Challenging the Opposing Counsel in Your Mind
Being Mindful with the Spiritual Litigator
Release Date: 04/01/2018
Ep. #21: What I'm Reading: 5 Types of People Who Can Ruin Your Life
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In this week’s episode, I talk about “5 Types of People Who Can Ruin Your Life” by Bill Eddy, a lawyer and a therapist.
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Ep. #20: Managing Morning Anxiety
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In this week's episode, I talk about how I use routines to manage my morning anxiety.
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Ep. #19: That Case is NOT Your "Baby"
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In this week's episode, I discuss why identifying your case as your "baby" can trigger your primal fight or flight response any time that "baby" is threatened.
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Ep. #18: Criticism Will Not Kill You
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In this week's episode, I talk about three main reasons why criticism leads to beliefs that cause such intense negative emotion.
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Ep. #17: What I'm Reading: Grit
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am happy to report that my goal of reading one book per month has been successful so far.
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Ep. #16: Panic-Free Legal Writing
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In this week's podcast episode, I discuss how to use mindfulness to change the beliefs that cause lawyers to panic when working on a legal writing assignment or project such as a brief or memo.
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Ep #15: Sometimes You Are Wrong
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My fellow litigators: sometimes you will be so sure that your case strategy will work and that someone else’s suggestion will not. And sometimes you will be completely and utterly wrong. If you do not accept that, you will experience the unnecessary emotional and physical consequences of failing to manage your mind.
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Ep #14: The ABCs of Being a Mindful Lawyer
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On today's episode, I talk about the intersection between mindfulness and psychology and how having an understanding of how your brain works and identifying the beliefs that cause negative emotions, actions or results within your legal practice can lead to serious and sustainable improvements.
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Learning to Be a Present Lawyer
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In this week’s podcast episode, I discuss being a present lawyer.
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Setting Realistic Boundaries in Your Law Practice
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In this week’s podcast episode, I discuss setting realistic boundaries in your law practice. If you do not set boundaries with your clients, adversaries, or partners, your productivity and motivation can suffer. Additionally, if you don’t set boundaries in your personal relationships, you may end up with less of them. This episode gives some examples of how to set realistic boundaries and what to do when your boundaries are breached.
info_outlineAs litigators, our jobs generally are to listen to the arguments of our opposing counsel, conduct extensive research to the contrary, and apply facts and law to oppose the argument.
Why are we so good at challenging the arguments of others but we cannot seem to challenge the opposing counsel in our minds?
You know: the voice that tells you that you are not good enough, the voice that tells you that you are not a good lawyer, and the voice that tells you that you are a failure when you make small and insignificant mistakes.
Instead of challenging it, we just accept it is true and we suffer through stress and anxiety as a result.
In this week's episode, I encourage all lawyers to identify, challenge and replace the opposing counsel in your mind.
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