JALENE HAHN, CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER AT WARREN WARD ASSOCIATES HAS ASKED ME TO PRESENT TAMING THE JEALOUS MISTRESS: CAREER AND LIFE MANAGEMENT FOR LAWYERS ON WED DEC 9TH AT THE CHAMBER. PROGRAM WILL BE HELD TWICE – AT 9 AM AND REPEATED AT 7 PM.
Hosted by Jalene Hahn, Certified Financial Planner at Warren Ward Associates.
Taming the Jealous MistressSM
Career and Life Management for Lawyers
At the Columbus (Indiana) Area Chamber of Commerce on Wed. Dec. 9th at 9 am and 7 pm. Call 812.350.0306 to register.
TAMING THE JEALOUS MISTRESS SM
CAREER AND LIFE MANAGEMENT FOR LAWYERS
The practice of law is one of the most stressful occupations. Research shows that as many as 65% of lawyers are considering changing firms or professions within the next two years.
Our Taming the Jealous MistressSM program teaches lawyers to understand underlying issues that create career challenges and how to move forward as a happier, healthier person.
Attendees of this presentation will be provided with:
- A checklist of typical underlying causes of career and life challenges for lawyers
- A system to IRAC your career
- Tips for making small improvements that lead to lasting change
- Strategies for bringing about large improvements
DR. LEAH R. JACKMAN-WHEITNER
Career consultant, Leah Jackman-Wheitner, Ph.D., has been consulting and coaching professionals like you for 7 years. In addition to her career consulting experience, she brings to the table all her insights and skills gained from 11 years of providing psychotherapy. Dr. Leah enjoys helping lawyers address their specialized career issues, and no one is better equipped to do so.
Dr. Leah is a published author who holds master's and doctorate degrees in counseling psychology from The Ohio State University. She is a licensed psychologist in the state of Indiana. She graduated cum laude from the University of Missouri at Columbia with a double major in psychology and French, with general honors and honors in psychology. Dr. Leah is a member of Phi Beta Kappa.
Dr. Leah has given hundreds of speeches and seminars and is available for keynotes, CLE's, and workshops on career issues.
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Monday, December 7, 2009
Friday, November 6, 2009
OCD and the Law
1.4-2% of the general population has OCD. 15% of male lawyers and 21% of female lawyers reach the threshhold for OCD.
It makes perfect sense. Perfectionism is critical to effective job performance in the law. A missing comma, a phrase out of place, tiny errors in any other discipline put billions and careers at risk in the law.
The problem is that the discipline nudges people toward pathology. And, it's really hard to be happy with OCD driving your day.
It makes perfect sense. Perfectionism is critical to effective job performance in the law. A missing comma, a phrase out of place, tiny errors in any other discipline put billions and careers at risk in the law.
The problem is that the discipline nudges people toward pathology. And, it's really hard to be happy with OCD driving your day.
Saturday, October 10, 2009
IRAC Your Career
Issue – Lawyers frequently present with a wide variety of issues stemming from an underlying sense of dissatisfaction. They want their lives and careers to be better.
Rule – Career-related happiness and satisfaction, or lack thereof, is a function of the interplay of the following Career Factors:
Personality Style + Behavioral Style + Learning Style + Generational Differences + Learning History + Vocational Identity + Values + Current Situation + Theme/Role
Analysis – Using the services of a trained career consultant psychologist, first, identify and diagram the presenting problems and their hidden, underlying issues by synthesizing the information provided. It is critically important during this step to identify and address not only the known issues, but also the underlying issues that unconsciously cause and perpetuate the known problems. Second, develop, analyze and integrate the various Career Factors noted above to create a plan that addresses all the issues and that will lead to greatly increased happiness and satisfaction.
Conclusion – Walk away with a written Analysis and Proposal setting forth concrete steps personally designed to lead one to their goals.
During the career consultation process, lawyers address the underlying, hidden issues that cause the presenting problems as well as the themes and patterns which perpetuate the presenting problem.
Through this process, lawyers gain confidence, balance their priorities, and achieve their goals.
Rule – Career-related happiness and satisfaction, or lack thereof, is a function of the interplay of the following Career Factors:
Personality Style + Behavioral Style + Learning Style + Generational Differences + Learning History + Vocational Identity + Values + Current Situation + Theme/Role
Analysis – Using the services of a trained career consultant psychologist, first, identify and diagram the presenting problems and their hidden, underlying issues by synthesizing the information provided. It is critically important during this step to identify and address not only the known issues, but also the underlying issues that unconsciously cause and perpetuate the known problems. Second, develop, analyze and integrate the various Career Factors noted above to create a plan that addresses all the issues and that will lead to greatly increased happiness and satisfaction.
Conclusion – Walk away with a written Analysis and Proposal setting forth concrete steps personally designed to lead one to their goals.
During the career consultation process, lawyers address the underlying, hidden issues that cause the presenting problems as well as the themes and patterns which perpetuate the presenting problem.
Through this process, lawyers gain confidence, balance their priorities, and achieve their goals.
Thursday, September 3, 2009
When is the right time to call a career consultant?
When is the right time to call a career consultant?
1. BEFORE you think you need to. Biggest mistake people make is waiting. They think that they're doing fine in the decision making process. Remaining in a problematic job situation is evidence enough that you are too good at ignoring what bothers you. You will not be an adequate judge of when you need help with this.
