Subject: Clarity only comes through action
Clarity only comes through action
July 25th, 2023 at 8:00 am CDTView onlineWhen people first reach out to me, I almost always hear that they’re “stuck”. Stuck in negative thinking.Stuck in stress and anxiety.Stuck in the wrong firm/job/career.Stuck in business growth.Stuck… [in one or more areas of life ...
What's your plan?
July 18th, 2023 at 8:00 am CDTView onlineFrom the time I was 12, I’ve always had a plan for how to achieve my goals, structure my day and stay on track for all the things I wanted. Like most lawyers, I need structure and consistency. And don’t enjoy surprises all that much ...
Do good problems exist?
July 11th, 2023 at 8:00 am CDTView onlineA former colleague and friend recently emailed me about how busy work has been this year. He's on his way to billing an eye-popping 2,900 hours for the year. [For those of you who aren’t attorneys, billable hours aren’t the same as h ...
What does freedom mean to you?
July 5th, 2023 at 8:00 am CDTView onlineYesterday was July 4th here in the United States, where we celebrate FREEDOM. Freedom is a value many hold dear. But it comes with a price... With freedom comes discomfort.And choice.Which means responsibility. Sometimes, it's actually e ...
Do you think this too?
June 27th, 2023 at 8:00 am CDTView onlineI used to tell myself things would be better when I graduated (from high school, then college and finally law school). And then when I passed the BAR exam. Not because I was all that unhappy - it's just that I believed I needed to get pa ...
Good news, bad news
June 23rd, 2023 at 10:00 am CDTView onlineWould you like to...Sharpen your business ideas while bolstering your confidence as a business owner?Increase revenues (by more than $200,000 in less than a year)?Reenergize professionally?Reach - even exceed - your stretch revenue goals ...
Do you really need to do this?
June 22nd, 2023 at 10:00 am CDTView onlineHave you ever said (or heard someone say) that you must spend money to make money? It's something a mentor said to me back in 2009, as I worried about spending too much on business development after the 2008 market crash. I also hear att ...
You don't do this (do you?)
June 20th, 2023 at 8:00 am CDTView online“I didn’t…” Do it.Say that.Mean it. Says my 13-year old after making a mistake (whether big or small). [Side note: why do kids deny the smallest - and most obvious - things??] I suppose it shouldn’t surprise me. No one likes to ...
Why do you do this?
June 15th, 2023 at 10:30 am CDTView onlineOctober 2019. I had decided to pivot my coaching practice to serve ONLY attorneys, and my coach said “I have just one question. There was a long pause, which made me nervous (he was great at asking tough questions). Why? Whew! The ans ...
How to feel more content, starting now
June 13th, 2023 at 8:00 am CDTView onlineWearing a thin hospital gown (goose bumps out of control thanks to how cold they keep those places), I waited anxiously for my CT scan. I was next in line for the test that would determine whether the lump I felt was a breast cancer recu ...