June 12, 2025

TRP 250: Reinventing Oneself as a Rainmaker with Heidi Brown

23 minutes

In this milestone 250th episode, Scott Love welcomes back Professor Heidi Brown for a candid conversation on the theme of reinvention. Heidi shares her personal journey of navigating multiple career shifts—from practicing attorney to academic and author—and how those transitions required introspection, courage, and authenticity. Drawing from her experiences as an introvert in extrovert-dominated spaces, Heidi explains how embracing her true self became the catalyst for her success as a rainmaker and thought leader.The episode covers practical advice for professionals undergoing change, including how to audit past experiences to identify transferable skills, reframe imposter syndrome, and harness personal energy through self-awareness tools like journaling and character strength assessments. Heidi also introduces her newest book, The Map I Draw, a travel memoir that explores personal growth through adventure. The discussion ends with actionable steps for those seeking to reinvent themselves: reflect, research, and apply a methodical, bite-sized approach to change.

Visit: https://therainmakingpodcast.com/

YouTube: https://youtu.be/UasBk8K2Kok

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Professor Heidi K. Brown is Associate Dean for Upper Level

Writing at New York Law School. A prolific scholar and author on the art and science of legal writing, she has published four books on predictive and persuasive legal writing and federal litigation, as well as numerous scholarly articles for law journals. She has written three books about well-being and thriving in the legal profession: The Introverted Lawyer: A Seven-Step Journey Toward Authentically Empowered Advocacy,  Untangling Fear in Lawyering: A Four-Step Journey Toward Powerful Advocacy, and The Flourishing Lawyer: A Multi-Dimensional Approach to Performance and Well-Being.

Inspired by her own experience untangling fear of public speaking during her litigation career, she is passionate about helping law students and lawyers find their authentic lawyer voices and overcome anxiety about Socratic legal discourse and performance-based lawyering tasks. Professor Brown is a frequent public speaker on the national and international stage on topics of well-being and healthy performance.

Links:

Amazon link to The Map I Draw: The

Map I Draw: A Memoir of Travel as a Passport to Self: Brown, Heidi K.:

9798992980707: Amazon.com: Books

www.heidikristinbrown.com

www.theflourishinglawyer.org

www.instagram.com/introvertedlawyer

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/theintrovertedlawyerbook/

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