How to Increase Your Ability to Focus

Most lawyers and professionals I work with have goals to improve time management and productivity. There are many components to these two areas we address together long-term, but one critical skill is your ability to focus when doing the work.  There are so many distractions competing for your attention all day it can feel impossible […]

9 Tips for Kicking Procrastination to the Curb

Today’s blog focuses on tips to kick your procrastination habit to the curb! Last week we talked about the reasons we procrastinate and how procrastination is related to our emotional regulation.  Your goal for the week was to start exploring your thoughts and feelings related to time and tasks.  Now that you’ve discovered what’s going […]

7 Proven Reasons for Procrastination

Let’s talk about a big saboteur: Procrastination. All of us have been guilty of it at some point in our lives, some more than others. Many people believe that procrastination is a time management or organizational issue. They beat themselves up about why they just can’t get their sh*t together.  Or, other people judge the […]

Truth or Lie: “I Don’t Have Enough Time”

A common statement I hear from lawyers: “I don’t have enough time.” This is either: A fact because your workload is too high from a purely mathematical perspective (i.e., you have 16 hours of work and 8 hours to do it). Or, it’s a lie you’re telling yourself based on A.) Your feelings of being […]