Growth Mindset CLE: Swapping Out Fear & Perfectionism for Your Superpower Mindset

Many lawyers and legal professionals would be shocked to learn that the perfectionism they wear as a badge of honor actually PREVENTS them from reaching their highest potential. But there’s a key difference between perfectionism and the pursuit of excellence, and it turns out that the former can indeed be the enemy of the latter. In this interactive continuing legal education program, led by attorney, certified professional coach, and Positive Lawyering professor Jordana Confino, participants will:

• Increase their awareness of the thoughts, emotions, and behaviors that underlie their perfectionistic tendencies

• Examine the costs that perfectionism can take on their personal and professional lives – including on their well-being, law practice, and ability to fulfill their ethical responsibilities – and disentangle the positive aspects of their perfectionism from those that are harmful

• Learn why pursuing “big-picture perfection” is far more likely to produce desired outcomes
• Take steps to cultivate kinder self-talk, a growth mindset, and a more empowered approach that will turbocharge motivation, engagement, and well-being