You know you need to speak up in meetings. You know it’s an opportunity to showcase your value, be visible and to advocate for yourself, your team and that important project you are championing. It also happens to be the one piece of feedback you’re given over and over again. The problem is you hate … Continued

In the final part of the Overwhelm Series I bring you: Adapt the plan – the essential follow on to planning the week that allows you to respond to the unknown and the unexpected and still feel in charge of the plan. Adapting the day should only take you a few minutes and can be … Continued

Hello and Happy New Year! It’s great to be back! Today I’m talking about setting your intention for 2025 so you create all the results you want this year. This isn’t about setting new year’s resolutions. It’s about the thoughts BEHIND your new year’s resolutions that are the difference between you giving up on your … Continued

The better you are at managing overwhelm the more in control you will feel and the better you’ll perform. This session is part 2 (Plan the week) of a 4 part series to help you manage overwhelm at one of the busiest times of the year (and any other time you need to). In it … Continued

Feeling overwhelmed? You’re not alone. Almost everyone I’ve spoken to these past few weeks (clients included) has commented on the alarming speed with which time is passing and how little control they feel they have over it. Nobody said lawyering would be easy. But there are times when even the most efficient and resilient struggle … Continued

Hello and welcome to CONFIDENT Black Lawyers. In this session I explain what it is, who it’s for, what you get when you sign up and why it’s exactly what you need at this stage of your career. If you have any questions on the programme, DM me on social or via the comments below … Continued

This week on the podcast it’s my pleasure to share the live recording of last Friday’s live webinar: How to be confident. Where are you on your confidence journey?   are you anxious and worried all the time? are you confident at home with family and friends, but a shadow of yourself when at work … Continued

You are capable of anything you set your mind to. The more you believe this is true the more confident you will be in who you are. The more confident you are the easier it will be to navigate the challenges of being black in a white world, the further you will go in your … Continued

If you’re a black lawyer, the chances are you have Imposter Syndrome or will experience it at some point in your career. Because for you Imposter Syndrome is different. It’s not just internal. It’s environmental. So even if you know you deserve to be here and remember how hard you worked to get here, there … Continued