Ep #254: How to Structure a Highly Productive Meeting

The Joyful Practice for Women Lawyers with Paula Price | How to Structure a Highly Productive Meeting

Do your meetings ever feel like they drag on without accomplishing much? As a lawyer, you know how crucial it is to make the most of every moment. Meetings can easily become time drains, but they don’t have to be. In this episode, I’ll share how to structure a highly productive meeting that helps you achieve your goals efficiently and keep everyone focused on what matters.

The key to effective meetings is starting with clear objectives and maintaining structure throughout. By managing time well and keeping participants engaged, you can ensure your meetings stay on track. I’ll walk you through actionable strategies that prevent meetings from derailing and foster productive discussions that lead to real outcomes.

 

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Ep #253: How to Avoid Making the Wrong Decision

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Are you sitting with a decision that feels heavy or difficult to resolve? In this episode, I talk about what makes certain decisions so hard, especially when the alternatives feel uncertain and the status quo feels safer, even if it is no longer working. Whether the decision relates to your career, your family, or another important area of your life, this conversation offers perspective and support as you think about your next step.

I share three ways to approach decision-making when you feel stuck. We look at the role of time, including why it helps to give a decision a clear container without rushing it or leaving it open indefinitely. I also talk about weighing a decision using more than logic alone, making space for facts, feelings, and the unknown elements that only unfold once a choice is made.

 

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Ep #252: Strategic Growth For Small Firm and Solo Founders with Allison Wolf

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What happens when the growth you worked so hard to create starts to bring pressure you didn’t fully anticipate?

In this episode, I sit down with Allison Wolf, a leadership coach and strategic advisor working with lawyers and law firms across Canada and the United States, with a particular focus on small and mid-sized firms. We talk about the realities of growth for small firm and solo founders, and what can happen when more clients, more files, and more opportunities begin to stretch the systems, people, and leadership capacity of a firm.

 

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Ep #251: Career Strategy for Lawyers: 3 Shifts to Tailor Your Custom Fit Practice

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Have you ever bought something online that seemed perfect, only to have it arrive and not quite fit the way you expected? You may have found a role that seemed ideal when you first started, but over time, it feels more like a one-size-fits-none situation. If that’s where you are right now, today’s episode is all about how to tailor your career to fit you without leaving the role entirely.

 

In this episode, I share three shifts you can make to customize your current practice or role. These are steps designed to help you assess where you are now, identify what truly matters to you, and create the career you want. Whether you’re new in your role or seeking to adjust your current trajectory, these shifts will help you get clearer about the direction you want to go and how to achieve it.

 

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Ep #250: Work Life Balance for Mom Lawyers: Emerging from “The Thick of It” with Morgan Fowler

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If you are in the thick of it right now, you already know how full life can feel when work, family, and everything in between all happen at once. In this episode, I sit down with Morgan Fowler to talk about what it really looks like to move through that season without losing yourself in the process. We talk honestly about the fog of the early years, the constant shifting demands at home and at work, and why it can be so hard to zoom out when you are just trying to get through the day.

 

Morgan shares how becoming a parent shaped the way she thinks about her career, not as a question of whether she would work, but how she would work. We explore the reality that many systems are still built as if someone is always available at home, and how that mismatch can create pressure, guilt, and impossible expectations for working parents. We also talk about what balance can look like when time and energy are limited, and how support, planning, and adaptability can make the difference between surviving and feeling more steady.

 

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Ep #249: Bridging the Gap Between Uncertainty and Confidence

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Have you noticed that you tend to need confidence most when you feel least certain? In this episode, I explore why uncertainty and confidence often feel tangled together, especially in legal work where the stakes are real and the outcome is not fully in your control. I also invite you to notice where you have been treating certainty as the requirement for confidence.

 

I share several practical bridges you can use when uncertainty shows up, whether you are speaking up in a meeting, pursuing a promotion, preparing for a high-stakes matter, or avoiding a difficult conversation. We look at how confidence can grow when you reduce uncertainty through process and realistic outcome planning. I also explain why confidence is often a result of action, and what to lean on when you do not feel confident yet.

 

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Ep #248: Is Your Self Concept Keeping You Stuck?

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Are you finding yourself stuck even when you work hard to reach your goals? In this episode, I explore how your self-concept, or the way you think about yourself, can impact your growth and success. Self-concept is more than just how you see yourself in the moment; it shapes the decisions you make and how you approach challenges in both your personal and professional life.

 

I discuss three scenarios where a misaligned self-concept can hold you back: self-sabotaging after achieving a goal, overworking toward unattainable goals, and dismissing opportunities because you don’t believe they’re for you. These patterns can be tricky, but they are often driven by unconscious beliefs about your capabilities. The good news is that with awareness, you can shift your mindset and take control of these behaviors.

 

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Ep #247: Breaking Through a Mid-Career Plateau as a Mom Lawyer

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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 whether their current role still fits and what they want next.

 

I walk through three ways this plateau tends to show up in practice: being on the wrong track, feeling misaligned with your work, or realizing you are in the wrong container altogether. You will hear how these patterns develop over time, especially when career decisions are made during years of limited bandwidth, and why reaching this point does not mean you made the wrong choices along the way.

 

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Ep #246: Meal Planning: The Time Management Strategy Every Lawyer Needs That Nobody Talks About

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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 can free up time, energy, and mental space.

 

I explain why meal planning is often overlooked in professional productivity conversations, even though food decisions shape how focused, energized, and efficient you feel throughout the day. I walk through three core elements of meal planning: planning your week in advance, structuring meals into your workday, and being thoughtful about the quality of what you eat. Together, these practices help you move from reacting to hunger and exhaustion to proactively supporting your work and wellbeing.

 

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Ep #245: Time Management and Planning: 3 Common Mistakes Lawyers Make and What to Do Instead

The Joyful Practice for Women Lawyers with Paula Price | 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.

 

We look at what actually happens when you skip planning and dive straight into your day, why avoiding planning because it feels boring often leads to more work later, and how relying on a strong working memory can overload your brain and undermine your effectiveness. I share practical ways to approach planning that are realistic for busy legal practices and designed to support focus, clarity, and follow-through.

 

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