Time Management Tip #10 – Pareto’s Principle
From my list of 37 Time Management Tips, which you receive automatically when you sign up for my newsletter (http://www.mclarencoaching.com/contact-us/newsletter-sign-up/), is this: The Pareto Principle: The principle, which has been applied in many areas is, 80% of the results you generate in your day toward your ultimate goal comes from 20% of your effort. The […]
What is Procrastination and how can you get Past it?
On Procrastination “We should be taught not to wait for inspiration to start a thing. Action always generates inspiration. Inspiration seldom generates action.” –Frank Tibolt Many of my clients label themselves “procrastinators.” When I ask what this means they say, “I wait too long to do things” or “I wait to the last […]
So you want to Write a Book?
I wrote the following article for Source Point Training Company’s (SPT) weekly newsletter. SPT is the company that provided me with my coach training. (www.sourcepointtraining.com): I am a performance coach, working with lawyers and other professionals to attain higher levels of productivity while maintaining overall balance. Early in my coaching career, I realized I could […]
Communication Skills for Lawyers (and Others)
From Coaching for Attorneys: Improving Productivity and Achieving Balance, Chapter 8, Communication Skills for Lawyers: A Model of Effective Communication Before you have a conversation with someone, consider the following: 1. What is my desired outcome?so it is important to be very clear. Imagine yourself at the end of the conversation that went exactly as […]
Complaining 101 – How to Stay Exactly Where you are
Have you noticed how warm it’s been lately? Well, I live in Northern California and here it has been unseasonably warm for Winter. It’s terrible. I wish we had a real Winter here. That’s why I moved away from Southern California and now it’s the same—all year long, just one season–sometimes very hot, sometimes less […]
Persuasive Communication – First Understand Their REALITY
Last night, I had a great meeting with several attorneys in Sacramento. We were discussing “Persuasive Communication: Getting others to do what you want them to do, because they want to.” I was teaching a tool I call “enrollment” and a model of enrollment called “REALITY.” I learned a lot from these attorneys last night […]
Formula for Success, Part VII – Sylvia Starts her Practice
To review, the Formula for Success is: 1. Clearly state your goal. 2. Have an end date for your goal. 3. Get accountability partners. 4. Take action daily. 5. On the projected date of completion, close down. _________________________ Now that we have spent some time analyzing the formula, let’s look at a case example. This […]
“Coaching for Attorneys” Now Available as an eBook!
The moment you’ve all been waiting for: “Coaching for Attorneys” now available in eFormat! http://apps.americanbar.org/abastore/index.cfm?section=BestSellers&fm=Product.AddToCart&pid=5100025EBK “Coaching for Attorneys is a “must read” for all lawyers – and law students as well. It offers sensible and specific tips, exercises, and practices that allow harried and overstressed attorneys alternatives for safe and sane professional and private […]
Formula for Success, Part VI – Safely Cross the Finish Line
To review, the Formula for Success is: 1. Clearly state your goal. 2. Have an end date for your goal. 3. Get accountability partners. 4. Take action daily. 5. On the projected date of completion, close down. _________________________ Now you have stated your goal clearly and in writing with a clearly defined end date. You […]
How Interpretation Affects Communication (From “Coaching for Attorneys”)
The Feedback Loop Example: Ms. Jones and Bob Smith Ms. Jones is telling her associate, Bob Smith, about something that happened in one of his cases. Following is the type of feedback loop that occurs in most conversations when the parties are not tuned in and practicing effective listening: Ms. Jones: Bob, the way […]