A self-aware lawyer is a higher performing lawyer.

I teach how to become one.

When attorneys concentrate on their work, they are in a meditative state.
So why not illuminate their working minds with meditation skills? 

Adversarial thinking sparks adversarial impulses that inflame the adversarial mind to become adversarial with itself.

This is the source of much misery.

I help extinguish such misery at the source.

My programs show lawyers how to regulate the hot impulses that flare amid the cool logic of law.

Book me. I’ll help your lawyers smolder less and advocate more to satisfy their oaths as well as their lives.

—John Marcoux

Professional Development Speaker

 

Cornell J.D. ‘95, William & Mary B.S. ‘92

Programs

  • Ever Ready Adversary

    Jolts of fear, half-heartedness, hopelessness, selfishness, and surrender can zap any attorney’s resolve. Here’s how poised lawyers notice and control these impulses to sustain their adversarial mettle.

  • Elite Contenders Contend Alike

    A legendary judge, a samurai warrior, and a hall-of-fame baseball pitcher walk into a bar and... realize they all flex the same strengths! Observe and learn from these paragons of mindful competition.

  • Dodging Demoralizers

    Feeling cornered? Doomscrolling pessimisms? Fixating on win-loss horizons? These cognitive traps deplete your will to compete. Learn how to identify, evade, and escape such spirit-sapping snares.

  • Go Large By Getting Small

    Stop being a defensive, self-centered, know-it-all braggart. Achieve more by being less. Elevate your career with humility that clients, colleagues, and rivals cannot help but admire.

Sam Feder

Partner, Jenner & Block

“John’s talk at our retreat blew my mind. I had thought about quitting the law, but John made me aware of the knee-jerk reflexes that were slowly, insidiously draining my will to compete. The fix felt instantaneous.”

Adversarial thinking triggers spontaneous impulses that get lost in the fog of work or dismissed as nuisances. Learn how to notice & control these intuitive signals to boost performance and health.

This is self-regulation. This cannot be outsourced. I show lawyers how to do it.

Sarah Spain

espnW • iHeart podcaster of "Good Game with Sarah Spain” • Author of Runs In The Family

“John was one of my all-time favorite podcast guests and I've frequently discussed his work with other guests, colleagues, family, and friends. It's so important for people to understand the tricks their minds play, especially folks in high-stress jobs, so they can be intentional about preventing an adversarial mindset from following them home from work. John’s episode drew a response so strong that I re-broadcast it at the end of the year.”

John striking a very adversarial pose

photo © AmarisGranado.com

 

For more than 25 years, I’ve been guiding meditation and yoga students through hell.

Don't be fooled by images of blissed-out, flower-sniffing yogis. Meditators traverse internal landscapes every bit as hostile as the external landscapes encountered in the practice of law. Attorneys could learn a thing or two from the contemplative disciplines.

That’s where I may be of service to you. My programs integrate meditative skills into daily law practices. Book me. I’ll show your attorneys how to regulate their internal adversarial mental system as they work within the external adversarial legal system.

James Sammataro

Partner, Pryor Cashman

“When John spoke at our partner retreat about dodging demoralizers, no one was looking at their phones. He captivated the room. When he finished, my colleagues demanded more. John bantered for another forty minutes of Q&A. Like butter.”

Superlative adversarial character is built with awareness and control. Build yours with my recent law review article, Supreme Court Samurai: A Profile of Justice Holmes As A Zen Warrior.

Seth Bromberger

Professor of Cybersecurity, Cal State-East Bay

“John’s lecture showed perfect empathy for the plight of cybersecurity pros who must stay ready to spring out of bed and fend off attacks at 3 am. He taught us how to protect the minds that protect the computer systems.”