If you happened to be wealthy and educated and alive in the 16th and 17th century Europe, it was fashionable to have a Wunderkammern, a "wonder chamber", or a "cabinet of curiosities" in your house - a room filled with rare and remarkable objects that served as a kind of external display of your thirst… Continue reading This is my ‘wonder chamber’
Category: professional life
A pocket full of podcasts!
Podcasts have definitely become a thing; like in a BIG way! There are podcasts literally for everything these days, but I thought to myself that this topic was definitely worth a post about the podcasts I personally love. If I have missed any from this list that you love, please pop a comment with the… Continue reading A pocket full of podcasts!
Working remotely… like a lawyer
There are many things that the Covid-19 pandemic has to answer for. Like any incurable optimist, I gravitate to finding the good in literally anything, and I will say that Covid has thrust much needed change onto the legal profession as a whole. I work 100% remotely. I had to leave full time legal practice… Continue reading Working remotely… like a lawyer
Your own version of success
Define success on your own terms, achieve it by your own rules, and build a life you're proud to live Anne Sweeney Lawyers are competitive creatures, in one way or another. Even if you're not outwardly competitive, you still likely have a burning desire to be the best at whatever you do (whether it's the… Continue reading Your own version of success
Power of Perspective
Recently, the good ol’ socials shared with me a really interesting (and funny!) TED Talk video. It was about an inventor who liked building robots but would regularly “fail” (see my earlier post on Failing for that ol’ chestnut!). This inventor purposefully changed her way of thinking about her ‘failures’ with her robotics, and instead… Continue reading Power of Perspective
Expectations
Expectations - whether they’re unclear, significant, unrealistic or lacking entirely, encapsulate the client and lawyer relationship. Lately, I’ve had such a pleasure being interviewed by almost-newbie-lawyers as they prepare themselves for the most significant signature they will affix to a piece of paper in their careers; the roll of legal practitioners. We spoke about common… Continue reading Expectations
Work Zen-ness
Ever have those days when you need to get stuff done and you're uncomfortable in your normal work space. Perhaps your area is cluttered and you don't have the time (or inclination!) to clean it at that very point in time as you have more pressing things to concern yourself with (or, at least, that's… Continue reading Work Zen-ness
The thing about job titles
… is that it’s just a title. Job titles do not describe the work that you’re actually doing and what value it has to you and your development. Take the title “Administrator”. I’m not necessarily speaking of an Administrator in the legal industry, but any type of industry. What is an Administrator? Do they “administer” stuff? What… Continue reading The thing about job titles
Failing
Let’s face it, failing is something that will happen to all of us (and multiple times); it’s a fact of life. We also all need a little pick-me-up when we’re mourning the loss of the goal we set our sights for. This is a bit of an ode to those experiencing their own version of… Continue reading Failing
Authenticity
authenticity (noun) the quality of being real or true Recently I gave a presentation to some lovely people that involved some talk about authenticity. Granted, it was in the context of marketing, but the message was/is, in my view, still very important. In the beginning steps of learning more about myself, both my personal and professional… Continue reading Authenticity
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