As a kid, I remember my dad telling me: “When I was your age… we only had 3 tv channels, and they were in black and white.” And I remember thinking something like: Did you watch them with the dinosaurs? Then I showed my son the original Gameboy, and suddenly I felt like my dad
Read More9 Tips for Better Email Management In the 15 minutes it took me to write this, I received three emails. Whether that feels like a lot or a little to you is kind of irrelevant, because we have to start with this question: Do you want to get fewer emails, or do you want to
Read MoreFor the longest time, I have always been in awe of the Rubik’s Cube. I thought you had to be a freaking genius to solve it. Now that I can solve one in about 2 minutes, I think I could explain it to anyone in 10-15 minutes. It almost all comes down to the same
Read MoreJordan, Bill, Bill, Bill…Bill, Bill, Bill… No, I did not have a stroke and suddenly decide we should go back to the billable hour. If you grew up in the 80s or 90s, you know how to finish that line. Bill Nye the Science Guy. Because, as the theme song says, science rules. And that
Read MoreTHERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH HAVING A JOB I get REALLY aggravated by all the law firm owners (or small business owners) who tell EVERYONE else to go work for themselves. Running your own firm isn’t for everyone. And that is okay. I don’t care if you are a law firm owner, I care if
Read MoreWhat Do Ted Lasso, Nick Saban, and 2026 Jordan O Have in Common? They all win with culture. Ted Lasso was handed a Premier League team in a sport he knew nothing about. He didn’t out strategize anyone. He couldn’t. He built belief. He believed in believe. He invested in people. He created a locker
Read MoreSo I’ve been doing some thinking…What happens between a client knowing you exist and hiring you? I’ve been thinking a lot about client journeys, basically, what happens between a client knowing you exist and hiring you. In the book Permission Marketing, Seth Godin writes about a summer camp. What they realized is that by getting
Read MoreThe Power of Saying Thanks I love Thanksgiving, and I hope you had a great one. There you go. That’s the newsletter. No, I kid. I kid. A Simple Family Habit That Changed Everything For the last few months, every night at dinner, my family shares three things we are grateful for and one thing
Read MoreWhat Do You Want? I find myself saying this over and over again, oftentimes to myself (thankfully, quietly in those instances). Last week, I was on a cruise, and I found myself complaining about a lot of stuff. Thankfully, other than my son slicing his face open (he’s fine now), nothing was serious, it was
Read MoreLast week, I had the honor of speaking at the Maximum Lawyer Conference. It’s always a blast to get asked to speak, and even cooler when it’s to a group like this, aka my people. Growth-minded law firm owners who are chill. No one brags about who ordered the biggest steak or cares if you
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I love being invited to events— especially when it involves the chance to help more people run a business they can be proud of while living a life that’s even better. Whether it’s your awesome podcast or the conference of the year, let’s chat about how I can help make it that much better.
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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).