One of my favorite New Year’s traditions is to set a word of the year, a practice I’ve maintained every year since becoming a coach. This process revolves around casting a vision for the energy, decisions, and goals you’ll pursue throughout the year, serving as an incredibly helpful guide and anchor.

 

The word-of-the-year process typically involves choosing an aspirational word. However, there will inevitably be some days when we can’t fully embody the word we’ve chosen. This can lead us to feel a lack of connection to the word and, eventually, give up on it completely.

 

The promise of a New Year is an exciting time, and it’s the perfect opportunity to begin mapping out your future. It’s one of the most satisfying ways to use your time and there’s nothing I love more than writing out a plan, so to get you started, I’m helping you craft a business plan for your practice on this episode.

 

This episode will help you tweak your plan for 2024 if you already have one, or will provide lots of great suggestions if you haven’t already created one. If you want to make it to the end of 2024 with the results you’re envisioning right now, clarity and focus are essential, and a business plan is your path there.

 

Now that we’re in the thick of the Holidays, you’re probably starting to turn your mind to next year. What would you most like to create in 2024? How do you go about achieving your goals? And do you want to be challenged, but want someone else to lead you through the process? 

 

This week, I’m sharing a webinar that I delivered earlier this month on how to create sustainable success in 2024. You are in the perfect position to participate now that the new year is just around the corner, and if you’re ready for 2024 to be your milestone year, listen closely and answer the prompts I’m offering you today.

 

All of us have real lives and real problems that exist in and out of our careers. Mix that in with the particularly challenging time the world is going through right now, and you might be feeling extremely overwhelmed, isolated, or heartbroken. But the unfortunate reality is that the world doesn’t stop for us when we’re dealing with challenging circumstances.

 

That’s why this week, I’m making a case for extending compassion to you and those around you. The Holidays can be a particularly rough time for many of us for several reasons. If you’re struggling in your personal or professional life and you’re trying to keep up appearances, but feel like your best isn’t good enough, embracing compassion is a choice you get to make, and I’m inviting you to try it this Holiday season.

 

2024 is right around the corner, which means a promise of a fresh start and a clean slate. The closing of any chapter, whether it’s a year, project, or phase of life, is the perfect time to perform a reflection practice, and I’m sharing mine with you this week.

 

Approaching the end of one year often means we’re beginning to think ahead to the next. If you, like me, have been in action mode throughout 2023, pausing to step back and reflect is vital so you can plan in a smarter way for what’s to come. 

 

You may feel like you have worked hard to create a life that looks great on paper, but it feels like something is missing.

 

You may be in a position where you have the career, title, material comforts, partner, and children—or any number of things you always dreamed of having. However, instead of feeling like you’ve arrived, you find it’s not actually what you want. In fact, you might even feel trapped by the life you’ve created.

 

Where do you see yourself having the habit of procrastinating? Procrastination is a problem many lawyers face that comes in all shapes and sizes. If you don’t know how you even got to this place where procrastination has become involuntary, this week, you’ll learn how to bring consciousness to what is often an unconscious habit.

 

Whether it’s putting off sending an email, drafting an argument, or working out, we all understand that there are painful consequences that come with the habit of procrastination. Why, then, is that not enough to motivate us to take action? And how can we learn to break up with the habit of procrastination for good?

 

Do you feel uneasy about what’s on your calendar right now? What are you currently making time for? Is it aligned with what you truly want in your professional and personal life? How can you become more confident in the choices you make as it relates to your time?

 

This week’s content is based on a workshop I recently ran with my mastermind group about time and boundaries. We often talk about creating work-life balance and identifying the boundaries that we need to set up between those two worlds. However, it’s not uncommon to feel out of control when it comes to prioritizing and protecting what’s most important to us.

 

If you’re struggling with your level of self-confidence at work, know that you’re not alone. A lack of confidence is an extremely common challenge among professionals in the legal profession, and I see it holding my clients back from going after what they truly want. 

 

Maybe you hold a vision in your mind’s eye about what being a lawyer is like. The practice of law is important, and there’s a certain level of reverence offered to lawyers because of the nature of our work. The quintessential lawyer might be noble, wise, forthright, and otherwise perfect, but holding on to this image might be fueling your self-doubt.

 

Where in your life and practice are you having thought loops that don’t seem to land anywhere concrete? What is it that’s currently bringing up an overpowering feeling of overwhelm? And how are both overthinking and overwhelm keeping you stuck?

 

If the habit of overthinking and the feeling of overwhelm seem like common challenge for you, you are not alone. The truth is, they often go hand-in-hand, and we’ve all had our fair share of this experience. Whether in or out of your practice, this pairing can often feel like a huge wall between us and what we ultimately want. This week, I’m sharing my favorite strategies to help you stop overthinking and tackle overwhelm.