One of the most important aspects of running a business is knowing how to delegate. Our job as entrepreneurs is to ensure our clients are happy and our businesses profitable. If we bog ourselves down with all the minutiae that goes into running a successful enterprise, we’ll never be able to focus on the bigger picture. I’m a delegating queen. Before I start any task, I ask myself three questions: How long will this take? Can someone else do this task? And, finally, can my ti

Living the life of a litigator doesn’t come easy. The hours are long and the stress is high. But the payoff is immeasurable. Just ask my husband, Carlos. Carlos knew he wanted to be a lawyer since the age of 5. For him, his path was clear. After graduating from law school at 24 years old, Carlos’s rise in the legal field came quickly. By the age of 37, he was promoted to managing shareholder at a national labor and employment boutique law firm, a promotion almost unheard of f

First, let’s talk about what I mean by “power.” Some people may see the word and imagine an egomaniac, a dictator who tries to control what others think and do. But I don’t use the term “power” to describe how we treat others; instead, it’s how we compose ourselves. Having power means you are in the driver’s seat when it comes to your role in relationships. It’s taking responsibility for how you feel and, more important, how you react. When you have power, you don’t try to co

Sometimes, setting yourself up for a better future means learning from the worst periods of your past. For me that was the year 2005. It was the year I turned 32. It was also the year I hit rock bottom. You see, after working so hard, for so long, and sacrificing so much, I had finally made it. I was officially a practicing lawyer. But no one knew I was also suffering inside. Yes, I was a professional, but I was also disconnected, self-medicating, in a broken marriage, overwe

New year, new you. Right? So many of us consider the new year to be a time of reinvention. But I’d like to propose something completely different. Rather than using the new year as an opportunity to re-create yourself, what if you made a resolution to find yourself in 2018? For me, it’s the best thing I’ve ever done for my health, happiness and career. When I graduated from law school, I had it all figured out. I would “save the world.” I would put on my white hat and take ca