Full Circle: How Merry-Go-Rounds Teach Us About Breaking Old Habits change growth habit performance

Get Off the Carousel: Breaking Free from Unproductive Cycles

 

This weekend is the annual city festival in our town. Every year since the kids were small, we stop by, eat some “fair food”, check out the vendors, and let the kids ride a few carnival rides.

This got me thinking...

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Fireworks and Feelings: A Personal Story to Light Up Your Emotional Intelligence! growth mindset performance stress

 Explosive, bright ideas: emotional regulation and legal success

 

I hope you're all enjoying the summer as much as we are in my family! 

I’m at the Professional Development Consortium (PDC) conference in San Diego, but I wanted to pop into your inbox and share a personal...

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Break free from these 5 obstacles to your success and well-being! goals habit holidays performance

A mid-year reset for lawyers and legal professionals

 

Tomorrow is the Fourth of July - so here is an advance “Happy Fourth of July!” since you are hopefully out of the office tomorrow relaxing a bit. 

Before I check out for a long weekend of fireworks, s’mores around...

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Embrace the Habits of Elite Athletes: A Guide for Lawyers and Legal Professionals confidence growth performance work/life balance

Treat yourself like the high-performer that you are!

Heidi Brown, author of "The Flourishing Lawyer," was the guest expert on the EsquireWell Academy Monthly Masterclass. We had such a fabulous discussion about the “Lawyer’s Peak Performance Playbook” - how to unleash your inner...

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Rethinking Sleep: A Necessity for Legal Professionals habit health performance self-care

March 15 is World Sleep Day!

 

How often have we heard or even said to ourselves, "I'll sleep when I'm dead"? 

It's a common refrain in the legal profession, where long hours and late nights are often worn as badges of honor. But at what cost? 

Tomorrow (March 15) is World Sleep...

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Embrace the Healing Power of Nature growth health performance well-being

Elevate your legal game by stepping into the great outdoors.

 

I’m writing this from the patio at our AirBNB in Florida as our family wraps up a little “snow-bird” trip from frost-bitten Minnesota to balmy southern Florida! 

My family is still asleep, so I’m...

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