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You Have to Have Energy to be Successful: Are You Doing These 10 Things?

By Cordell Parvin on February 2, 2020
Posted in Career Development

I owe my success as a lawyer in part to my burning desire to keep learning from books that have nothing to do with law.

One of my favorite books: The Power of Full Engagement by Jim Loehr and Tony Schwartz ,  I read and recommended to lawyers I coached. The book is about managing

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A Book You Should Read Now: The Power of Full Engagement

By Cordell Parvin on September 12, 2019
Posted in Book Reviews, Career Development

Laura is a lawyer I coached when I was in charge of attorney development in my old law firm. One night when she and her husband were eating dinner with Nancy and me, Laura shared with us that at the end of each day after she put her two children in bed, she was absolutely…

Making Time for Client Development: Manage Your Time and Energy

By Cordell Parvin on November 20, 2015
Posted in Career Development, Client Development

I’m up bright and early this morning for the long and stressful trek through security and US Customs in Montreal. Even though I have Nexus and Global Entry, it took a long time this morning.

Last night I dined at my hotel Le Germain. The restaurant is called Laurie Raphael. My waiter recommended the…

Your Career: How Well Are You Using Your Time and Energy?

By Cordell Parvin on May 26, 2015
Posted in Career Development, Client Development

I am convinced that our two most important resources as lawyers are our time and our energy. How well are you using your time and what are you doing to have a high level of energy?

Carl Sandburg, a noted author, who among other things wrote the Pulitizer Prize winning Abraham Lincoln biography once…

Important Success Tip: Manage Your Energy

By Cordell Parvin on March 19, 2012
Posted in Career Development, Uncategorized

I am always amazed at how much energy children have. I know many of you have young children and find it challenging to keep up with them.

Spending most of your day in front of a computer drains your energy. Even if you are managing your time well, at the end of each day, you…

What is the one thing, more than anything else, that holds lawyers back?

By Cordell Parvin on October 17, 2011
Posted in Career Development

What is the one thing, more than anything else, that holds lawyers back? As you know I practiced law a long time, I worked with many lawyers over those years and I have coached hundreds of lawyers. The one thing that hold lawyers back more than anything else is…FEAR

A lawyer named Tom (not real…

For Lawyers: Questions to Help You Figure Out Your Purpose

By Cordell Parvin on June 17, 2011
Posted in Career Development

One of my favorite books on my reading list is The Power of Full Engagement: Managing Energy, Not Time, Is the Key to High Performance and Personal Renewal by Jim Loehr and Tony Schwartz. I urge every busy lawyer I coach to read the book. I have given copies away to lawyers for years.

In…

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