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Darlene and Mike wrap up season 6 by discussing the default treatment of opposing lawyers as instant adversaries.

They ask whether an approach of respectful problem solving can lead to better results (and should become the profession's new default).

PLUS: Mike's guru morning, Darlene revisits classic stories from her youth, and Mike's memory from his first year orientation BBQ.

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SHOW NOTES:
Check out Hit Refresh: The Quest to Rediscover Microsoft’s Soul and Imagine a Better Future for Everyone, Satya Nadella, https://www.amazon.ca/Hit-Refresh-Rediscover-Microsofts-Everyone-ebook/dp/B01HOT5SQA

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Darlene and Mike are joined by Heidi K. Brown (Author, Professor of Law at Brooklyn Law School) to discuss her book Untangling Fear In Lawyering.

The group considers whether lawyers can improve performance and well-being by embracing confidence, understanding what drives fear, and adopting practices to first acknowledge it, and then work to eliminate it.

PLUS: Darlene goes west, a great show recommendation, and is Mike Scandinavian?

SHOW NOTES
Check out Heidi's book "Untangling Fear in Lawyering: A Four-Step Journey Toward Powerful Advocacy" here: https://www.americanbar.org/products/inv/book/358687385/(USA) and here: https://www.amazon.ca/Untangling-Fear-Lawyering-Four-Step-Powerful/dp/1641053526 (Canada).

This episode is sponsored by Helcim. Helcim makes credit card processing for your business easy, simple, and affordable. Visit Helcim.com/lawyerlife to get your first $6,000 worth of processing free.

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Darlene and Mike are joined by Sara Robertson (Limehorse.com) to learn how acknowledging identity, principles, and empathetic abilities can help lawyers avoid bad outcomes.

PLUS: Golden Girls, a genius road trip hack, and sartorial reviews of My Cousin Vinny.


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Darlene and Mike discuss the downsides of overthinking.

With a little help from books on the subject, they propose that eliminating negative soundtracks and distracting noise is actually key to the effective practice of law.

PLUS: The power of Lego, a document from Darlene's past appears, and Mike finds the perfect metaphor for self-improvement efforts.

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LINKS:
Soundtracks: The Surprising Solution to Overthinking
by Jon Acuff: https://www.amazon.ca/Soundtracks-Jon-Acuff/dp/1540900800#:~:text=In%20Soundtracks%2C%20New%20York%20Times,the%20soundtracks%20that%20define%20you.

NOISE: A FLAW IN HUMAN JUDGMENT by Daniel Kahneman, OLIVIER SIBONY, Cass R. Sunstein: https://www.amazon.ca/Noise-Human-Judgment-Daniel-Kahneman/dp/0316451401


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Darlene and Mike discuss whether 'hacking it' should be the goal, or whether it can actually be a sign of strength to choose another path.

PLUS: Darlene hates cakes, Mike (desperately) offers his Alvin and the Chipmunks impression, and is Mike's obsession with his grass contagious?

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NOTES:
The Obstacle Is the Way by Ryan Holiday https://ryanholiday.net/ryan-holiday-books/

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Darlene and Mike discuss the profession's misconception of high performers, and what TRULY makes a high performing person that practices law.

PLUS: Mike talks about his grass (again), learning from the Billy Beane test case, and the importance of humility.

CREDITS: Brendon Burchard – High Performance Habits: How Extraordinary People Become That Way (https://www.amazon.ca/High-Performance-Habits-Extraordinary-People/dp/1401952852)
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