How A Little Connection Goes A Long Way emotional intelligence habit happiness performance well-being

My husband and I take an annual trip to Austin, Texas, to see dear college friends. 

The trip was everything I needed: good food (can you ever have too many tacos?), good music, driving and walking through beautiful scenery, lots of hot tub time, and late nights filled with laughter and conversatio...

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Love Your Lawyer Day - Celebrate the Humans Behind Law appreciation emotional intelligence gratitude self-care well-being

Let’s be honest: lawyers and legal professionals don’t always get the credit we deserve. We’re often the punchline, not the headline. So it’s nice to have a day that celebrates us and reminds everyone that we’re human, too!

Love Your Lawyer Day is a chance to pause and recognize not just the work w...

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From Deflection to Connection: Rethinking Praise appreciation confidence emotional intelligence gratitude happiness imposter syndrome self-awareness vulnerability

World Gratitude Day - a beautiful reminder each year to pause and reflect on the power of appreciation. It is a day meant to highlight how expressing gratitude and receiving it with openness can ripple outward to strengthen relationships and communities.

The timing couldn’t have been more perfect …...

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What’s In Your Carry On? (And What’s Weighing You Down?) authenticity confidence efficiency emotional intelligence goals growth happiness having what matters productivity resilience well-being

I always enjoy when I can give one of my favorite presentations: “From Self-Doubt to Self-Confidence in the Legal Profession: Imposter Syndrome in the Legal Profession.” I never tire of this topic. No matter the audience—whether new associates at orientation or seasoned partners at a retreat—I alway...

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