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30 Seconds from Death: The Formula for Being a Happier Lawyer

Jun 19, 2018 in Guest Bloggers, Inspiration, Subjective Opinions, Work/Life

On a cold Tuesday afternoon, just three years after I graduated from law school, I heard code red called in the ER. The code was for me. I was 30 seconds from death: veins collapsed, no blood pressure, 30 pounds under weight, metabolic acidosis prevailed, 32 ounces of blood lost daily, and no ability to sit upright or walk. I was 28 years old and knew nothing about how my reactions cause outcomes. Not knowing almost killed me. Years of stress and anger had taken their toll…..

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How to Avoid Friction and Chaos in the Family When You Work From Home

Jun 6, 2018 in Solo & Small Firm Practice, Subjective Opinions, Work/Life

Working from home can be an amazing experience if it is planned correctly; an unmitigated disaster if it’s not. More importantly, if handled incorrectly there can be a lot of friction in your home. Why? Because, while your spouse and kids go off to work and school to then come home to their ‘sanctuary’, you are carefully and thoughtfully converting your sanctuary into a work space for a finite number of hours each day. This is a major psychological challenge. How do you do it successfully?

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The Memo Every Woman Lawyer Keeps in Her Desk

Apr 12, 2018 in Guest Bloggers, Subjective Opinions, The BS-Free Zone

I heard a story on NPR this morning about a 1993 Harvard Business Review Article entitled “The Memo Every Woman Keeps in Her Desk.” I remembered the article. It made some waves, back in the day. In the article, author Kathleen Reardon asks several influential business people whether a female executive should send a memo regarding sexism in the workplace to the company’s CEO. The memo details the struggles of women to be heard and treated equally by their male peers. Then it asks several prominent professionals whether she should give the memo to the CEO or let it sit in her desk drawer. Find out …..

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Is Money The Cause of All Your Worries? Time to Stop Worrying.

Oct 10, 2016 in Guest Bloggers, Karen Caffrey, Solo & Small Firm Practice, Subjective Opinions

Many, many lawyers I counsel worry about money. They worry about making enough money to keep their law practice going. They worry if they will have enough money to pay their bills. They worry if they’re saving enough money for their kid’s college education or to fund their own retirements. They worry they don’t have enough money to take that much needed vacation.

What can you do if you are one of the worried-about-money crowd? The answer depends on why you’re worried.

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