Enrich Your Life: Befriend an Extrovert if You’re an Introvert or an Introvert if You’re an Extrovert, Episode 147
It may seem simply logical to only hang out with introverts if you’re an introvert, or with extroverts if you’re an extrovert. Yet in doing so, you’re depriving yourself of very cool experiences you’d never otherwise enjoy. In this episode, you’ll learn the differences between introverts and extroverts (no, it’s not that introverts are anti-social […]
Build Juror-Compelling Stories: Use the “Boy Meets Girl” Formula
Facts are boring. Stories are riveting. Facts put jurors to sleep. Stories keep them awake. Facts are essential to the case; stories are what make those facts persuasive. Each case has a story to tell no matter how apparently dry or complex the case may be. At this point, plaintiff lawyers usually chortle with glee. […]
Careful What You Label Yourself: It Sticks
Label yourself intelligent, then guess what? That’s what you are. Label yourself dumb, and again: that’s what you are, at least in your own mind. Frankly, that’s what matters, for the simple reason that however you label yourself will determine how you think, act, and see the world. Self-Labeling. Let’s take the label “dumb.” Maybe […]
Get Out of My Head!, Episode 146
Repetition is one of the most powerful forces shaping your life, whether you realize it or not. The thoughts you repeat most often to yourself aren’t just background noise — they’re actively building the foundation for either your success or the very obstacles holding you back. In this episode, we dig into how repeated thinking […]
Be the Master of Your Universe – Without Bloodshed, Episode 145
Ever notice how the people closest to you—your partner, your coworkers, your family—seem to be the ones you clash with most? What trips most of us up isn’t that we disagree, it’s how we handle the disagreement once it starts. Be the master of your universe, without the bloodshed. In this episode, we dig into […]
Connect to Jurors With the Specificity of “Who”
You must connect with jurors if they are to find you convincing and persuasive. One of the prime, often most neglected ways to connect effectively with jurors is to get them up to speed with the “Who” in the case early on. Jurors feel disconnected when they can’t readily figure out who’s doing what to […]
Life Is Meant for JOY!!
What gets in the way of joy? Mostly, little stuff. As humans, we deal surprisingly well with crises. What really gets in the way of our everyday happiness is the everyday “stuff” we allow ourselves to focus on. You know, the petty annoyances, irritations, and unexpected hiccups of life. Like that supervisor who never, let […]
Want a Miracle After a Loss? Change Your Perception! Episode 144
Loss is never easy. Whether you’re grieving the absence of a person, a pet, a possession, or simply something that once brought you joy — the sting of losing something that mattered is universally human. But what if loss didn’t have to be the end of the story? In this episode, we explore a powerful […]
Take Charge of Your RAS! (huh?) Episode 143
Why is it you get stuck on what should be unimportant things that your children, co-workers or partner seem to inflict on you day after day? Why can’t you be “mature” and just let them go? Maybe it’s because you haven’t taken charge of your Reticular Activating System (RAS) — the part of your brain that determines […]
Wanna Be Happy? Practice!, Episode 125
Do you ever have a day where it seems everything is going badly, nothing ever seems to go right? To where you want to just scream, and give up on well, everything? Yet all you want to do is be happy, so what now? In this podcast, you’ll discover what’s holding you back from that […]