TRP 104: The Flourishing Lawyer: A Multi-Dimensional Approach to Performance and Well-Being with Heidi K Brown

This show is sponsored by Leopard Solutions Legal Intelligence Suite of products, Firmscape, and Leopard BI. Push ahead of the pack with the power of Leopard. For a free demo, visit this link: https://www.leopardsolutions.com/index.php/request-a-demo/ ---------------------------------- In this episode of The Rainmaking Podcast, host Scott Love interviews Professor Heidi K. Brown, author of The Flourishing Lawyer: A Multidimensional Approach to Performance and Well-Being. Heidi shares her insights on how lawyers and professionals can thrive by adopting a holistic, multidimensional approach to their careers. Drawing on her background in law and her studies in positive psychology, Heidi emphasizes the importance of viewing professionals as "scholar-athletes" who can enhance their performance through intentional focus on well-being and resilience. Key topics include the ten dimensions of fitness for professionals, such as emotional, intellectual, creative, and caregiving dimensions, as well as finding meaning and purpose in work. Heidi introduces concepts like the Individual Zone of Optimal Functioning (IZOF), which helps individuals identify their unique environments for peak performance, and "eustress," the positive form of stress that motivates growth. With practical strategies for managing stress, cultivating creativity, and building resilience, this episode offers a refreshing perspective for professionals looking to not just survive but truly flourish in their careers. Visit: https://therainmakingpodcast.com/ ---------------------------------- Having suffered from extreme public speaking anxiety throughout law school and law practice, Heidi’s passion lies in researching, studying, and writing about introversion, shyness, social anxiety, and extreme public speaking anxiety in the legal context—and helping quiet law students and lawyers amplify their authentic advocacy voices. Based on her research, she was appointed to serve as a Board Member of the Association of American Law Schools' Committee on Balance in Legal Education. She also won the Global Legal Skills Award at the Global Legal Skills Conference at the Collegio di Giurisprudenza at the Università Degli Studi di Verona, in Verona, Italy in 2014, for “excellence in the advancement of global legal skills education around the world.” Heidi is leading a Task Force on Law Student and Lawyer Well-Being at Brooklyn Law School. Heidi is the author of four other books on federal litigation and legal writing. She resides in Brooklyn, New York and when she is not teaching or writing, she loves working out at SoulCycle, boxing, studying Italian, and accumulating stamps in her passport. Links: https://www.brooklaw.edu/Contact-Us/Brown-Heidi-K https://www.linkedin.com/in/theintrovertedlawyerbook/ http://www.theintrovertedlawyer.com/ www.viacharacter.org Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices