April 2014 – Kim Nicol
3 posts published by Kim during April 2014| Kim Nicol
It can get noisy inside your own head. And the non-stop thoughts and internal commentary can become exhausting. A lot of my work has evolved to support this specific issue. Attorneys, founder-CEOs, and other people who have accomplished a lot of external success ask me all the time: “How can I quiet the noise inside their head? … Continue reading Getting out of your head.→| Kim Nicol
If you’ve listened to any of my guided meditations, you know I talk a lot about being curious and kind. That’s because we tend to be impatient and critical with ourselves. There is a little voice inside my head that whispers “Faster, hurry up now, come on, everyone else is way ahead of you, get it … Continue reading Patience, love.→| Kim Nicol
What happens when you have a simple mindfulness practice that you can rely on? Something you can pull out on demand, when you feel yourself starting to lose it and you absolutely need to be grounded and calm? Here’s a story from one of my students, and how a simple practice has made a massive … Continue reading How to melt claustrophobia and panic.→| Kim Nicol
Chronic stress, substance abuse, and depression are common career pitfalls for attorneys. These can lead to burnout and malpractice, damaging an attorney’s health and career. I’ve been a lawyer since 2005, and I’m still surprised by how many attorneys shrug their shoulders in defeat and accept this a matter of course. “That’s just how it is. What … Continue reading The secrets to success that most attorneys miss.→| Kim Nicol
For most of my life I completely dismissed meditation as boring rubbish. Sure, it was ok for the hippies, flakes, and losers — but I was a real person, with a real job and a real life! Who has time to meditate? And why on earth would you want to sit around and do. . . nothing? … Continue reading (Meh)ditation→| Kim Nicol
Imagine you put on a pair of shoes. They don’t fit quite right. But you keep wearing them anyway, for whatever reason. And after a while, your feet begin to hurt. What do you do? Maybe you say to yourself, “Huh, these are the wrong shoes. I thought they were good for me, but I was wrong. … Continue reading The wrong shoes.→| Kim Nicol
I used to have this image in my mind of what meditation looked like: sitting quietly on the floor, doing nothing. And this seemed so terribly. . . boring. So it’s no surprise that meditation never interested me. Until I learned that it could look quite different. You could sit in a chair, for instance. … Continue reading What meditation looks like.→| Kim Nicol
Last fall I recorded a talk on Sustainable Success, produced by Continuing Education of the Bar. It was directed at lawyers, who often wonder if being successful means having to give up their health, personal and family life. Given the high rates of substance abuse, depression, and suicide within the profession, this is a real issue. It is no accident … Continue reading Good news for lawyers and law students.→| Kim Nicol
It’s one thing to read about meditation, and a completely different matter to actually experience it for yourself. So I’ve made a fun challenge for you to try. Here are the basic rules: Listen to this 5-minute guided meditation. Write down one word about your experience. Do this five times over the course of a week or so. … Continue reading 5 words.→| Kim Nicol
We all need to drop by the oasis from time to time. That’s where you gather your strength, rest and reflect, and replenish yourself. Because no matter how strong or determined you are, if yo…| Kim Nicol
Managing people is a different job, so don’t feel bad if you don’t know what you’re doing. Over 60% of new managers report getting no training, coaching, or support when they nee…| Kim Nicol
