Tag Archives: balance

Question of the Moment: Do Successful Lawyers Ever Feel Depressed?

I just had an eye-opening coaching meeting with a senior associate at a large law firm. She began the call saying that she was frustrated that partners were not sending business her way so that she could learn what she …

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Increase Career Fulfillment this Year!

As you stand on the threshold of a new year, considering ways to make the upcoming year the best one ever, take a moment to clearly measure where you stand now across factors that are important to you. To help …

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Keep Stress in Check

In a recent post, I covered the first two “soft” topics of a recent presentation I delivered to first year associates: facing fear and projecting confidence. The third topic covered, managing stress, is equally important and is covered below as …

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Navigating Midlife

Maintaining interest and a high level of performance in a demanding job is one of the key challenges faced by lawyers when they reach the normal developmental life stage commonly referred to as “midlife” — a period that all healthy …

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Train for Your Career Like An Athlete

Lawyers need to maintain sustained high performance in the face of unceasing pressure, requiring more and more of their time and energy.  Most lawyers and the firms they work for attempt to deal with this only from the neck up, …

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