legal sanity

I recently posted about my coaching work helping others optimize their life in the law. Ed Poll of LawBiz Blog has written a great primer on lawyer coaching for the current edition of Law Practice Today. Ed defines coaching as “a professional and personal developmental technique” in the “form of action-oriented consulting that helps you set and reach your goals.” He aptly points out that coaches “do not have all the answers.” But, they do add tremendous value by providing a convenient and regular “sounding board for your problems, questions, and ideas” concerning business development, human relations, work-life integration and more. The article includes a nice explanation of how coaching differs from other helping modalities, like business consulting, mentoring and therapy. As I’ve said before, coaching has helped me set and realign my professional goals as I’ve grown and changed my business over the years. I’ve also coached others through pivotal moments in their legal careers. Like Ed, I have no doubt that it’s so much easier (and far less daunting) “to achieve your goals with someone at your side, supporting, advising, and pushing you along.”