A couple of weeks ago, I had a great Zoom reunion with friends from college who I hadn’t seen in almost 4 decades. We had gotten to know each other through our involvement with NYPIRG (the New York Public Interest Research Group). We worked on a wide mix of social justice issues; but the effort I am most proud of was our collective work to pass the Bottle Bill, requiring bottle deposits in New York State. In this photo, I am seen singing some protest song (no idea what it was), on a march from Binghamton to Syracuse in support of the bill (we weren’t protesting the Vietnam War or climate change, but hopefully, our work had some small positive impact on the planet).
The reunion, which included my friends Doug Berman, Jeff Oliver, and Sam Ziegler (who I think took this picture) was a great trip down memory lane. It was also a reminder, that reconnecting with
Start your day off by doing some planning. What are your top priorities? What are the things that only you can do? What can you delegate? 
Adam Grant is one of my favorites! If you don’t know him, he is an organizational psychologist at The Wharton School. He writes about how to make work not “suck”. He has a great podcast. And he posts gems regularly on social media. Here is one that particularly resonated for me. It should resonate for a lot of lawyers who are goal oriented.
I am happy to report that I have officially shed my “COVID-15”. After several months of going to the gym every day and eating more protein and far fewer refined carbohydrates, I’m finally seeing results.
While the pandemic has been difficult in so many ways, it has also brought a number of welcome changes to my coaching practice. For starters, Zoom has made it a lot easier to coach lawyers all over the country. I now have clients in Houston, Palo Alto, Seattle, Chicago and New York.