Subject: Hard work isn't enough

Hard work isn't enough

September 13th, 2022 at 8:00 am CST

It’s not fair, I worked so hard. It was March 1991. I was 2 months away from graduating High School, trying to scrape together whatever scholarships I could. And I had just received word that I didn’t get a scholarship I’d been banking on (I ca ...

This is what I tell all my clients

September 6th, 2022 at 8:00 am CST

Why NOT to shy away from - or feel bad about - selling. “I haven’t had much time. And my past efforts haven’t produced results.” Said a prospective client about why she hadn’t done any marketing, networking or other business development ac ...

What Is Your ROI?

September 1st, 2022 at 9:00 am CST

Are you a private practice lawyer wanting more clients, originations and income? Not sure where to focus your efforts for maximum return (there are sooo many things you could be doing, which one is the right one)? Frustrated by your (lack of) busines ...

We're myth-busting today

August 30th, 2022 at 8:00 am CST

Is work life balance possible? Can you really have it all? And do you believe that success shouldn't require you to sacrifice? I'm known for my bluntness, so here goes...Work life balance (as most people define it) is a joke.It's impossible to have i ...

Leadership starts here, Friend

August 23rd, 2022 at 8:00 am CST

It was our second coaching session, and my client was complaining about feeling unmotivated. She was under a lot of pressure to increase business without hiring anyone new or skipping a beat in how she served her clients. But her team had been underp ...

Only 3 spots available

August 20th, 2022 at 8:00 am CST

This is a difficult email to write (and especially, send). I started my coaching business because I wanted to make a difference in the lives of successful-yet-barely-squeezing-life-in lawyers and other high-achievers. I know what sets me apart is the ...

What you have a right to

August 16th, 2022 at 8:00 am CST

View onlineResentful for someone else’s (seemingly) easy success. A little bit bitter it didn’t happen for you. Ashamed for even feeling this way. I’ve had more than a few conversations with clients going through this exact thing the past few m ...

Don't do what's easy

August 9th, 2022 at 8:00 am CST

View online He said he wanted to know whether he was on track for partnership. Although he was a valuable member of my team I didn't want to lose, he deserved to know the truth (he wasn't). The conversation became heated. He left soon thereafter. *** ...

Redefine what's possible (for you)

August 2nd, 2022 at 8:00 am CST

View onlineIf you were to see a snapshot that perfectly describes my work-life balance, it would be me click-clacking away on my iPad while watching (out of the corner of my eye) my 12 or 17-year old warm up to pitch. This might be on a weekday eveni ...

Ready to go out on a limb?

July 26th, 2022 at 8:00 am CST

View onlineNervous no one would listen. Anxious that I’d hear from dissenters (what can I say, I like to be liked). Terrified I’d fail. That was me right before (and for the first few months after) I launched my podcast. It’s hard to go out on ...