Last week, I was scrolling through social media during a break in one of my training sessions. After 20 years as a trial attorney, I teach people to use the tools I used in the courtroom to advocate for what they want and get it. …

An advocate is someone who “publicly supports something.” Our leaders have attempted to advocate for the COVID vaccine. Unfortunately, they’ve failed. Our World in Data recently reported that only 61.94 percent of Americans are at least partially vaccinated. We are in last place for vaccinations in the wealthy Group of…

Can you “fake it til you make it?” Not in the courtroom. There, you must “show it til you grow it.” And Elizabeth Holmes is about to experience that firsthand. Elizabeth Holmes will enter a federal court next week and attempt to defend herself in the criminal case against her…

I bet you’ve heard of “imposter syndrome”. In fact, you might even believe it’s a huge problem for women, holding them back professionally and personally. You wouldn’t be alone. I thought the same thing, and I’ve even done talks and podcast episodes on Overcoming Imposter Syndrome. But new research from…

Twenty years as a defense attorney will make you defensive. It’s part of the job after all. But I’ve found the more defensive I am, the worse I do, in the courtroom and also in life. And when I trade defensiveness for curiosity, I win. As a self advocacy coach…

“Everyone tells me to ‘use my voice’. But no one is listening…….” My coaching client added this at the end of our first hour together. I had to extend the session. Because this is the truth of what many of my clients face, and we have to talk about it. …

For over twenty years as a medical malpractice defense attorney, I’ve advocated for my clients in the courtroom. I’ve used what I call the 5 Cs of an Advocate — Credibility, Connection, Compassion, Curiosity and Creativity- to persuade juries to give us wins. And I can count my courtroom losses…

When my clients tell me that they suffer from “Imposter Syndrome”, I tell them Imposter Syndrome is a lie. It quite literally is, and it’s a lie we have to stop telling ourselves if we want to effectively advocate for ourselves and our ideas. I teach my clients how to…

The word “advocate” is a verb and it’s time for you to start doing it. You need to advocate for yourself, your checkbook, your ideas and your future. Because no one else can do it for you. Before we started with social distancing, I was doing a lot of traveling…