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Heather Hansen
Dec 18, 20235 min read
How to Advocate – Using Emotions
When you’re advocating for something important to you, your emotions can run high. Whether you are a leader advocating for change you...


Heather Hansen
Dec 19, 20191 min read
Choose the Roller Coaster
Are you the type of person who will choose the roller coaster, or do you go for the Tilt-a-Whirl? I always go for the roller coaster. ...


Heather Hansen
Oct 4, 20181 min read
Trial Day 29 – Try To Persuade
If you want to persuade someone, you don’t do it with judgment. You don’t do it with fury, or even anger. You don’t do it with the...


Heather Hansen
Oct 2, 20181 min read
Trial Day 27 – Try To Err
When you think trial and error, don’t forget the error . A scientist can make discoveries without many failed attempts, and often the...


Heather Hansen
Oct 1, 20181 min read
Trial Day 26 – Try To Try
Everything you do is a type of trial. Not the type that is hard and difficult, like trials and tribulations. But more the type that is a...


Heather Hansen
Sep 26, 20182 min read
Trial Day 21 – Indulge Your Curiosity
Trial attorneys have to indulge their curiosity long before we reach the courtroom. We have to start during the discovery process, asking...


Heather Hansen
Aug 21, 20182 min read
The 30 Days of Trials Challenge
It’s time for a challenge. I’m a trial lawyer, but you face trials every day as well. Another word for trial is test, and in the...


Heather Hansen
Apr 11, 20184 min read
The Power of First and Last
I remember every minute of my first real bike ride in detail . I had a yellow bike with a big basket and a banana seat. My dad had been...


Heather Hansen
Mar 1, 20171 min read
Sparks Need Oxygen
It’s been almost a month since we finished the Rubber Band Challenge, and I’m starting to get antsy. If we want to expand our comfort...
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