Which lawyer mindset mistake is sabotaging your well-being? 

Quiz Questions

• 1.
  You receive feedback on a deliverable. The feedback includes both red-lining and praise throughout the document. You immediately think:

  • A.
    a. I really messed up.
  • B.
    b. I am going to get a terrible review.
  • C.
    c. I didn’t do anything right.
  • D.
    d. I am not disciplined enough to catch my own mistakes
• 2.
  You need to deliver disappointing news about a matter to a client or your boss and you keep putting it off, because:

  • A.
    a. I will get screamed at and publicly shamed.
  • B.
    b. It will confirm that I am not qualified to do this job.
  • C.
    c. It will be a very negative experience with no potential for positive outcome.
  • D.
    d. All of my conversations in which I share disappointing news with a client or boss go badly.
• 3.
  You missed a deadline to submit work product for review and are now scrambling to get it done. Which thought MOST resembles what goes through your mind as you rush to get it done?

  • A.
    a. I am in this predicament because I am lazy.
  • B.
    b. I always do this.
  • C.
    c. This is yet more proof of my incompetence.
  • D.
    d. I will get fired over this.
• 4.
  Your boss screamed at you because an oversight that was technically not your responsibility, but you missed and failed to correct because you were focused on your own priorities and responsibilities. You immediately think:

  • A.
    a. I never do anything right.
  • B.
    b. My boss will scream at me for everything regardless of what I do.
  • C.
    c. This will ruin my chances of being promoted.
  • D.
    d. I am bad lawyer for not catching the errors.
• 5.
  You open your email every morning, and the onslaught continues. Your response MOST RESEMBLES which of the following:

  • A.
    a. I can never get enough done.
  • B.
    b. Everything else I do doesn’t matter if I can’t keep on top of my email.
  • C.
    c. I will never get caught up on my email.
  • D.
    d. I lack the discipline to keep up with my email. 
• 6.
  Your M.O. with most deadlines is:

  • A.
    a. I work on deliverables well before the due date and don’t understand how I still usually end up rushing to get thins in on time.
  • B.
    b. I successfully structure my work ahead of time so that I meet smaller milestones and can regularly make final submissions on or before the deadline.
  • C.
    c. I focus on the easy wins and push really hard get bigger work submitted on time.
  • D.
    d. I work to finish whatever I am being most pressured about at the moment. 
• 7.
  It’s the weekend, and you are sitting down to yet again try to catch up on your work during your “days off.” Which of the below MOST RESEMBLES your mindset:

  • A.
    a. Working on the weekends is the only way I will ever catch up.
  • B.
    b. If I don’t work on the weekends, I will get fired.
  • C.
    c. I have only ever gotten things done when I work on the weekends. 
  • D.
    d. If I don’t work on the weekends, I am not a disciplined and deserving attorney.
• 8.
  You are attempting some “self-care” by trying out a meditation app during a scheduled break in your workday. It’s something new, but you know you need to do something. The thoughts that cross your mind MOST RESEMBLE:

  • A.
    a. I can’t do this “right.”
  • B.
    b. If I don’t do this “right” I will never “feel better.”
  • C.
    c. I am not someone who benefits from the self-care stuff, I feel better when I get work done.
  • D.
    d. Nothing I ever do helps me to feel relaxed.

Quiz Outcomes

• 1.
  Your Results

  You just took a giant step in taking control of your well-being. Knowing how your mindset impacts your decisions and experiences empowers you to make different choices, choices that better serve your needs and goals. Your most sabotaging lawyer mindset mistake is Polarized Thinking. You are not alone. Many of us experience this. The good thing is that there are science-based ways to stop sabotaging yourself with your mindset. Keep a look-out in your inbox for an email from me with more detailed information on what Polarized Thikning is and how you can overcome it. Your results should arrive in your inbox shortly (be sure to check your spam or promotions folder if you don’t see it right away). I encourage you to read and carefully consider how to turn this empowering knowledge into meaningful change. I know first-hand what it’s like for the overwhelm and the secret struggle to steal the joy of your ambition, so I am here to help you on your journey, every step of the way. Stay tuned for more helpful insights and science-based techniques for overcoming the overwhelm and enjoying ambition again.You do not have to accept the status quo. In solidarity, Chelsy
• 2.
  Your Results

  You just took a giant step in taking control of your well-being. Knowing how your mindset impacts your decisions and experiences empowers you to make different choices, choices that better serve your needs and goals. Your most sabotaging lawyer mindset mistake is Catastrophizing. You are not alone. Many of us experience this. The good thing is that there are science-based ways to stop sabotaging yourself with your mindset. Keep a look-out in your inbox for an email from me with more detailed information on what Catastrophizing is and how you can overcome it. Your results should arrive in your inbox shortly (be sure to check your spam or promotions folder if you don’t see it right away). I encourage you to read and carefully consider how to turn this empowering knowledge into meaningful change. I know first-hand what it’s like for the overwhelm and the secret struggle to steal the joy of your ambition, so I am here to help you on your journey, every step of the way. Stay tuned for more helpful insights and science-based techniques for overcoming the overwhelm and enjoying ambition again.You do not have to accept the status quo. In solidarity, Chelsy
• 3.
  Your Results

  You just took a giant step in taking control of your well-being. Knowing how your mindset impacts your decisions and experiences empowers you to make different choices, choices that better serve your needs and goals. Your most sabotaging lawyer mindset mistake is the Mental Filter. You are not alone. Many of us experience this. The good thing is that there are science-based ways to stop sabotaging yourself with your mindset. Keep a look-out in your inbox for an email from me with more detailed information on what the Mental Filter is and how you can overcome it. Your results should arrive in your inbox shortly (be sure to check your spam or promotions folder if you don’t see it right away). I encourage you to read and carefully consider how to turn this empowering knowledge into meaningful change. I know first-hand what it’s like for the overwhelm and the secret struggle to steal the joy of your ambition, so I am here to help you on your journey, every step of the way. Stay tuned for more helpful insights and science-based techniques for overcoming the overwhelm and enjoying ambition again.You do not have to accept the status quo. In solidarity, Chelsy
• 4.
  Your Results

  You just took a giant step in taking control of your well-being. Knowing how your mindset impacts your decisions and experiences empowers you to make different choices, choices that better serve your needs and goals. Your most sabotaging lawyer mindset mistake is Labeling. You are not alone. Many of us experience this. The good thing is that there are science-based ways to stop sabotaging yourself with your mindset. Keep a look-out in your inbox for an email from me with more detailed information on what Labeling is and how you can overcome it. Your results should arrive in your inbox shortly (be sure to check your spam or promotions folder if you don’t see it right away). I encourage you to read and carefully consider how to turn this empowering knowledge into meaningful change. I know first-hand what it’s like for the overwhelm and the secret struggle to steal the joy of your ambition, so I am here to help you on your journey, every step of the way. Stay tuned for more helpful insights and science-based techniques for overcoming the overwhelm and enjoying ambition again.You do not have to accept the status quo. In solidarity, Chelsy