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"Love Good Law Part I"

This is a guest post written by Cynthia Pladziewicz: "Ever wonder how great coaches like Cordell are able to bring out the best in lawyers? There is a method to our madness. My method is contained in a coaching model called Love Good Law. While I am a huge proponent of having a great coach who evokes the best in you and gives you an independent perspective, no coach is going to be hanging out with you 24/7. The good news is that you can use this model to help yourself (and others) get the most out of life and career even when you don't have your own outside coach at your beck and call. Envision your own internal coach (an imaginary mini-me of sorts) who is using this model to urge you on:

Love. This is the phase of coaching where a coach really gets to know and love the client. So if you are going to coach yourself, you really need to get to know you.

Here's how:

L: Learn who you are. Take the time to really listen to yourself and to understand what you want in life. Just as a coach connects with a client, you have to connect with yourself. I connect with myself by journaling every morning. With the lawyers I coach, I use assessments such as the Myers Briggs Personality Inventory, StrengthsFinder 2.0 and the free assessments contained at Authentic Happiness. They are scientifically validated and measure everything from your highest values to your level of optimism. Get to know you!..."

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Source: Law Consulting Blog, 29 June 2010. © 2010, Cordell Parvin LLC. Reproduced with permission of the author.

Full post as published by Stark County Law Library Blawg on June 30, 2010 (boomark / email).