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Scared shitless

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It's true my friends! Many lawyers are scared shitless...of success! Why else would some otherwise very intelligent people make such illogical decisions about their lives, careers and their businesses?

A lawyer's guide to getting "un-stuck"

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As lawyers we're all pretty smart. But as a group we tend to have a hard time making decisons. Of course a big part of running any kind of a successful business (a law firm is a business) mastering the ability to make decisions. The problem is, our education ham-strings us when it comes to making decisions.

Is your staff screwing up your business?

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I met two amazingly helfpful sales people today. But one almost blew the sale for his employer, while the other succesfully converted a customer into a client for life! Here's how...

The art of starting, marketing & managing a successful law firm

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I want to encourage you to think about what your law firm really stands for? What do YOU really stand for? Are the two in synch?

Dangerous daydreams

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Dangerous Daydreams For Lawyers Do you daydream about the sort of law practice you want to have "someday"? Or howabout the kind of life/lifestyle you want to enjoy "someday"? For the time being let's set-aside the fact that the lifestyle is driven by the law firm and please allow me to warn you about a dangerous mode of thinking I hear too many lawyers talking about, far too often.

How To Get A FREE Ticket To This Mastermind In Miami

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There's been A LOT of excitement about an announcement I made last week to a very small group of lawyers who I know. But word has gotten-out so here it is for everyone to share: Microsoft and Lexis-Nexis are going to PAY ME, so that YOU can attend a live mastermind weekend with me for FREE!!!

How to Start a Law Firm (part 2)

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Warnings: If you're reading this and you're a lawyer I'm going to assume you're a pretty smart person and you want to be successful. So I'm going to skip the usual and obvious warnings here. Instead, the biggest danger to look out for is advice from other lawyers.

How To romance your sweetie with a disaster preparedness plan this Valentines Day!

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...instead of just giving your sweetie a box of chocolates and a card (don’t forget the card!) I want to suggest an even more thoughtful gift: Peace of Mind.

So, what did they teach YOU in law school about running a law firm?

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Stay tuned for announcement of new "How To Start…

Financial Control 4 Lawyers

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Unfortunately too-few law schools and too-few CLE programs seek to equip us as law students and later as practicing lawyers, with the business management skills needed to manage the finances of our own law firms. Certainly not to attend to this critical law firm management task objectively. So instead of feeling the same sense of self-confidence and control we enjoy when dealing with our clients’ legal matters, when it comes to the financial management of our own law firms, too-many otherwise smart & sophisticated lawyers end-up making important law practice management decisions based on incomplete information and fear.