To paraphrase Brene Brown, boundaries are the point at which you can love the other person AND yourself. This (and my former life as a prosecutor) make me HATE the hustle porn, just keep grinding, don’t take no for an answer, etc bullshit. That being said, today I am talking about the opposite…I want to
Read MoreEver felt like managing your law firm is like herding Banthas on Tatooine? And sometimes you’re the biggest bantha (sick burn, I know). My wife often does not understand how I just set my mind to do something and then do it (I am mostly an upholder) and it wasn’t until I read Gretchen Rubin’s
Read MoreLook…this is mostly a selfish newsletter…if you want to avoid it, that’s fine. However, as I have continued to share about my book, a LOT of people have asked what they can do to support it. So that is what I am writing about today (but in the context of how you can provide value
Read MoreLast week I spoke about figuring out what you can and cannot control and told you this week I was going to go deep into one example from my recent life. I’m going to get real and raw here when it comes to my social media (and what I have done about it). In my
Read MoreAs I finalize my transition out of LegalEase Marketing I have had a lot of time to reflect on meetings. The amount of them we have needed to book to get me off of the bank account, credit cards, etc…in some ways it’s insane. So many of these could have just been an email. “Poof…you no longer
Read MoreWhat do Yoda, Albert Einstein and all the successful lawyers I coach have in common? They all know the power of habits. Whether Yoda meditating daily to stay strong in the Force, Einstein having a solid work routine at the patent office and then having time for walks or thinking, and my clients building the
Read MoreI am really stuck on this idea that we are what we do consistently. That’s helped me focus down. Basically you take the big goals, break them up into the consistent steps needed to get to them, and then turn that into the ideal month, then the ideal week, and then the day to day.
Read MoreI used to read ALL THE TIME. I legitimately would read for hours as a kid. At one point I got into the habit of reading in the bathtub (no idea why). But then I dropped a copy of Kurt Vonnegut’s Cat’s Cradle in there and I’ve since dropped that habit (or at least I
Read MoreDuring my last round of 360 reviews (reminder you have everyone answer 2 questions about the person being reviewed The first question: “What is the single most important behavioral characteristic or quality demonstrated by this person that contributes to the strength of our team?” The second: “What is the single most important behavioral characteristic or
Read MoreNow, let’s continue where we left off last week. We are now moving to step 4 in making a Murderer…er Marketing Plan. Make sure you read the steps 1 to 3 from last week so you can easily follow. Step 4: How to Use Money to Get Cases So, let’s say our now hypothetical marketing
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And it’s not easy to build a successful business while maintaining a sense of control over your life, either. That’s why I’m here, to help you create the kind of life you will love to live. Yep, you can have your cake and eat it too. Who would want a cake they can’t eat? (even if I am more of a cookie/brownie type guy).