by friedaL2020 | Sep 15, 2023 | Finding direction and purpose, Lawyer Life, Leadership, Self-awareness, Self-reflection, Stress & Anxiety, Work life, work-life balance
When you hear the term “mid-life,” what images or thoughts come to mind? Perhaps it’s the clichéd “mid-life crisis” with visions of a middle-aged man who has just started balding – but he’s growing a ponytail anyway – sporting a...
by friedaL2020 | Jan 21, 2023 | Finding direction and purpose, Lawyer Life, Lessons Learned, Life after Law, mental health, Motivation, Self-awareness, Self-care, Self-reflection, Stress & Anxiety, Work life
WRITTEN BY ALICIA KOCH, FOUNDER OF THE LEGAL BELLETRIST When I was a child, I was fearless. I believed I could do anything I set my mind to – and I had big dreams. Bless little me. I wanted to climb mountains, go to the Moon, swim with Mermaids, and fly a plane to...
by friedaL2020 | Jul 21, 2021 | Motivation, Self-care, Self-reflection, Uncategorised, work-life balance
It’s an inside job today! I have been thinking a lot about the term “High-Fliers” recently. And what it really means. This is probably due to the fact that during all this “Lockdown” time I have been indulging in some true RomCom classics, like the Bridget Jones...
by friedaL2020 | Jun 29, 2021 | Motivation, Self-care, Self-reflection, Uncategorised, work-life balance
I’m one of the most active and motivated people I know. In my entire 39 years on this planet, I’ve moved. I’ve crawled, walked, run, climbed, hiked, cycled, skied, jumped, leaped, launched, rolled and tumbled – not always in the prettiest of fashions – But I have...
by friedaL2020 | Jun 22, 2021 | Comfort over coffee, Lawyer Life, mental health, Working environment
Linked article: Workplace Ostracism: Tackling the silent office bully When I think back to my school days, I recall kids taunting other kids because they had braces or freckles or perhaps their skirts were too long. But I recall, quite traumatically, how I was teased....