]
Ep #239: How to Give Clear, Effective Feedback to Build Your Team’s Skills, Confidence and Capacity
What is preventing you from giving the kind of clear, useful feedback you want to give? In this episode, I share three practical strategies that can help you give better feedback and become a more effective leader. Whether you are teaching, mentoring, or managing a project, the ability to communicate what is working and what […]
Ep #238: Reverse Design Leadership for Lawyers
How would you define yourself as a leader? In this episode, I explore how the Triple Loop Learning model helps you understand the deeper layers that shape your leadership and why defining your identity as a leader creates more meaningful and sustainable change. I break down the Triple Loop Learning model into its three […]