My work as a coach is deeply personal for me.

As a law school student...

I battled huge obstacles to get through school and pass the California bar exam at a time when “the bar” for passing was set at its highest. 

Some of my struggles were: 

• I consciously suffered from stress, anxiety, self-doubt and difficulty focusing for long periods of time. 
• I subconsciously suffered from the residual effects of imposter syndrome, stereotypes, and a gripping fear of failure.
• I constantly worried about my family and balancing my workload along with my responsibilities as a parent, a partner, and a daughter. 

Basically, I feared not knowing enough, not doing enough, and not being enough.   

I knew I HAD to find a better way of managing life, work, and my studies — no longer as a student— but as a professional.  What ensued was an obsession with learning how to make the best use of psychology to help me control the process instead of letting the process control me. 

I took (and failed) the bar, and diligently documented my recollections of everything that worked and didn’t.  I obsessively learned about focus, flow, habits, mindset, mindfulness, best learning practices—every topic that would set me up me to achieve peak performance on test day. 

And I did. 

I figured out a research-based method that enabled me— a first-gen lawyer, to pass when 60% of my fellow test takers failed, including 83% of my fellow repeaters.

In addition to helping me pass the bar exam, the lessons I learned fundamentally and permanently changed my life for the better. 

• I figured out how to manage ALL of my mind drama so that I could feel better at any moment;
• I created the kind of disciplined, daily habits that keep me productive, grounded, and healthy; and 
• I gained the ultimate reward— the kind of self-respect and confidence that comes from knowing that I can turn any adversity into an advantage. 

As a professional... 

Early in my legal career, I recognized that although attorneys are at the forefront of defending justice, there was very little diversity in the field.  This perpetuated all kinds of gaps and left the decision-making power in the hands of a select few who didn't understand the needs of many communities.  

The unique perspectives and talents of women of color, in particular, are desperately lacking— especially in the upper ranks of law. 

I understand why.  Not only is the honorable and highly competitive field of law exceedingly difficult to get into— once there, our experiences as WOC attorneys are fraught with situations that leave us feeling isolated, exhausted, and powerless.   

Yet we are powerful beyond measure.

And this is why I coach WOC in law.  

I want to help justice seekers that are hungry to solve big problems; the change-agents who are ready to make waves in our society and in the profession. 

I am on a mission to diversify the field of law. 

It's an audacious goal, I know.  But I take it one person at a time by helping WOC lawyers overcome their biggest early challenges— passing the bar exam and navigating being an underdog in the field.  

This is what I want the legacy of my struggles to be—  a victory for others, and a victory for you.  

Your victory won't be easy; there will be obstacles along the way.  I hope to help you eliminate some of the additional obstacles you create for yourself.

You're used to blazing trails.  But I know it can get lonely often being "the only," and at some points on your journey you need someone with an unwavering belief in you to help get you through.