Another year has passed. Maybe you… ... said "I'll stay in big law for a few years, and then figure something else out." ...liked your role for awhile, but something has shifted. You are no longer okay and don't know how to figure something else out. ...took the...

Self-worth. Two little words with a whole lot under the surface. Our ability to stall or soar depends on our self-worth.   For some reason, we often think we, as women lawyers, don't deserve to: feel happy in our bodies have a thrilling, romantic relationship do the...

WILL member Jenny loves astrology. She studies with world class astrologists and could recite the difference between rising and moon signs in her sleep. She has the dream of turning this into a business, starting with a side hustle. But she has doubts and fears. Like...

In 2012, working in my previous business, I knew I wanted more… inspiration in my work freedom from trading hours for dollars as a consultant fulfillment - making a bigger impact with WILL members, and in all honesty, in the world   One day while hanging out in...

Three years ago, I was woken up by an idea. I was having conversations in my head with imaginary women lawyers who feel stuck in a system that drains their time, energy and soul. You see, I was fresh off the success of helping a few women leave their firms.  Their...

I attended the Lessons From a Quitter podcast live event in Southern California.   It was meaningful and fun. People shared their stories and I led an exercise to help build your capacity to say "YES!” to desires, and “NO” to what doesn’t serve you. (Read to the...

Who are you? Who would you be if you weren't a lawyer? You may struggle with the identity of being "a lawyer"... especially if you want to DO and BE something different. From contemporary neuroscience we know: Our language not only describes our reality, it DEFINES...

Our inner critics usually run rampant. Telling us all the things we can’t do, that we aren’t, or we will never... I’ve been learning how to change that - reading, from mentors, experimenting on myself and sharing tools with WILL members. One of the tools is saying, "I...

Our country's founders said YES! They said YES to independence, self-governance and democracy.   This entailed saying NO to England. You know the story, saying NO came with war, strife and sacrifice. But we wouldn't have America, with all its marvels and flaws...

Tony Robbins, personal and business guru has said…Success without fulfillment is the ultimate failure.Does this ring true for you? I hear from many women lawyers, they come home late. Depleted.Pour themselves a glass of wine.Struggle to find energy to connect fully...

I went to hear Elizabeth Gilbert read from her sexy new novel, City of Girls.Then she opened it up for questions.I summoned my courage, got in the queue, and asked..."I love your podcast Magic Lessons. Are you ever going to do more?" (If you haven’t checked it out,...

I get all choked up when I see young people in caps and gowns, uncomfortable shoes, with sweaty relatives hovering proudly nearby.Renewed possibility fills the air.One of the commencement speeches I admire this year is Al Gore’s address at Harvard.He smartly takes...