The Lawyer Life Podcast

Send me a note! SUMMARY: No matter what profession you are in, there will be times in your career where you will wonder if it’s time for a change. In this episode, we continue our discussion regarding important decisions and how to move through them. This week we dig into - how do you know when it's time for a change and I break it down into a few simple steps.   Watch the full episode on our...

Send me a note! SUMMARY: In this episode we are talking about making decisions and specifically, whether to pursue partnership or not.  We talk a lot about making decisions in coaching sessions and today's topic is one that many of us grapple with it at some point in our careers as we wonder -- do I want to do this forever? What does that look like? Watch the full episode on our YouTube Chann...

Send me a note! SUMMARY:  When you start your legal career, you enter a period in your life when the metrics aren’t clear and feedback is few and far between. It is often difficult to know if you are doing a good job; however, it is rarely difficult to know if you aren’t doing a good job–that type of feedback is readily provided.  So in a profession where the only feedback you typically get is neg...

Send me a note! SUMMARY: This week we conclude our 3-part series examining why we aren't happier in law. Over the last 2 episodes, we explored 2 common drivers of our misery -- we fight the realities of practicing law or we fail to set our own course. Today we conclude with reason number 3: we are too buy buying into our own garbage. Watch the full episode on our YouTube channel! : https://yo...

Send me a note! SUMMARY: Today we are working through part 2 of a 3-part series exploring why we aren't happier in law. Last week, we talked about fighting with the realities of our practice and how that can often contribute to a fair amount of misery. This week, we are digging in to how our drive to produce and work hard can result in a lack of direction and avoidance that has so much  to te...

Send me a note! SUMMARY: Today we are talking about why we are unhappy in law. Obviously this won't cover everything but what it WILL cover is what I have gleaned from years of handling the deepest darkest secrets of lawyers and their struggles. I realized, that most of the attorneys I deal with at least initially struggle with one of three types of unhappiness. Three primary reasons why we a...

Send me a note! SUMMARY: Drama. We all love it (hello, reality tv!).  I suppose this speaks to our human tendency toward the negative but there is something about having a good dramatic ranting and raving session with your girlfriends about the terrible thing that happened to you or someone else. It’s cathartic!  But catharsis aside, when spending too much time extrapolating on the negative aspect...

Send me a note! SUMMARY: As some of you may know, the Lawyer Life Collective originated as a blog called the Uncomfortable Dream. The name of the blog is intended to capture what I believe is the essential element in our personal, professional, spiritual evolution. And that is discomfort.  Setting goals is easy. It's the follow through and the impending discomfort that keeps us from following...