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Be a Better Lawyer with Dina Cataldo Dina Cataldo
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Driven to accomplish more in your life and law practice but tired of the grind?
No matter how much you've accomplished or how many degrees you have, you can struggle with self-doubt and worry. You can still fear failure and wonder if you can cut it.
These feelings push you to work harder to prove yourself...and eventually to burnout.
This podcast isn't just about being a "better" lawyer. It's about developing the confidence and mental skills to live your life intentionally. Skills no one taught us in law school.
In each episode, Master Certified Coach for Lawyers Dina Cataldo, will help you unravel social conditioning and your own beliefs about your capabilities, so you can reduce anxiety and feel more confident. When you do, you can create a life you love.
One of the foundations for designing a life you love is learning how to manage your time. Time is our most valuable resource. When you have more of it, you have the space to think and design your life intentionally.
You can make more time each week by downloading the Busy Lawyer's Ultimate Time Management Guide here: https://dinacataldo.com/busylawyer
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The "I have to" Box
Last week we talked about how to become a powerful creator in your life.
This week, we're talking about a potent strategy to help yourself become that powerful creator both in your law practice and in your life: your words.
You may not pay attention to the words you use, but words reflect what you believe.
Words can open you up to possibilities and they can also limit your possibilities.
Listen in to this episode to learn:
✅ where you're limiting yourself in your law practice just by the words you use daily
✅ what language to use to help you become a more powerful creator in your life
✅ 3 easy steps to change your habitual language, so you can make the changes you want to see
✅ one question to ask yourself to get out of the "I have to" Box
This episode will give you a practical way to shift into possibility and creator mode.
WORK WITH ME
I help lawyers take control of their practice, find fulfillment and create a life they love.
Work with me to start implementing what you're learning in this podcast.
Book a Strategy Session with me, and we'll take your practice to the next level.
During our session, I'll ask you questions to help you see patterns holding you back from getting what you want. Then I'll give you a step-by-step plan that we'll implement when we work together.
Book a Strategy Session here.
You can create a life and law practice you love. I'll show you how.
RESOURCES
The Busy Lawyer's Ultimate Time Management Guide
Show notes
CONNECT WITH ME
On Instagram @dina.cataldo
On LinkedIn
LEAVE A REVIEW
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Let's change the legal profession one lawyer at a time.
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Becoming a Powerful Creator in Your Life
You get to intentionally design your life. But so often we let inertia prevent us from creating change.
In this episode, learn how to become a powerful creator in your life and your law practice and get inspired to take action to make the change you want.
WORK WITH ME
I help lawyers take control of their practice, find fulfillment and create a life they love.
Work with me to start implementing what you're learning in this podcast.
Book a Strategy Session with me, and we'll take your practice to the next level.
During our session, I'll ask you questions to help you see patterns holding you back from getting what you want. Then I'll give you a step-by-step plan that we'll implement when we work together.
Book a Strategy Session here.
You can create a life and law practice you love. I'll show you how.
RESOURCES
The Busy Lawyer's Ultimate Time Management Guide
Show notes
CONNECT WITH ME
On Instagram @dina.cataldo
On LinkedIn
LEAVE A REVIEW
If you enjoyed this podcast, please consider leaving a review on Apple Podcasts. It takes less than 90 seconds, and it really helps spread the word about this podcast.
Or simply text a friend about the podcast to let them know how it's helped you.
Let's change the legal profession one lawyer at a time.
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Calming Panic
Panic isn't something lawyers like to talk about because it feels vulnerable to talk about.
Not only that, but feeling panicked can be paralyzing; we get a sense of overwhelm and don't know what to do to get out of it.
Panic clouds our thinking and decision-making abilities.
What if I told you that you have more power over it than you think?
Inside this episode of Be a Better Lawyer Podcast, you'll learn:
what causes panic what to do when you feel panic questions to ask yourself about the future of your law practice Listen into this episode to help you regain a sense of calm and deliberate action in your practice.
WORK WITH ME
I help lawyers take control of their practice, find fulfillment and create a life they love.
Work with me to start implementing what you're learning in this podcast.
Book a Strategy Session with me, and we'll take your practice to the next level.
During our session, I'll ask you questions to help you see patterns holding you back from getting what you want. Then I'll give you a step-by-step plan that we'll implement when we work together.
Book a Strategy Session here.
You can create a life and law practice you love. I'll show you how.
RESOURCES
The Busy Lawyer's Ultimate Time Management Guide
Show notes
CONNECT WITH ME
On Instagram @dina.cataldo
On LinkedIn
LEAVE A REVIEW
If you enjoyed this podcast, please consider leaving a review on Apple Podcasts. It takes less than 90 seconds, and it really helps spread the word about this podcast.
Or simply text a friend about the podcast to let them know how it's helped you.
Let's change the legal profession one lawyer at a time.
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Mindset Essentials, Part Two
Today, you’ll learn the two key aspects of thought work most lawyers miss whether you’ve been doing this work for a while or are brand new to it.
These two aspects were what I was missing for the longest time.
Knowing the mindset basics we talked about in last week's episode helped me feel better, and I could see changes, but...
Bigger changes were waiting for me after I learned and implemented what I’m sharing here.
In this episode you'll learn:
✅ why 99% of people aren't doing what I talk about in this episode
✅ the two key aspects of mindset people skip
✅ two mistakes you may be making that are holding you back from the progress you want to see in your practice
Listen in and get what you need to add rocket fuel to the progress you may already be seeing with thought work.
WORK WITH ME
I help lawyers take control of their practice, find fulfillment and create a life they love.
Work with me to start implementing what you're learning in this podcast.
