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If you’re reading this on the day it was sent, then it’s my Birthday! Yes, I am totally one of those people who thinks we should celebrate birthdays all day, week, month, etc. To be fair, I try to do the same for others who I am close to as well. My wife’s birthday was
Read MoreIs the Codeword for I Am Doing This Under Duress Sometimes it’s more about the polar bears (brand) and less about the taste (actual service) 1,300,000 lawyers.400,000 firms. So why are you the best choice for anyone? And to make matters worse, no one actually wants to hire us. They have a legal problem they
Read MoreWhat time is it? Time for another newsletter! Time. We kill it. We save it. It’s money. And if you drive like me, we make good time. But also, we waste it. We waste a ton of it. And unlike that Justin Timberlake movie, we can’t buy it back or win it in a weird
Read MoreGrowing up, I freaking loved everything dark and gritty. I was a kid, and thankfully life was easy. Or, in financial terms, I was someone else’s bill. So stuff like Preacher (the comic, not the show), Ender’s Game (the book, not the movie*), and 28 Days Later (the movie, not the… not movie?) I ate
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 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
Read MoreAs a kid, I was a huge reader. I would take baths and read for hours.(Mom, I’m still sorry about dropping Cat’s Cradle into the tub and absolutely destroying it.) Then I went to law school. People told me I’d love law school because I enjoyed arguing and proving I was right—which, to be fair,
Read More“Why do you need to be the one to write this book?” That’s the question Tyson Mutrux asked me when I reached out about writing the foreword. And to be clear—for anyone who doesn’t know Tyson—he asked it with genuine curiosity and support.Not to be an asshat. Thankfully, I have an easy answer. Why This
Read MoreRead on to learn what actually drives success. Goals are pointless. There. I said it. Way too often, we get wrapped up in a BHAG (Big Hairy Audacious Goal) and one of two things happens: And suddenly, we’re right back where we started. Goals Aren’t the Problem—Habits Are the Solution Don’t get me wrong—goals can
Read MoreWhat do Aristotle, David Brooks, and The Rock have in common? They all want us to think about what makes life worth living—just in very different ways. Aristotle called it eudaimonia.David Brooks tells us we should strive for joy.And The Rock? Well… he calls it cheat-day pancakes. This week, we’re talking about what we humans
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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).