The Lawyer Life Podcast

SUMMARY: In this episode we are talking about making decisions and specifically, whether to pursue partnership or not.  We talk a lot about making decisions in coaching sessions and today's topic is one that many of us grapple with it at some point in our careers as we wonder -- do I want to do this forever? What does that look like? Watch the full episode on our YouTube Channel here: https://youtu.be/Cbp6Z-AEIvsNew episodes every other Wednesday. RELATED TO THIS EPISODE: To Make Partner or Not? - http://theuncomfortabledream.com/to-partnership-or-not/Difficult Choices - https://theuncomfortabledream.com/difficult-choices/Having Your Own Back - http://theuncomfortabledream.com/your-legal-career-having-your-own-back/To Indecision or Not...? - https://theuncomfortabledream.com/to-indecision-or-not/WHERE YOU CAN FIND ME: Website: AutumnNoble.comBlog: theUncomfortableDream.comLinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/theuncomfortabledream YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@thelawyerlifecollective Instagram: @thelawyerlifecollectiveFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/discomfortjunkie TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thelawyerlifecollective ADDITIONAL RESOURCES: Free Time Management Webinar: http://theuncomfortabledream.com/find-more-time-get-more-done-for-attorneys/ Newsletter: http://theuncomfortabledream.com/newsletter-sign-up/ Free coaching call: https://autumnnoble.as.me/freeconsult TOOLS & DOWNLOADS: Time Management and Self-Guided Coaching: https://autumnnoble.com/self-guided-coaching-options-and-downloads/

SUMMARY:  When you start your legal career, you enter a period in your life when the metrics aren’t clear and feedback is few and far between. It is often difficult to know if you are doing a good job; however, it is rarely difficult to know if you aren’t doing a good job–that type of feedback is readily provided. So in a profession where the only feedback you typically get is negative feedback, how do you keep those experiences from making you paranoid?In today’s blog we focus on getting clear on where negative feedback fits in your life and how to keep it from bogging down your best work.Watch the full episode on our YouTube Channel!New episodes every other Wednesday. RELATED TO THIS EPISODE: The Mistake Spiral: https://theuncomfortabledream.com/the-mistake-spiral/Insecurity Delays: https://theuncomfortabledream.com/insecurity-delays/Impostor Syndrome: https://theuncomfortabledream.com/impostor-syndrome-lawyerlife/Being Good Enough: https://theuncomfortabledream.com/being-good-enough/Negativity Bias: https://theuncomfortabledream.com/negativity-bias/WHERE YOU CAN FIND ME: Website: AutumnNoble.comBlog: theUncomfortableDream.comLinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/theuncomfortabledream YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@thelawyerlifecollective Instagram: @thelawyerlifecollectiveFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/discomfortjunkie TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thelawyerlifecollective ADDITIONAL RESOURCES: Free Time Management Webinar: http://theuncomfortabledream.com/find-more-time-get-more-done-for-attorneys/ Newsletter: http://theuncomfortabledream.com/newsletter-sign-up/ Free coaching call: https://autumnnoble.as.me/freeconsult TOOLS & DOWNLOADS: Time Management and Self-Guided Coaching: https://autumnnoble.com/self-guided-coaching-options-and-downloads/

SUMMARY: This week we conclude our 3-part series examining why we aren't happier in law. Over the last 2 episodes, we explored 2 common drivers of our misery -- we fight the realities of practicing law or we fail to set our own course. Today we conclude with reason number 3: we are too buy buying into our own garbage.Watch the full episode on our YouTube channel! New episodes every other Wednesday.RELATED TO THIS EPISODE:Believing New Things: https://theuncomfortabledream.com/believing-new-things/Believing You Can Do It: https://theuncomfortabledream.com/believing-you-can-do-it/Negative Feelings: https://theuncomfortabledream.com/negative-feelings/Standing In Your Own Way: https://theuncomfortabledream.com/standing-in-your-own-way/WHERE YOU CAN FIND ME: Website: AutumnNoble.comBlog: theUncomfortableDream.comLinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/theuncomfortabledream YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@thelawyerlifecollective Instagram: @thelawyerlifecollectiveFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/discomfortjunkie TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thelawyerlifecollective ADDITIONAL RESOURCES: Free Time Management Webinar: http://theuncomfortabledream.com/find-more-time-get-more-done-for-attorneys/ Newsletter: http://theuncomfortabledream.com/newsletter-sign-up/ Free coaching call: https://autumnnoble.as.me/freeconsult TOOLS & DOWNLOADS: Time Management and Self-Guided Coaching: https://autumnnoble.com/self-guided-coaching-options-and-downloads/

SUMMARY: Today we are working through part 2 of a 3-part series exploring why we aren't happier in law. Last week, we talked about fighting with the realities of our practice and how that can often contribute to a fair amount of misery. This week, we are digging in to how our drive to produce and work hard can result in a lack of direction and avoidance that has so much  to teach us.Watch the full episode on YouTube! RELATED TO THIS EPISODE: Getting Clarity: https://theuncomfortabledream.com/getting-clarity/Fear: https://theuncomfortabledream.com/fear/Putting Out Fires: https://theuncomfortabledream.com/putting-out-fires/Goal-ing: https://theuncomfortabledream.com/goal-ing/WHERE YOU CAN FIND ME: Website: AutumnNoble.comBlog: theUncomfortableDream.comLinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/theuncomfortabledream YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@thelawyerlifecollective Instagram: @thelawyerlifecollectiveFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/discomfortjunkie TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thelawyerlifecollective ADDITIONAL RESOURCES: Free Time Management Webinar: http://theuncomfortabledream.com/find-more-time-get-more-done-for-attorneys/ Newsletter: http://theuncomfortabledream.com/newsletter-sign-up/ Free coaching call: https://autumnnoble.as.me/freeconsult TOOLS & DOWNLOADS: Time Management and Self-Guided Coaching: https://autumnnoble.com/self-guided-coaching-options-and-downloads/

