Your Year-End Review: A Launchpad for What’s Next

As featured in Forbes: Insights from this article were highlighted in Jennifer Jay Palumbo’s piece on creative ways to use year-end feedback. Drawing on concepts from my book WELCOME to the Next Level, and after speaking with Jay about how professionals can move beyond listing accomplishments, I was inspired to expand on my ideas here.…

The Legal Profession Cannot Yoga Its Way Out of a Mental Health Crisis

Legal organizations are pouring time and money into everything labeled ‘wellness.’ While stated interest is high, the results are flat. This newsflash doesn’t surprise anyone who has worked inside the system, because individual wellness tools cannot fix what the legal profession continues to break at scale. As I shared in a Wellness for Lawyers presentation…

Self-care for When You Think You Don’t Have Time for Self-care

$322 Billion. That’s the global cost of burnout in turnover and lost productivity according to a recent Workhuman and Gallup report. $322 Billion. That’s a lot to lose to burnout and lack of mental well-being. May is Mental Health Awareness Month and I am sharing more of my mental well-being and self-care journey with you…

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Becoming a Catalyst

A year ago while visiting my friend Ellen in Maine we were having a very long and thoughtful discussion while driving – one of many during our visit. We always say we should just hit the record button and turn our discussions into a podcast (which we’ve already named, “What will the neighbors think?” This…