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Overwhelmed by the demands of your law practice? Struggling to find time to grow your firm while balancing client work, deadlines, and your personal life? Be a Better Lawyer is the go-to podcast for busy lawyers who want to increase productivity, manage their time more effectively, and build a successful practice without sacrificing their well-being. Hosted by Master Coach and former criminal prosecutor Dina Cataldo, this podcast dives deep into actionable strategies to help you overcome ove ...
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👉 Click here to download the Guide “3 Sneaky Problems Stealing Your Time and Productivity (and How to Fix Them Now)” Or go to: https://dinacataldo.com/timepeace to learn more about Time Peace for Lawyers™. --- Managing a team can be challenging, especially when balancing client demands, deadlines, and time constraints. That’s why I'm thrilled to in…
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If you want an expansive business and life, you must be constantly willing to upgrade it. This requires taking a look at your current ways of thinking and being in the world and challenging them. It’s not always easy to do. We often fight the process making it harder for ourselves and creating a lot of struggle. Today you’ll learn the signs you’re …
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Work with Dina privately to grow your practice without feeling overwhelmed. Sign up for a Strategy Session today: 👉 Schedule a Strategy Session In this episode of Be a Better Lawyer, you'll learn how to build a book of business that aligns with your values and lifestyle. I sat down with Heather Moulder, a former Big Law partner who build a multi-mi…
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In this episode of Be a Better Lawyer, I’m thrilled to introduce Dr. Katie Deming, a former radiation oncologist who now focuses on holistic healing approaches to cancer. This year I had a cancer recurrence, and I worked with Katie to heal that recurrence holistically. Dr. Deming shares insights into how to heal cancer holistically and how her own …
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You already know you can’t do it all, no matter how hard you try. So today, I’m sharing how to delegate effectively, more confidently, and you’ll learn how to do it in a way you can maintain quality control. Delegation is one lever you have to help you create the time and financial abundance you want. But I know a part of you thinks delegation is m…
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You’ve achieved the accomplishments, the success, and the financial security, but something still feels “off.” There’s this strange sense of emptiness, a craving for something more that you can’t quite put your finger on. If that resonates, this episode is for you. I’ll help you tune into the whispers of your heart—the ones you may unknowingly be d…
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Register for Dina's latest Masterclass: 👉 Unlock Productivity: 5 (Counterintuitive) Strategies to 10x Your Productivity Work with Dina one-on-one. Learn more here: 👉 Schedule a Strategy Session If you're tired of trying to "do it all" and feel like your work isn’t translating into the success you want in your law practice, this episode of Be a Bett…
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Register for Dina's latest Masterclass: 👉 Unlock Productivity: 5 Essential Strategies to 10x Productivity without Rushing Through Your Day Work with Dina one-on-one. Your first step is booking a Strategy Session: 👉 Schedule a Strategy Session Just the thought of raising your rates might make your palms sweat. Many lawyers hesitate to increase their…
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Register for Dina's latest Masterclass: 👉 https://dinacataldo.com/october Work with Dina one-on-one. Sign up for a Strategy Session and learn more here: 👉 https://dinacataldo.com/strategysession ON TODAY'S EPISODE In this episode of Be a Better Lawyer, we dive into The Mindset of Successful Attorneys—and how small shifts in thinking can transform y…
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Register for Dina's latest Masterclass: 👉 Kick Procrastination to the Curb: Get the Follow-Through Formula to Keep You Motivated and Taking Action in Your Law Practice https://dinacataldo.com/september Work with Dina one-on-one. Sign up for a Strategy Session to get started: 👉 Schedule a Strategy Session On today's episode of Be a Better Lawyer I'm…
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When was the last time you re-chose your life? Did you know you could do that? You can re-choose every aspect of your life. Feel unfulfilled? You can re-choose that. Feel panicked? You can re-choose that. Feel like you don’t have a choice? You can re-choose that too. In this episode of Be a Better Lawyer Podcast, I share how I’ve done these things …
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WORK WITH DINA Dina helps lawyers take control of their practice, find fulfillment and create a life they love. Work with her to start implementing what you're learning in this podcast. Book a Strategy Session with Dina, and together you'll elevate how you practice the law and how you build your business. During your session, Dina will help you see…