SUMMARY: Today we are talking about why we are unhappy in law. Obviously this won't cover everything but what it WILL cover is what I have gleaned from years of handling the deepest darkest secrets of lawyers and their struggles. I realized, that most of the attorneys I deal with at least initially struggle with one of three types of unhappiness. Three primary reasons why we are so unhappy in law are -- Fighting with Reality, Need for Direction, and Believing your own BS. We will  take each of these topics in turn, starting to day with fighting reality. What does this mean and why is it secretly making you miserable?Watch the full episode on YouTube! New episodes every other Wednesday.RELATED TO THIS EPISODE:Should I Leave? Having a Bad DayBeing AuthenticWHERE YOU CAN FIND ME: Website: AutumnNoble.comBlog: theUncomfortableDream.comLinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/theuncomfortabledream YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@thelawyerlifecollective Instagram: @thelawyerlifecollectiveFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/discomfortjunkie TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thelawyerlifecollective ADDITIONAL RESOURCES: Free Time Management Webinar: http://theuncomfortabledream.com/find-more-time-get-more-done-for-attorneys/ Newsletter: http://theuncomfortabledream.com/newsletter-sign-up/ Free coaching call: https://autumnnoble.as.me/freeconsult TOOLS & DOWNLOADS: Time Management and Self-Guided Coaching: https://autumnnoble.com/self-guided-coaching-options-and-downloads/

SUMMARY: Drama. We all love it (hello, reality tv!).  I suppose this speaks to our human tendency toward the negative but there is something about having a good dramatic ranting and raving session with your girlfriends about the terrible thing that happened to you or someone else. It’s cathartic! But catharsis aside, when spending too much time extrapolating on the negative aspects of our lives, it can quickly devolve into what behavioral psychologists call the drama triangle. The drama triangle is a common character in the legal industry and I see my clients falling under its control all the time. Today we explore the characteristics of the drama triangle, why they are so tempting in the legal practice, and how to break out of the cycle for good.Watch the full episode on YouTube!New episodes every other Wednesday. RELATED TO THIS EPISODE:Snap out of ItWhen Your Boss is the VillainOverapologizers AnonymousWHERE YOU CAN FIND ME: Website: AutumnNoble.comBlog: theUncomfortableDream.comLinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/theuncomfortabledream YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@thelawyerlifecollective Instagram: @thelawyerlifecollectiveFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/discomfortjunkie TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thelawyerlifecollective ADDITIONAL RESOURCES: Free Time Management Webinar: http://theuncomfortabledream.com/find-more-time-get-more-done-for-attorneys/ Newsletter: http://theuncomfortabledream.com/newsletter-sign-up/ Free coaching call: https://autumnnoble.as.me/freeconsult TOOLS & DOWNLOADS: Time Management and Self-Guided Coaching: https://autumnnoble.com/self-guided-coaching-options-and-downloads/

SUMMARY: As some of you may know, the Lawyer Life Collective originated as a blog called the Uncomfortable Dream. The name of the blog is intended to capture what I believe is the essential element in our personal, professional, spiritual evolution. And that is discomfort. Setting goals is easy. It's the follow through and the impending discomfort that keeps us from following through on our goals. In coaching, 99% of my clients want to find more enjoyment in their work and find more time for the things that bring them joy--going to the gym, lounging on the couch with their partner, having lunch at their kids' school, taking the weekends off, etc. On some level, they always know that in order to achieve those things, it's going to require them to do things differently which is inherently going to bring some discomfort. And therein lies the rub. Taking action that feels right and authentic to us, often requires us to go against the grain and experience those discomforts. To challenge our closely held thoughts, beliefs and assumptions about what kind of human we are supposed to be. What good a lawyer/spouse/mom/sister/daughter is supposed to look like. It requires us to invest in the discomfort that comes with creating a life we actually want, a life we feel drawn to. An Uncomfortable Dream.  That is the core of my work and I am so excited to share it with you. Watch the full episode on YouTube!New episodes every other Wednesday. Periodically, we'll put out a call for questions on Instagram (@thelawyerlifecollective) and select a few to answer.RELATED TO THIS EPISODE:Doing Hard ThingsActing on Your GoalsWanting it to be Different  WHERE YOU CAN FIND ME: Website: AutumnNoble.comBlog: theUncomfortableDream.comLinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/theuncomfortabledream YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@thelawyerlifecollective Instagram: @thelawyerlifecollectiveFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/discomfortjunkie TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thelawyerlifecollective ADDITIONAL RESOURCES: Free Time Management Webinar: http://theuncomfortabledream.com/find-more-time-get-more-done-for-attorneys/ Newsletter: http://theuncomfortabledream.com/newsletter-sign-up/ Free coaching call: https://autumnnoble.as.me/freeconsult TOOLS & DOWNLOADS: Time Management and Self-Guided Coaching: https://autumnnoble.com/self-guided-coaching-options-and-downloads/