Do You Like Me?
Likeability shouldn’t matter in the courtroom. A lawyer’s personality should be irrelevant. The facts should be paramount; they should be the only thing jurors pay attention to. Would that be nice if it were true? The jurors on any one of your jury panels are persuaded by a combination of factors. Facts are but one […]
Give Yourself a Great Start to 2026
Looking ahead to the New Year and how you expect it to unfold, can be tempting to get absorbed in whatever is currently trending, or whatever is “doom-ing and gloom-ing” at the moment. After all, there’s plenty going on in the world, in celebrity lives, in the constant push of the media, to keep one […]
Regain Peace of Mind: Trash Those Unwanted Thoughts, Episode 128
Why is it that sometimes you just can’t let go of an argument, a disagreement? You obsessively hash and rehash what is long done and over with. How unfortunate. Especially since it doesn’t need to be this way. In this podcast you’ll learn how to truly let go and be done with old “stuff” forever. […]
Turn the Tables on Your Horrific Boss: Go From Miserable to Successful, Episode 127
Your boss is the worst of the worst. Makes you feel lower than an earthworm, undeserving, miserable. That’s not a way to live. And certainly not a way to achieve your career goals. In this podcast you’ll discover what makes your boss so horrible, and how to use their secret fears and desires to pave […]
How I Broke Free From Being A Total Introvert And Put More Fun In My Life
Try stepping out of your comfort zone—a little bit at a time. You will still be an introvert. Nothing will change that. What you will come to realize is that interacting and fostering friendships with people with all types of personalities can be wonderful. Here’s my article in Becoming An Unstoppable Women Magazine.
The Enduring, Maddening CSI Effect
In my ongoing research of what jurors think and how they decide cases, I am once again reminded of the enduring “CSI effect,” and how lawyers would do well to pay more attention to it. Simply put, the “CSI effect” is jurors’ overriding, sometimes obsessive, need to explore for themselves every bit of physical evidence […]
Best Holiday Gift – EVER!
What could be the best gift ever? A free trip to Paris? London? Bali? Some other wondrous and exotic locale? A spanking new Tesla/Corvette/Ford F-150? An evening with your favorite celeb? Free tech everything for life? Your kids being considerate and obedient for a day? (OK, a whole hour). The list is endless. . . […]
A Thanksgiving To Be Grateful For, Episode 126
What is it about getting together during the holidays as an extended family that seems so challenging? You should love and accept your relatives, but they drive you simply up a wall! How can you be grateful in this supposed time of gratitude when they are so annoying? Tune in to this podcast to find […]
New Year Resolutions – Yikes!
Here we are, at another New Year, that time when we set resolutions for the coming 12 months. Or try to. But here’s the thing, even with our best intentions, research shows that our resolutions rarely make it past 3 months. Sometimes not even past 3 weeks, or even 3 days. Sigh. But come on, […]
If You Want to Mountain Climb, Episode 78
Too often we don’t stop to consider what we want our lives to look like, much less how to get there. We just go along, hoping to somehow stumble into that perfect job or lover or whatever else it is we desire. What you’ll learn in this podcast is a surprisingly easy way to respect yourself […]