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Join me for Time Peace for Lawyers™: 👉 Get the details and enroll now "Why do I snap at people so easily?" In the Time Peace Sessions, I'm answering some of the most frequently asked questions I get from lawyers. You'll gain insight into why you do what you do, and what you can begin doing to make change now. Join me for Time Peace for Lawyers™: 👉 …
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Join me for Time Peace for Lawyers™: 👉 Get the details and enroll now "Why is it so hard to manage my time?" In the Time Peace Sessions, I'm answering some of the most frequently asked questions I get from lawyers. You'll gain insight into why you do what you do, and what you can begin doing to make change now. Join me for Time Peace for Lawyers™: …
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Join me for Time Peace for Lawyers™: 👉 Get the details and enroll now "Why do I work so hard?" In the Time Peace Sessions, I'm answering some of the most frequently asked questions I get from lawyers. You'll gain insight into why you do what you do, and what you can begin doing to make change now. Join me for Time Peace for Lawyers™: 👉 Get the deta…
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Join me for Time Peace for Lawyers™: 👉 Get the details and enroll now "Why do I procrastinate?" In the Time Peace Sessions, I'm answering some of the most frequently asked questions I get from lawyers. You'll gain insight into why you do what you do, and what you can begin doing to make change now. Join me for Time Peace for Lawyers™: 👉 Get the det…
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Join me for Time Peace for Lawyers™: 👉 Get the details and enroll now "Why do I feel so behind?" In the Time Peace Sessions, I'm answering some of the most frequently asked questions I get from lawyers. You'll gain insight into why you do what you do, and what you can begin doing to make change now. RESOURCES Join me for Time Peace for Lawyers™: 👉 …
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In this episode, you'll learn how to create safety to fail (and therefor grow), and you'll get the details on my new program Time Peace for Lawyers™. Sign up for Time Peace for Lawyers™ here: 👉 Time Peace for Lawyers™ Register for Dina's latest Masterclass: 👉 The Busy Lawyer's Toolbox: Calm Overwhelm and Become a High-Performer in Your Practice Wor…
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Register for Dina's latest Masterclass: 👉 The Busy Lawyer's Toolbox: Calm Overwhelm and Become a High-Performer in Your Practice Work with Dina one-on-one. Sign up for a Strategy Session and learn more here: 👉 Sign up for a Strategy Session TODAY'S EPISODE Ever wonder why it's so hard to create a new habit? You're not imagining things. Creating (an…
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Register for Dina's latest Masterclass: 👉 The Busy Lawyer's Toolbox: Calm Overwhelm and Become a High-Performer in Your Practice Work with Dina one-on-one. Sign up for a Strategy Session and learn more here: 👉 Schedule a Strategy Session TODAY'S EPISODE Want to increase your net worth? This episode of Be a Better Lawyer is a must-listen. I’d like t…
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If you’re a lawyer who wears perfectionism like a badge of honor, this episode is a must-listen. Perfectionism blocks us from doing our best work and prevents us from taking action on our goals. In this episode, you’ll learn: 🔥 5 sneaky thoughts you may not know cause perfectionistic tendencies 🔥 How to know whether these sneaky thoughts are impact…
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What do you want right now? Is it to: write a book start a new workout start a business hire a coach grow your net worth Are you taking action on it? If you're not, it may be because you're waiting for courage. In this episode of Be a Better Lawyer, I share what waiting for courage looks like and how you can begin taking action to live your most ex…
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If you feel isolated in your firm, you're not alone. But what is isolation costing you in terms of your long-term happiness at your firm? And what can you do about it? In this episode of Be a Better Lawyer, I share an experience I had, and the mindset that created it. You can create a different experience at your firm when you implement what I'm sh…
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When I began following desires that seemed impossible to me, that's when my life changed for the better. Today I'm inviting you to have unreasonable desires. Desires you may not be verbalizing because your brain says, "That's not reasonable." In this episode of Be a Better Lawyer, you'll learn the questions and mindset you need to make room for unr…
