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Over-paying for information

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I don't like paying for information.  Information isn't…

Last chance to fire someone this year...

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Lee Rosen is NOT a member of my coaching program but we've…

What it means to be "stuck"

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Why Do You Suppose so many lawyers are in all these videos I keep sharing and why do you suppose they're all saying it's been such an invaluable experience for them when they decided to plant a tree today so they can enjoy a life in the shade not a life being stuck? (Rhetorical question, obviously)

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?

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...

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.

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.

Why in the world would a multi-million dollar company ever want to hire a solo?

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This week for our monthly Gold Call I interviewed the president of a $3mm company that manages over $30mm of its clients' money. The question I posed to him was "Why in the world would a muti-million dollar company ever want to hire a solo lawyer?"

What Seth Godin Thinks About The Small Law Firm Management & Marketing Coaching Program

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p.s. If you DON'T agree this video is great, I'd still encourage you to take advantage of some of the free resources sprinkled throughout my various websites. But there's a good chance you're just going to think my programs are just plain "broken".