career management, practice & time management
In late April I was one of two women lawyer panelists in the last of a three part series called “Fearless Conversations: What’s My Worth”, produced by the Women Lawyers Association of Michigan. Criminal defense/family lawyer Rita White and I covered a range of...
career management, practice & time management, Uncategorized
What’s in your head? I learned an acronym listening to a podcast this morning: FUD. Fear, Uncertainty, Doubt. As in “the voices of FUD”. With beautiful weather and the Masters tournament starting today, a few personal battles with FUD immediately...
practice & time management, Uncategorized
My sister’s ringtone broke the sunny silence. “What are you doing?” she asked. Caught red handed. “Oh, getting distracted before I start writing about distractions.” Ouch. So begins a little advice on personal distractions. For...
business development, career management, practice & time management
No news is not good news! No news in the practice of law ratchets up people’s imaginations and stress levels as fast as thinking about sharks when you are swimming in the ocean. When clients hear no news from their lawyer, they start questioning whether their...
practice & time management
Imagine finding an extra 5 hours of time in your pocket every Friday afternoon. Or finding 10 hours there at the end of every month? What would you do with it? That’s crazy, you say. How could I find time at the end of the month? Well, ok, so you probably...
career management, practice & time management, Uncategorized
Today reminds me of Natalie Babbitt’s opening lines in Tuck Everlasting, “The first week of August hangs at the very top of the summer, the top of the live-long year, like the highest seat of a Ferris wheel when it pauses in its turning. The weeks that...