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Washington-based estate planner Andrea Lauritzen is a powerhouse. But she didn’t always see the power that she had inside herself. She was a new partner who felt overwhelmed. She’d tried a lot of things, but nothing seemed to be working. That’s when she sought help and discovered coaching. In this episode of Be a Better Lawyer, you’ll hear how Andr…
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Today I have a very special guest who’s sharing what it’s taken for her to become a happy lawyer. Nancy Cogar is a long-time client, friend, and estate and elder law practitioner out of Tennessee. This episode of Be a Better Lawyer spans a range of topics, and Nancy doesn’t hold back with the wisdom she’s acquired over the years. In this episode sh…
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Setting intentional goals is the fastest way to create the lives and businesses we want. So why do so many of us either not set goals or forget about them altogether soon after we set them? You'll get the answer to that question and more in this episode of Be a Better Lawyer Podcast. Plus, I'm sharing: ✨ What a Goldilocks Goal is and how to set one…
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Ever wonder what it takes to have incredible inner strength? To be unshakeable? Today I’m sharing some of my favorite lessons that I’ve learned on becoming unshakeable in my life, law practice, and business. In this episode of Be a Better Lawyer, you’ll learn: 🔥 4 lessons to become unshakeable in any situation 🔥 a surprising requirement to being un…
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This episode is for the lawyers dreaming of leaving their offices to start a new business. A lot of new entrepreneurs don’t continue building their businesses because they believe three myths that can crumble your self-esteem if you don’t know what to look for. Believing these myths can have you: 😫 self-sabotaging a good thing without thinking abou…
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Last week I had a Coaching Open house where I talked about the subconscious mind and its influence over us and how we can begin reconditioning the subconscious to create the life and practice we want. I shared a lot of stories about lawyers I’ve worked with, and my hope is those stories inspire you to make the change you may have been putting off. …
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Constraining what you do in your law practice and when you do it is a powerful tool to calm the overwhelm you may be feeling and accelerate progress towards your goals. Today I’m sharing how to apply constraint in your practice, so you can achieve your goals faster. In this episode you'll learn: what exactly constraint is in terms of achieving goal…
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If you're the kind of person who thinks you're the kind of person who just needs to work all the time, this episode of Be a Better Lawyer is for You. In this episode, you'll learn: 👉 the questions I ask myself to become more focused 👉 practices to rejuvenate yourself mid-day 👉 the hidden benefit of giving yourself what you need (hint: it's the reas…
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If you feel bogged down by the day-to-day casework in your law practice, today's episode of Be a Better Lawyer is a must-listen. When we don't devote even a small time to thinking big picture in our businesses, we aren't running the business. The business runs us. In this episode, you'll discover how I think about my business that's helped me get a…
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Are you a Checklist Lawyer? If so, you're wasting time, energy, and creating frustration in your practice. By necessity, lawyers work by a lot of checklists, but the Checklist Mentality is hurting lawyers more than helping. In today's episode of Be A Better Lawyer, I'm sharing how being in a Checklist Mentality is stunting the growth of your practi…
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If you want to grow your law practice (or even simply survive it!), demanding energy has to go. In this episode of Be a Better Lawyer, I'm sharing the concepts of Demanding and Expanding Energies. One contracts you and your practice, and the other -- you guessed it -- helps you expand into the biggest version of you and what's possible. Inside this…
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If you feel like your law practice is in chaos, listen into this episode. I'm sharing with you two of the most common mistakes I see my clients make, that I see other lawyers making, and I even make them myself from time-to-time. I'm sharing: why so many lawyers feel like their practice is chaotic and don't know how to make change the number 1 prob…
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WORK WITH ME I help lawyers take control of their practice, find fulfillment and create a life they love. Work with me to start implementing what you're learning in this podcast. Book a Strategy Session with me, and we'll elevate how you practice the law and how you build your business. During your session, I'll ask you questions to help you see pa…
