I was working with a client recently and I asked her:

“What’s your economic value to the company you work for?”

The question totally threw her. She could tell me some of her strengths (after a bit of prodding…) but she’d never really thought about herself in...

Do you think twice (or not at all…) about going for partnership because you believe you need to be so much ‘better’ to get there? Maybe not ‘perfect’, but definitely a little closer to perfect than you are right now…

After all, right now you make mistakes!...

Do you think everyone is more confident than you?

I know EXACTLY how you feel. When I was an associate, I was convinced that everyone around me was twice as confident at me.

But here's what I've discovered over the years .... it's not true. 

The truth is, I really had no idea...

I know the feeling. You have a client call scheduled and are desperately over-preparing for fear that someone might ask you a question that.....god forbid...you don't know the answer to! 

The call comes around, the anxiety kicks in and you feel flustered and out of control. Maybe you get...

Is this you? Constantly hoping confidence is around the corner…

I get it. When I was a lawyer, I was convinced that I would feel more confident once I mastered that next process or learnt everything there is to know in my area. 

Here’s the problem. The day when I finally knew...