This program reveals the real psychology behind why smart, successful lawyers continue to struggle with burnout despite good intentions and wellness efforts. Using evidence-based psychological frameworks and practical coaching tools, attorney participants discover how to achieve sustainable peak performance by working with their psychological wiring, not against it.
Core Learning Objectives:
- Understand the psychological patterns that sabotage peak performance efforts
- Apply the real psychology of sustainable high achievement without burnout
- Develop personalized strategies that work with your psychological wiring, not against it
- Master advanced techniques for maintaining peak performance under pressure
- Build psychological resilience that scales with professional demands
- The Wellness Paradox
- Doug's panic attack story during a high-stakes negotiation (and the ADHD diagnosis at 54)
- The question every attorney asks: "Why doesn't this work for me?"
- The real answer: you're fighting your wiring instead of working with it
- Why Willpower Fails
- The Upper Limit Problem: why you unconsciously blow up success
- What happens in your brain when stress hits (amygdala hijack)
- Why this isn't a character flaw — it's chemistry
- Quick self-assessment: where's your thermostat set?
- The Hidden Patterns Sabotaging You
- The self-medication spectrum: from overwork to perfectionism to people-pleasing
- How these show up as "excellence" until your system crashes
- What ADHD, anxiety, and depression look like when they're hiding behind success
- Worksheet: identify your pattern
- What Actually Works
- Boundary-setting that actually protects your mental health (with scripts)
- Energy management for your neurotype (not generic time management)
- The After Action Review (learn from mistakes without the self-blame spiral)
- Your one-week action plan
- Your Mental Health Action Plan
- Three takeaways, one commitment
- Resources you can actually use
- Q&A (As Time Permits)
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Summit Success
Doug Brown, JD is The Law Firm Leadership Coach and Chief Learning Officer at Summit Success, LLC. As an executive coach and law practice consultant, he shares practical strategies for sustainable legal practice and attorney well-being. After experiencing panic attacks during high-stakes negotiations and receiving an ADHD diagnosis in his early 50s, Doug developed frameworks that work with your wiring, not against it. His experience includes private and in-house legal practice, serving as chief executive of the Connecticut Bar Association, and designing MBA leadership programs for experienced executives. Doug's approach: practical strategies from someone who's been there, not theory from someone who hasn't practiced law. Read More ›
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Status: Approved
Credits: 1.00 Ethics
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Credits: 1.00 Ethics
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Credits: 1.00 Enhanced Ethics
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Credits: 1.00 Ethics
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Credits: 1.00 Professional Responsibility - Mental Health & Substance Abuse
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Credits: 1.00 Ethics
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Credits: 1.00 Professionalism
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Credits: 1.00 Ethics and Professionalism
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Credits: 1.20 Ethics
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Credits: 1.00 Professional Responsibility
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Credits: 1.00 Substance Abuse, Addiction, and Mental Health
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Credits: 1.20 Ethics/Professionalism
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Credits: 1.00 Professional Well-Being
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Credits: 1.00 Attorney Professional Conduct
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Credits: 1.00 Ethics, Professionalism, or Substance Abuse
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Credits: 1.00 Legal Ethics
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Credits: 1.00 Substance Abuse/Mental Health
Difficulty: All Levels
Status: Approved
Credits: 1.00 Legal Ethics/Professional Responsibility
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Credits: 1.00 Professionalism and Civility
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Credits: 1.00 Attorney Wellness
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Credits: 1.00 Well-being
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Credits: 1.20 Legal Ethics, etc.
This presentation is approved for one hour of Ethics CLE credit in Alabama, one hour of Ethics CLE credit in Alaska, one hour of Enhanced Ethics CLE credit in Delaware, one hour of Ethics CLE credit in Hawaii, one hour of Professional Responsibility - Mental Health & Substance Abuse CLE credit in Illinois, one hour of Ethics CLE credit in Indiana, one hour of Professionalism CLE credit in Louisiana, one hour of Ethics and Professionalism CLE credit in Maine, one hour of Ethics CLE credit in Missouri, one hour of Professional Responsibility CLE credit in Nebraska, one hour of Substance Abuse, Addiction, and Mental Health CLE credit in Nevada, one hour of Professional Well-Being CLE credit in North Carolina, one hour of Attorney Professional Conduct CLE credit in Ohio, one hour of Ethics, Professionalism, or Substance Abuse CLE credit in Pennsylvania, one hour of Legal Ethics CLE credit in Rhode Island, one hour of Substance Abuse/Mental Health CLE credit in South Carolina (all levels), one hour of Professionalism and Civility CLE credit in Utah, one hour of Attorney Wellness CLE credit in Vermont, one hour of Well-being CLE credit in Virginia, and one hour of Legal Ethics, etc. CLE credit in West Virginia. This program has been approved by the Board on Continuing Legal Education of the Supreme Court of New Jersey for 1.20 hours of total CLE credit. Of these, 1.20 qualify as total hours of credit for Ethics/Professionalism. This course has been approved for Minimum Continuing Legal Education credit by the State Bar of Texas Committee on MCLE in the amount of 1.00 credit hours, of which 1.00 credit hours will apply to Legal Ethics/Professional Responsibility credit.
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