Subject: She called me out
She called me out
November 16th, 2021 at 8:00 am CDT"As a white woman, how can you help professionals of color retake control of our personal and professional lives?" This was recently posed to me in an email from a reader that stopped me in my tracks. But then it made me curious, and so I opened up a ...
#1 thing to remember
November 9th, 2021 at 8:00 am CDTHorn blaring, the car behind us made it a point to get as close as possible (without actually hitting us). My son screamed... "Mom, what is he DOING??" Zachary was making a right turn into our neighborhood (uphill with a car in the opposite lane). It ...
Want success now (not someday)?
November 2nd, 2021 at 8:00 am CDTI walked into the meeting hopeful but walked out feeling a bit dejected. It was October 2007... my first year eligible to be promoted to shareholder in my firm. Because I'd put in the time and had the numbers, I thought I should get promoted. Instead ...
Do you know your blind spots?
October 26th, 2021 at 8:00 am CDTThese are holding you back (and you don't even know it). I'm talking about your blind spots. Blind spots are the beliefs, narratives and behaviors that hold you back. You either don't see them (at all) or you (falsely) believe that they're helpful. H ...
How far are you willing to go, Friend?
October 19th, 2021 at 8:00 am CDTAm I making a BIG mistake? What if I'm wrong? Will this decision be a total bust? Will I regret this? That's my inner voice any time I make a big decision, such as when I...chose where to go to law school, accepted my first law firm offer,left my fir ...
From worry to freedom
October 12th, 2021 at 8:00 am CDTI'm not as smart as they think (what happens when they figure it out)? They made a mistake in promoting me (I'm not ready). Who am I to think people should listen to what I have to say? Those thoughts were mine:A few months after I started practicing ...
2 things you need to feel content
October 5th, 2021 at 8:00 am CDTStomach full of knots, I opened my mouth to ask for their business... and switched topics. I never did ask (and lost the chance a few weeks later when this potential client hired another law firm). This was back in February 2009. I'd recently lost al ...
You deserve to feel... (this)
September 28th, 2021 at 8:00 am CDTPicture this... Holding conference calls from bed. Attempting to draft large documents on my laptop while lying down. It was May 2005, and I was on bed rest thanks to pre-term labor contractions. Instead of taking time off to rest, I acted as if I c ...
needs to be said (part 2)
September 21st, 2021 at 8:00 am CDTWith sweaty palms, I sent this email around last October knowing that it would ruffle some feathers. [In the event you don't want to go back and read it, the gist is this: if you want the world to be better, don't complain about it or point fingers. ...
Did you see this? (How to feel content)
September 17th, 2021 at 3:32 pm CDTI rarely resend emails that were sent out earlier in the week. But today I'm breaking my rule because of how often I see this holding my clients back. *****Two boring parents. Very little house-hold drama (other than the occasional boy-crazed outburs ...