Lawyers can make the problem worse
I don’t know why it wasn’t so clear and obvious to me before! Lawyers can make problems worse. This is the reason why I’m often so dissatisfied with being a lawyer. I became [...]
Fear, Procrastination, or Intuition?
As a business owner, I have advocated for ‘listening to your gut’ when it comes to decisions such as hiring staff, joining forces with another business, and even entering into some deals. But when [...]
The Coal Curse
Maybe I should stop reading this Quarterly Essays …? Since Rebecca Huntley’s essay, I have just been appalled at the political muck-ups and corruption that have been laid out. It is making me [...]
Shame and Deserving
Funnily, we can read and absorb things, and understanding them on an intellectual level. But the something will happen that rocks you to your core - and then you truly understand the concept [...]
How to talk about the law so that people actually want to work with you
Talking to non-lawyers is just better communication skills. Lawyers seem to unlearn how to communicate directly, or like a human, during law school. But you can talk about the law, and give advice, [...]
This could be why you’re stuck in a practice you don’t love
There’s probably no one thing that causes you not to love your business. But a creeping combination of many things, and a deep sense of frustration that things could be different. So here's [...]
Anti-Oppression
There has been turmoil in 2020. With the fires, our community came together and highlighted the need for us to change our approach to environmental management. Then the pandemic showed us how quickly [...]
The Power of Connection
When I originally wrote this title for the blog, I had been thinking about connecting with your clients and your audience. But the more I sat looking at the screen, the more I [...]
Getting in your own way
Hearing this message has been a reoccurring theme for me, for years - getting in your own way. There’s so much in the business coaching space about finding and removing your limiting beliefs, [...]