Book a Strategy Session with me, and we'll take your practice to the next level.
During our session, I'll ask you questions to help you see patterns holding you back from getting what you want. Then I'll give you a step-by-step plan that we'll implement when we work together.
Book a Strategy Session here.
You can create a life and law practice you love. I'll show you how.
RESOURCES
The Busy Lawyer's Ultimate Time Management Guide
Show notes
CONNECT WITH ME
On Instagram @dina.cataldo
On LinkedIn
LEAVE A REVIEW
If you enjoyed this podcast, please consider leaving a review on Apple Podcasts. It takes less than 90 seconds, and it really helps spread the word about this podcast.
Or simply text a friend about the podcast to let them know how it's helped you.
Let's change the legal profession one lawyer at a time.
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274: Mindset Essentials, Part One
This is a Masterclass on Mindset that’s essential for anyone who’s a student of this work.
I decided to break this topic up into two parts.
These episodes work with each other so don’t skip this one if you think you know the material already.
In Part One of Mindset Essentials, you're going to learn:
👉 the difference between mindset and thought work
👉 how mindset determines your identity
👉 two common mistakes I see when people try to do thought work that hold them back from progress
In Part Two of Mindset Essentials, I’m sharing two key aspects of this work most lawyers miss whether they’ve been doing thought work for a while or are new to it.
Understanding these essentials will help you if you’re brand new to the podcast or if you’ve been listening for a while.
I know a lot of people come to Be a Better Lawyer Podcast knowing the Model from Brooke Castillo and the Life Coach School, which is where I got certified and Master Coach Certified.
My hope is that these episodes help you skip all the hard work I did trying to figure this out.
The fastest way to get better results is hiring a coach, and the second-best way is to understand and to study the concepts I’m sharing here.
These concepts are the difference between living a conscious life and an unconscious life.
They’re the difference between being present and living on autopilot.
One helps you create your results intentionally.
The other gets you unconscious results.
Listen in to get the mindset essentials you need to live a more conscious life.
WORK WITH ME
I help lawyers take control of their practice, find fulfillment and create a life they love.
Work with me to start implementing what you're learning in this podcast.
Book a Strategy Session with me, and we'll take your practice to the next level.
During our session, I'll ask you questions to help you see patterns holding you back from getting what you want. Then I'll give you a step-by-step plan that we'll implement when we work together.
Book a Strategy Session here.
You can create a life and law practice you love. I'll show you how.
RESOURCES
The Busy Lawyer's Ultimate Time Management Guide
Show notes
CONNECT WITH ME
On Instagram @dina.cataldo
On LinkedIn
LEAVE A REVIEW
If you enjoyed this podcast, please consider leaving a review on Apple Podcasts. It takes less than 90 seconds, and it really helps spread the word about this podcast.
Or simply text a friend about the podcast to let them know how it's helped you.
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Elevate Your Law Practice
How does your law practice feel?
Hard? Scary?
Anxious? Nauseous?
Easy? Calm?
Peaceful? Joyful?
Pick one feeling that is the most predominant.
This feeling you have in your body right now comes from what you’re thinking about your law practice.
This feeling is the foundation you're building your law practice on.
Think of your law practice as a house.
The foundation of the house needs to be solid, steady and level.
If it’s not, the walls will be crooked or not stand up at all.
The roof will have gaps between it and the walls, so rain will leak inside the home.
The foundation makes the difference between a house that can be passed from generation to generation for hundreds of years versus a house that needs to be torn down next week.
That feeling you have when you think about your law firm is the foundation you’re building your law practice on.
Today you're going to learn what you need to ask yourself to create a vision and what you need to make that vision reality.
This episode is a slice of the new Masterclass I've created called:
🔥 Elevate Your Law Practice: Your Step-by-Step Mindset Reset for Sustainable Growth 🔥
👉 SIGN UP HERE
You do NOT need to tear your practice down to address the foundation. Your law practice is not like a house in that way.
You and your practice are a lot more flexible and malleable than a house.
What you'll learn today is how to begin laying the foundation for your dream law practice moving forward.
Listen in to begin elevating your law practice.
WORK WITH ME
I help lawyers take control of their practice, find fulfillment and create a life they love.
Work with me to start implementing what you're learning in this podcast.
Book a Strategy Session with me, and we'll take your practice to the next level.
During our session, I'll ask you questions to help you see patterns holding you back from getting what you want. Then I'll give you a step-by-step plan that we'll implement when we work together.
Book a Strategy Session here.
You can create a life and law practice you love. I'll show you how.
RESOURCES
Sign up for the Masterclass: Elevate Your Law Practice
Show notes
CONNECT WITH ME
On Instagram @dina.cataldo
On LinkedIn
LEAVE A REVIEW
If you enjoyed this podcast, please consider leaving a review on Apple Podcasts. It takes less than 90 seconds, and it really helps spread the word about this podcast.
Or simply text a friend about the podcast to let them know how it's helped you.
Let's change the legal profession one lawyer at a time.
Customer Reviews
Not even a lawyer and loving the advice here
I’m a risk mgmt professional and budding entrepreneur and love the advice here - even though I’m not a lawyer ! Thank you Dina.
Dina helps you tame your thoughts to make them work for you
I have listened to this podcast for several years and done one on one coaching with Dina. I have found her help and advice to be invaluable.I have taken my solo practice further and further and also made changes in my personal life that make me a happier person every day.
Great timing, great podcast
I would have thought at 52 I’d have a better handle on why I felt dissatisfied with a recent change in firms. To quote one my favorite movies, Dina is “a voice of reason in a time of great madness.” Her wisdom allowed me to recenter myself and realize I’m in control of keeping myself there.