Getting Control of Your Practice (and Your Life). Beat Burnout, Live Better.
About this episode
Wendy Meadows discusses how lawyers can manage burnout and find fulfillment in their practice through better energy management and focus on happiness.
Lawyers, even busy lawyers, deserve to feel joy and satisfaction. Burnout, time management crises, and stress are signs that your business is running you instead of you running you. The secret may lie in better energy management and better focus on what makes us happier and more productive. Guest Wendy Meadows runs a successful family law firm. But a few years ago, she realized her busy practice wasn’t as fulfilling as it could be. She turned inward and focused on what made her happy. She transitioned her practice from litigation to mediation. And she learned how to let herself experience her own successes and recognize the bright moments around her. Meadows turned what she learned into a coaching practice and a top-selling book, “Sparkle & GRIT,” helping other attorneys reboot old habits and create purpose to build their best life. Learn to understand how you work best and what makes you happy. Sometimes just spending five minutes on yourself at the beginning of the day can help you enjoy a more purposeful, and less stressful lifestyle. If you won’t “manage yourself,” it’s hard to manage a firm. Take a moment to reflect on your day prior, what made it a good day? Think about the…
Topics covered
- burnout
- time management
- energy management
- law practice
- mediation
- personal fulfillment
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