Move Forward Coaching for Lawyers

11/05/2021

Keep it simple. It works.

Fortunate 500 Toastmasters Club 6-21-11

06/30/2020

Part 2 of my memo on best practices in the age of COVID-19 for your law practice.

A coach for lawyers presents the second part of his COVID-19 best practices memo that he prepared for the staff of his own law office.

06/17/2020

Just in time for Phase One in Multnomah County. The first of my two-part post.

A coach for lawyers provides the first part of his Best Practices in the Age of COVID-19 memo to help other small law offices reopen.

01/05/2020

That time of year again to try and do better. These apps might help you achieve your goals.

A coach for lawyers looks at five apps that can help you acheive your resolutions of increased productivity, physical fitness, meditation, and weight loss.

11/14/2019

Daily meditation is essential in a lawyer's life.

If you are forgetful or make mistakes when in a hurry, a new MSU study – the largest of its kind to-date – found that meditation could help you to become less error prone.

11/12/2019

Evidence-based methods work better than hope:-)

For over two millennia, people have been offering or imposing lists of “rules for living,” whether they be the Ten Commandments; lists of seven, twelve, or fifty Golden Rules; Essential Rules for Living or for Living “Your Best Life” or for a “Happy and Fulfilled Life”; or, very recently...

10/09/2019

Do you ever feel like Dagwood? Give me a call:-)

Blondie

09/13/2019

You hear it all the time. Live in the moment. Sometimes it is not the best option. My latest post.

A coach for lawyers examines when "living in the moment" can be harmful and contrasts it with living a full life of planning, reflecting, and mindfulness

08/31/2019

I was in a contentious arbitration with an extremely distasteful opposing counsel. At one point he made an argument insulting me, my client, and the case in whole. I said out loud "I'm not sure where to begin to respond." At that point the arbitrator, someone I respected for a long time, said "Don't." This was years ago, but it is still the best legal advice I ever received. When the other side makes baseless attacks, let that stand for what it is...BS.

06/01/2019

I was recently reminded of three cardinal rules when meeting potential clients. My latest post.

A coach for lawyers spins a tale of two trainers in his search to train for a triathlon. The experience reminds him of three lessons to increase business.

05/30/2019

Just a reminder to take care of yourself first.

“If they had just given me a couple days to sleep for 15 hours, I would have been a different person,” said one attorney-turned psychotherapist.