For much of my legal career, I approached success the way many high achievers do. I worked harder, pushed longer, and ignored the signals that something was not working. Self-care felt optional, even indulgent, and certainly not a priority. That belief held until my body forced me to pay attention. Shortly before my thirty-fifth birthday,…
How to Ask for Help Instead of Burning Out Why self-reliance holds you back, and how clear asks create real support At some point, doing everything yourself stops being a strength. It becomes a bottleneck, and eventually it leads to burnout. I know that pattern well. If you have been following this How To series,…
If everything runs through you, you are the bottleneck. It does not matter how capable you are or how hard you work. If every decision, review, and problem lands on your desk, growth slows to your pace. Over time that leads to frustration, stalled progress, and eventually burnout. In my recent webinar, How to Delegate with…
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.…
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…
I am so excited to be a part of the Make ADHD Your Genius event which starts tomorrow Nov 4th and runs through Nov 14th. Thank you to Tracey Bromley Goodwin for asking me to speak and share my time management tips. We had a fun discussion about ADHD and managing time, especially while traveling.…
Behind the Scenes at NASCAR: Lessons in Precision, Performance, and Presence Earlier this month, I had an unexpected opportunity to attend a NASCAR race at Sonoma Raceway. For someone who grew up just outside Indianapolis and never once attended the Indy 500, this was a big deal. As much as I enjoy autocrossing Porsches and…
Time is too precious to spend it reacting or surviving. In the first four articles of this series, we explored how noticing your energy, shifting your mindset, aligning your choices, and building intentional daily practices create a strong foundation for self-care. Now, we turn to the ultimate act of self-care: owning your time. Time is…
In a culture that celebrates hustle and constant output, relaxing can feel… indulgent, irresponsible, or even wrong. For high achievers—especially women—it can feel nearly impossible to shift from doing mode into being mode. But in our recent PractiGal webinar, How to Relax – Learning to Let Go and Reset, we made the case that relaxation isn’t…
