The Lawyer’s Well-Being Brief

10 Ways to live a more grounded and rewarding life!

“When you talk, you are only repeating what you already know. But if you listen, you may learn something new.”-Dali Lama

Welcome (back) to the Lawyer’s Well-Being Brief! Each week, I share insights and practical strategies to help us cultivate well-being and thrive — both personally and professionally.

This week we are looking at Don’t Sweat the Small Stuff . . . and It’s All Small Stuff: Simple Ways to Keep the Little Things from Taking Over Your Life, written by Richard Carlson. When Don’t Sweat the Small Stuff was published in 1997, it spent over 100 weeks on the bestseller list.

Don’t Sweat the Small Stuff…is a book that tells us how to keep from letting the little things in life drive us crazy. The book contains exactly 100 chapters, each one containing a different suggestion to help us put challenges in perspective, reduce stress and anxiety through small daily changes, and find the path to achieving our goals.
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Who was Richard Carlson?

Richard Carlson was a bestselling American author, psychotherapist, and motivational speaker best known for his Don’t Sweat the Small Stuff…book. Carlson was a leading figure in the self-help movement. He was known…