D. Wayne Lukas
D. Wayne Lukas, at 88, won his 15th Triple Crown race, this time with “Seize the Grey,” 44 years after his first Triple Crown. Wayne started out as a high-school basketball coach, but once he got involved with professional horse racing as a trainer, he never looked back. He went from training horses for quarter […]
The Eyes Have It: Does Your Witness Know How to Look at Jurors?
Telling your witness to look at the jurors during their testimony without teaching them how to do so can be fatal to your case. A scared, anxious witness may only dare a quick terrified glance mid-sentence at the jurors, which confirms in the jurors’ minds that yes, this witness is surely hiding something. So much […]
Be Here, Now!
You’ve undoubtedly heard the phrase “Be here, now.” It’s a way to remind ourselves that life is lived in the present moment, and it’s well worth enjoying whatever we can in the present. But “Be here, now” is also a wonderful way to soothe ourselves when confronted by something anxiety-provoking or that upsets us. It’s […]
How to Be Supportive, Episode 94
How powerful are the words we use, the things you say, or others say to you? Are your words helpful or hurtful? Do what others say to you make you feel self-confident or fill you with doubt? What if in this podcast, you discovered not only are your words powerful, but that there’s a way […]
Getting Unstuck, Episode 93
What if there was a way to make change happen more easily in your life? What if you could, just by altering what you use as your reference points for the change you want, get things to happen more successfully for you? In this podcast, find out how to make change something you actually can […]
Elizabeth Eaton Rosenthal
Elizabeth Eaton Rosenthal, aka “The Green Lady of Brooklyn,” at 83, continues to surprise and delight all who cross her path whether they live in or visit Brooklyn. She is head to toe, hair to nails and everything in between, painted or otherwise covered in green! Born in Nova Scotia, Canada, Elizabeth hitchhiked to New […]
Expert Under the Gun of Cross? Multi-sided Response to the Rescue
For your expert witnesses under the gun of cross-examination, usually the most problematic answer is a flat “yes” or “no.” Science holds few absolutes to be true, thus most scientists (which is the majority of your experts) are uncomfortable with an uncategorical “yes” or “no” in response to many of opposing counsel’s questions. Yet opposing […]
Be Your Own BFF
It doesn’t matter whether I’m having trouble learning a new dance step, stumped on a piece of writing that has an all-too-soon deadline or forgot to pick up the dry-cleaning, whatever, my immediate go-to is to diss myself. How could I be so stupid, inept, or unconscious that I find myself in this disheartening situation?! […]
Betty Brussel
Betty Brussel, at 100, is not only celebrating her birthday, but also the 3 world records she broke this year in her age group in the swimming pool: the 400-metre freestyle, the 50-metre breaststroke, and the 50-metre backstroke. Quite a coup for a woman who only began competing at 68. Betty, originally from Holland, began […]
Sally Snowman
Sally Snowman, at 72, the only remaining official lighthouse keeper in the United States, is just now retiring from her 20 years of service. From the first time Sally visited the lighthouse, at 10 years of age, with her father, a Coast Guard auxiliarist, Sally knew she wanted to be the lighthouse keeper. The 307-year-old […]