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Feeling Defensive
As lawyers, it is our job to be right. To get the right answer, to find the right solution, to have the right words. In truth, you could say that about any profession,…
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Relationships
Our relationships with the people in our lives are at the root of every challenge in our lives. Our relationships with others play a significant role in our happiness. How do we improve…
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How to Know When It’s Time for a Change
No matter what profession you are in, there will be times in your career where you will wonder if it’s time for a change. One of the most common phrases I hear in…
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Negative Feelings
There will be bad days. One of the drawbacks of living in a society where everyone is so interconnected and everyone’s lives are constantly on display, is that it blurs the lines of…
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Sunday Mourning Blues
We’ve all been there….You enjoy a blissful, care-free Saturday. Your email was silent (or ignored). No surprise projects, no random client demand. You relaxed and enjoyed a mental break from work. Then it’s…
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Frazzled (the worst F-word)
My early years as an attorney at a corporate law firm, can be summed up in one word: frazzled. The panic that set in when you saw an email at 5:59pm on a…
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Contrails (Your Past is Stalking You)
When someone says to you: “Tell me about yourself.” How do you respond? Most of us take this to mean the trifecta: What do you do? Are you married? Do you have kids? The…
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The Elusive Happy
In "The Elusive Happy", Autumn Noble explores the concept of happiness and why it often seems out of reach. They argue that our thoughts, not our circumstances, are the primary drivers of our…
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Fairy Tales and Happy Endings
The truth is that even when we achieve our dreams, we still feel like crap half of the time. If you are striving toward some big goal, make sure that you have not…
