The Best of 2025: Great Life (Top 5 Moments) | Ep. 164

As 2025 wraps up, Steve revisits five standout moments from some of our most impactful Great Life conversations this year. Like Part 1, this episode is built as a highlight reel, with short clips pulled from full-length interviews, but this time the focus is on building a great life so your great practice can grow quicker and easier. The goal is simple: give you the best ideas from 2025 in one place, so you can reconnect with what matters, protect your energy, and approach the new year with more clarity and intention. You'll hear: Lea Anne Groover on gaining clarity and focus through simple daily structure, movement, and intentional prioritizationDr. Deborah Day on why sleep, exercise, and nutrition are non-negotiables for sustained performance under pressureBrother Curtis on navigating anxiety by bringing it into the light with perspective, trust, and supportMatthew Emerzian on the mattering mindset and finding purpose, meaning, and significance in everyday workBlinn Bates on planning real breaks through intentional absence and why "forced exile" strengthens both life and business As you listen, treat this like a personal reset session. Steve tees up five questions to keep in mind: What tiny daily habit can restore clarity and focus?What routine keeps you in a healthy peak state during intense weeks?How do you stop running on anxiety and choose a sustainable performance state?How do you keep meaning, what "great life" means to you, front and center at work and at home?How can you design your firm so you can truly step away? If a clip makes you think, "I needed to hear that," check the show notes and jump into the full episode for the complete conversation. In this episode, you will hear: Five standout Great Life moments from 2025A tiny daily movement habit that supports clarity, energy, and focusThe Top 3 daily focus method for reducing overwhelm and prioritizing what mattersTrial-season self-care: sleep hygiene, nutrition, exercise, and why alcohol undermines recoveryAnxiety as "fog," and how trusted support and better language can reduce its gripThe mattering mindset, values, and meaning in stressful seasons"Forced exile" as a true time-off strategy and a systems test for a healthier firm and lifeBest of 2025: Attorney Success & Law Firm Growth Highlights Follow and Review: Subscribe & Review Never miss an episode. Subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or YouTube. ⭐Like what you hear? A quick review helps more people find the show.⭐ Supporting Resources: Part 1 Episode 163 – The Best of 2025: Great Practice (Top 5 Moments) https://atticusadvantage.com/podcast/best-of-great-practice-top-5-moments-2025/ Episode 141: Your Firm Gets Stronger When You Do with Lea Anne Groover: atticusadvantage.com/podcast/your-firm-gets-stronger-when-you-doLea Anne Groover: groover.law/attorneys/lea-anne-grooverGroover Law: groover.lawEpisode 85: Exercise: Is it a Waste of a Billable Hour? with Jonathan White: atticusadvantage.com/podcast/exercise-is-it-a-waste-of-a-billable-hour-with-jonathan-whiteEpisode 99: Do Happy Lawyers Make More Money? with Kevin Snyder: atticusadvantage.com/podcast/do-happy-lawyers-make-more-money-with-kevin-snyderMy Great Life Focus: mygreatlifefocus.com Episode 155: Handling Stress in Your Law Firm: Routines, Boundaries, Debriefs with Dr. Deborah Day: atticusadvantage.com/podcast/law-firm-stressDr. Deborah Day: www.psychologicalaffiliates.com/deborahdaypsydPsychological Affiliates: www.psychologicalaffiliates.com Episode 116: Breaking Free from Fear: Finding Clarity and Resilience in Your Life with Brother Curtis: atticusadvantage.com/podcast/breaking-free-from-fear-finding-clarity-and-resilience-in-your-lifeBrother Curtis Almquist, SSJE: www.ssje.org/br-curtis-almquistSociety of Saint John the Evangelist, Massachusetts: www.ssje.org Episode 145: How the Every Monday Matters Mindset Can Reignite Your Law Practice with Matthew Emerzian: atticusadvantage.com/podcast/every-monday-matters-matthew-emerzianMatthew Emerzian: www.matthewemerzian.comEvery Monday Matters: www.everymondaymatters.com Episode 134: What Surviving a Plane Crash Taught Me About Running a Law Firm with Blinn Bates: atticusadvantage.com/podcast/what-surviving-plane-crash-taught-me-about-running-law-firmBlinn Bates: woodsandbates.com/william-blinn-bates-jrWoods & Bates, P.C.: woodsandbates.com Workshop: The Path to a Great Practice and Great Life: atticusadvantage.com/workshops/the-path-to-a-great-practice-great-life (Get $500 off with code Podcast500) Sign up for the Atticus newsletter! If there's a topic you would like us to cover on an upcoming episode, please email us at [e-mail]. Curious about growing your own practice? Contact Atticus to see whether our law firm coaching can help you strengthen attorney success, refine your law firm business strategy, and build a practice that actually supports your life. You can also sign up for our newsletter to get ...