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Diagnosing and solving next level problems in your law practice is the difference between feeling overwhelmed and calm. It's the difference between feeling like you're drowning and enjoying your practice. But our brains don't automatically see these next level problems and instead diagnose superficial problems. The next level problem is the biggest…
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This episode is for the lawyer who wants to continuously improve their life. I'm sharing with you the top ten time and money investments I've made this year, and there's definitely several in here that are easy tweaks to improve your life a bit. And some that can be transformative. As I reviewed some of my best investments in both time and money th…
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Almost every lawyer wants to know how to be more confident whether it's in the courtroom, on the phone with a client or in negotiations with opposing counsel. But true confidence isn't what you think. And to build confidence, it takes understanding your brain and its current habits of thinking before you can rewire it to be more confident. In this …
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What does success mean to you? Are you relying on what others think success is to define success for yourself? And does your vision for success have one essential component: Conscious well-being. In this episode of Be a Better Lawyer, you'll learn: Why success hinges on you incorporating conscious well-being into your vision of success What externa…
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Do you have a clear vision for the future of your life and law practice? Many lawyers find themselves without a defined vision, making it challenging to navigate their personal and professional life. In this podcast episode, we'll explore the transformative power of having a vision and how it can benefit your daily life and legal career. Discover h…
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You want to grow — personally and in your law practice. You’re working your buns off, but it feels like you’ve hit a block. You’re not sure how much harder you can work and ask yourself, “Shouldn’t it be easier?” Yes, it should be easier, and it can be easier. In today’s episode you’ll find out what you need to do to put your growth on the fast-tra…
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Your money relationship determines the pace at which you can grow. Our relationship with money is only as strong as our relationship with ourselves and our ability to handle uncomfortable emotions. After listening to this episode of Be a Better Lawyer, you'll know: 👉 why changing our relationship with money feels so hard 👉 how having a rocky relati…
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It's impossible to overstate the importance of intentional mindset when growing your law firm. The state of our emotions determines our capabilities. And our mindset determines the state of our emotions. So when I help lawyers make decisions about their plan to grow their law firm growths, the biggest obstacle to making better decisions and impleme…
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You know how to plan and follow through. But do you know how to create a container for yourself where you can be focused and secure that you will stay focused throughout your week? In today's Be a Better Lawyer, you'll learn 6 strategies that will uplevel your ability to perform even when you're having your most challenging weeks. These are tried-a…
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Today we’re going to smooth some rough edges causing you to waste time and money in your practice. It's hard to see these areas on our own for four reasons: Ignorance. You just don’t know what you don’t know. There’s no way to change something you haven’t even thought about changing. Inertia. If you’ve been practicing any length of time, you’ve had…
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Releasing past history is a requirement for leveling up our lives. All of us have old decisions and old ways of being that follow us around and weigh us down like rocks in a backpack. But did you know you can learn to release the rocks, so you can go to the next level in your life? It’s all about choice and awareness of what created the rocks in th…
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Do you worry about what your clients think of you? Even if you think, “Not really,” what you’ll learn today about what your brain thinks about them may surprise you. In this episode of Be a Better Lawyer, you’ll learn how your brain’s thoughts about your clients could be negatively impacting how much money you make in your practice and how you feel…
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"Think happy thoughts." "Eliminate the negative and accentuate the positive." "Have a stiff upper lip." Society has told us that to feel bad is to be bad. That we need to be "more positive." What if that wasn't the way at all? What if we just need better tools to navigate negative emotions? In this episode you'll learn: ✅ what positivity is (and is…
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