Leadership and mindset guidance for law firm owners navigating growth, difficult decisions, accountability, confidence, and life beyond the office.
The Concept Structural motivation is about timing, not morality. It’s about what the system rewards immediately versus what it rewards eventually. Humans don’t optimize for “someday.” We optimize for “this feels good right now.” If the system gives instant pleasure for the wrong behavior and delayed benefits for the right one, willpower will lose every
Read MoreWhat do Ferris Bueller, Thomas Edison, and me staring at the scale like it just filed a motion to dismiss my happiness have in common? They all hit the same moment: the thing worked… until it didn’t. Ferris could charm his way through one more “sick day” until the principal basically went full Terminator. Edison
Read MoreWhat Do Steve Rogers, Steve Jobs, and I Have in Common? None of us ever won people over with data dumps. Captain America didn’t inspire anyone by reciting battle statistics. He led from the front with a great backstory and the iconic look. Steve Jobs didn’t launch the iPhone with a spreadsheet. He gave the
Read MoreThere Are 1,300,000 Lawyers and 400,000 Firms. Why Should Clients Choose You? Am I unique? For me, I know the answer is yes, often to my detriment. But for you and your firm, are you? And if so, how? If you immediately answered both of those questions, awesome. You can skip the rest of this
Read MoreOver the last year, I started this newsletter, and 2,500 of you have joined me in reading it every week. Or at least most weeks. Or at least that is what my open rates say. It has become a labor of love because this is the most real thing I write each week. It is
Read MoreSometimes Doing Less Is Better Do less, but better. I think Dieter Rams coined that phrase, but whenever I hear it, I hear it in Mike Whelan’s voice. If you don’t know Mike, fix that. He wrote a fantastic book about finding your place in the lawyer space and runs the Lawyer Forward Facebook group.
Read MoreThere is a trend going around in one of the groups I am in where people choose one word to define their year. Think about it. If you were setting one word to sum up 2023, what would it be? For some, it might be profit, marketing, or cases. Others might choose something more abstract
Read MoreAfter way too long with her old laptop, I finally sat down to order my wife a new one for her birthday a few weeks ago. Also, a throwback to last week’s Fair Play article because this is me using the technology card. And yes, I did not just get her a business-expensed laptop for
Read MoreI think there’s an 83% chance you actually read this. Success is the intersection of preparation, opportunity, and luck. Recently, my four-year-old has been learning two different games. My dad has been teaching him chess, and I’ve been playing a lot of Marvel Battleworld with him. In that game, you play Marvel characters with different
Read MoreLet’s talk about holidays. If you’re like me and live in Orlando, the Orlando government recently had to issue an apology based on their July 4th statement, which you can read here. “A lot of people probably don’t want to celebrate our nation right now, and we can’t blame them. When there is so much
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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).