Listen to the people who care. When they tell you to do something about the problem, you've got to listen because you can't be an accurate reviewer of your own situation.
2. The first time you consider it. OK, let's be honest. You won't do anything the first time you think about it. You're a lawyer. You need time to review, consider, research, research more, ponder, fret, analyze, research more, and worry more. Do something when you're midway through the first round of consideration. Don't drag out the process of making a decision about hiring someone to help you make a decision what to do. Better you should spend your energy figuring out what you want to do.
3. When you realize that you don't have the answers, call. Seriously, this is a given. You don't have the answers. Helping people make career choices isn't your gift in life. If it was, you'd be doing my job instead of reading about it. Even if you had this drive to help people, you still wouldn't be able to do by yourself. No one can.
Should people read a book or talk to their friend who works next door to a lawyer then decide they can write their own wills? No, because they don't know how to consider all aspects. It's the same with your career. My job is to listen to the things you're saying that you don't know you think, believe, or feel. My job is to consider the aspects that you don't even realize play in.
4. If you are part of the layoff scene, call me now. (OK, possibly not right now, because the phone would wake my family. But you can email me now.)
Again, people wait too long. They think their next position will fall into place. They think their choices will fall into place. They think that a good chat with a friend or colleague or family member will miraculously answer the half-asked questions. Your family can't see you objectively. Your colleagues bring their own baggage to the conversation. Your friends have their own agendas. You need someone who can be objective.
You need an objective look quickly, because if you've been laid off the clock is ticking. You probably know how many months of living expenses you have available.
What you don't realize is that you have a limited amount of available psychological resources. The clock is ticking on how you deal with this transition. As you wait your psychological resources dwindle making the decision-making process that much harder.
5. When you know you want to be happier and just don't know how to get there. There are far too many unhappy lawyers. It doesn't have to be that way. You may want to escape the law. You may feel there is no escape. Either way, you can be happier, far happier than you ever considered. Just do something toward that end.
6. When you're willing to take a chance to find a happier future. Enough said.
1. BEFORE you think you need to. Biggest mistake people make is waiting. They think that they're doing fine in the decision making process. Remaining in a problematic job situation is evidence enough that you are too good at ignoring what bothers you. You will not be an adequate judge of when you need help with this.
Listen to the people who care. When they tell you to do something about the problem, you've got to listen because you can't be an accurate reviewer of your own situation.
2. The first time you consider it. OK, let's be honest. You won't do anything the first time you think about it. You're a lawyer. You need time to review, consider, research, research more, ponder, fret, analyze, research more, and worry more. Do something when you're midway through the first round of consideration. Don't drag out the process of making a decision about hiring someone to help you make a decision what to do. Better you should spend your energy figuring out what you want to do.
3. When you realize that you don't have the answers, call. Seriously, this is a given. You don't have the answers. Helping people make career choices isn't your gift in life. If it was, you'd be doing my job instead of reading about it. Even if you had this drive to help people, you still wouldn't be able to do by yourself. No one can.
Should people read a book or talk to their friend who works next door to a lawyer then decide they can write their own wills? No, because they don't know how to consider all aspects. It's the same with your career. My job is to listen to the things you're saying that you don't know you think, believe, or feel. My job is to consider the aspects that you don't even realize play in.
4. If you are part of the layoff scene, call me now. (OK, possibly not right now, because the phone would wake my family. But you can email me now.)
Again, people wait too long. They think their next position will fall into place. They think their choices will fall into place. They think that a good chat with a friend or colleague or family member will miraculously answer the half-asked questions. Your family can't see you objectively. Your colleagues bring their own baggage to the conversation. Your friends have their own agendas. You need someone who can be objective.
You need an objective look quickly, because if you've been laid off the clock is ticking. You probably know how many months of living expenses you have available.
What you don't realize is that you have a limited amount of available psychological resources. The clock is ticking on how you deal with this transition. As you wait your psychological resources dwindle making the decision-making process that much harder.
5. When you know you want to be happier and just don't know how to get there. There are far too many unhappy lawyers. It doesn't have to be that way. You may want to escape the law. You may feel there is no escape. Either way, you can be happier, far happier than you ever considered. Just do something toward that end.
6. When you're willing to take a chance to find a happier future. Enough said.
Wednesday, July 15, 2009
Billable Hours
It's not the billable hours that cause lawyers stress. Not technically.
Yes, billable requirements are absolutely insane. Yes, they are a primary source of stress in a lawyer's life.
The real issue, however, is underneath the number. It's not the number that's required. It's what that number means to you.
Billables and the associated stress means something different to each person. For one person, billables mean that they've lost control of their lives. For another, billables represent loss of family time. For the next, the problem is that billables represent an overwhelmingly negative view of the future.
To get control of your life, you have to understand the underlying issue. And that underlying issue is individual to each person.
Yes, billable requirements are absolutely insane. Yes, they are a primary source of stress in a lawyer's life.
The real issue, however, is underneath the number. It's not the number that's required. It's what that number means to you.
Billables and the associated stress means something different to each person. For one person, billables mean that they've lost control of their lives. For another, billables represent loss of family time. For the next, the problem is that billables represent an overwhelmingly negative view of the future.
To get control of your life, you have to understand the underlying issue. And that underlying issue is individual to each person.
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