So many of us find it so hard to ask that question. It can be hard to ask for help and even harder to get it. We struggle with feeling...

In 2024, I gave a lot of keynotes, teaching audiences how to advocate for their ideas, their value, and themselves. And the most frequent...

You can ask for what you want and get it, over and over again. But first, you need to recognize that you aren’t born with this magical...

You could build a house. If you had the right tools, the right help, the right attitude, and the right amount of resilience and patience,...

You are an advocate. I don’t care if you are a leader, a sales professional or a teacher. It doesn’t matter if you’re a founder, an...

When you’re advocating for something important to you, your emotions can run high. Whether you are a leader advocating for change you...

The world really doesn’t need your authenticity. I know that’s not a popular opinion. People LOVE to talk about how all we have to do is...

I bet you don’t always get what you want. Me neither. Whether it’s professionally or personally, big things or small, there are things we...

Imagine this. A woman is about to stand trial for murder. The jury is sitting in the jury box, waiting to hear the case and choose....

It doesn’t matter what you’re selling. In the courtroom, I had to sell my case to a jury. It was impossible to help my jury believe in my...

When I was in grammar school, we had to diagram sentences in English class. We were asked to identify the noun, the verb, and the various...

George Santos won a seat in Congress Elizabeth Holmes raised $945 million, including money from famous and powerful leaders Charlie...

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...

“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...

Who knew a jazz split would teach me my greatest lesson about self confidence? The other day I was walking the dog with my niece when I...

“I’m drifting out to sea!” My niece is 9 (and a half) and when she cried out “I’m drifting out to sea!” she really believed it. Fear is...

Do you know the power of non negotiables? I do. Non negotiables are those things that are not open to modification. I’ve used non...

What’s a Jury’s Job? A jury chooses, and your job as an advocate is to help your jury choose the story that works for you. When I was a...

First, choose what you want. “What do you want?” When I ask my legal clients that question, most of the time I already know the answer....

The first time I lost a trial I honestly wasn’t sure I’d recover . I’d tried less than 10 jury trials, and I’d been fortunate enough to...