Sunday Inspiration #7
Today’s thought … Raise Your Standards
When you raise your standards to reflect your needs and values, the universe will line up behind your boundaries.
Today’s Coaching Exercise
Spend 5 or so minutes identifying 3 areas in your professional life where you need to raise your standards and log this information in your journal. Now, spend 10 or so minutes creating a plan of action for raising your personal standards in these areas. This may mean making a firm decision not to work on Sundays before 2PM so you can attend religious services (this is an example from my days as a law firm associate …) and making this decision clear to your team, law partners and clients. Or, it could involve letting your team or law partners know that your blackberry is off between 6:30PM and 8:00PM so you can enjoy dinner with your significant other or put your kids to bed.
When you define your boundaries and make it clear how they will not affect your work, you will be amazed at the change in your stress level and increased fulfillment at work and home.
Until next time … Take GREAT Care!
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Sunday Inspiration #4
Today’s Thought … Be Yourself
If you do not wear shoes shaped like feet, eventually your feet will be shaped like your shoes. (Based on a quote referenced by Thomas Leonard).
This Week’s Coaching Exercise
Spend time thinking about ways that you can incorporate your authentic self (e.g., your values, needs, wants and desires) into your professional life. List 1 to 3 things you will commit to incorporating into your life this week.
After you have completed the steps above, spend 5 to 10 minutes thinking about how you will feel after you have incorporated these things into your life. Record your feelings in your journal in great detail. As with all of our journaling assignments, the more detail the better. Now, take the action necessary to become more authentic in your professional life. Baby steps are fine for now … just get moving!
Until next time … Take GREAT Care!
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Sunday Inspiration #1
Today marks the first day of a new series entitled Sunday Inspiration. This will be a year long series of weekly postings designed to encourage you to think more deeply about the intersection of your passion and purpose with your legal education. Each post in Sunday Inspiration will contain a brief thought for your consideration along with a short coaching exercise.
So … enjoy Sunday Inspiration and let us know how it impacts your journey to accelerated professional success.
Today’s Thought … Focus
Consistent focus creates reality.
This Week’s Coaching Exercise
Make a commitment to spend no less than 10 minutes each day this week ”focusing” on something that will help you build your practice or gain greater clarity about the intersection of your passion, purpose and legal talent. Daily meditation is enough to get you started. Build this time into your schedule and stick to your schedule. Do not let a lack of time prevent you from the focus necessary to make your vision a reality. You can complete this exercise by simply waking up 15 minutes earlier in the morning - or taking a 15 minute walk during your work day.
We invite you to contact us to explore how an UpwardAction Coaching program can help you get the most from your commitment to focus.
Until next time … Take GREAT Care!
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