Subject: Want to be a better leader?

Want to be a better leader?

December 12th, 2023 at 8:00 am CST

View onlineMost people say they want to be better leaders. Dig deeper and you quickly realize that’s not quite right. What they really want is to be perceived as good leaders. Here’s the deal… Becoming a better leader requires you to be vulnera ...

Two very different subjects, one commonality

December 5th, 2023 at 8:00 am CST

View onlineWhat do legal marketing and self-care have in common? Nope, this isn't a trick question. Although I realize that legal marketing and self-care are two very different topics, there is one thing that's true for both... Your approach to it - ...

A note about happiness

November 28th, 2023 at 8:00 am CST

Why happiness is fleeting for so many (and what to do if you want to be happier). View onlineWe humans spend a lot of time trying to be happier yet often fall short. The problem is we’re looking at it the wrong way. We think we should find happine ...

How to think, feel and be better (for real)

November 21st, 2023 at 9:21 am CST

How to use gratitude to make your mindset, your life and even the world around you better. View onlineTired of the Thanksgiving messages trying to sell you something? Me too. Which is why I’m popping in today to share something real with you, Frie ...

How to think, feel and be better (for real)

November 21st, 2023 at 8:00 am CST

How to use gratitude to make your mindset, your life and even the world around you better. View onlineTired of the Thanksgiving messages trying to sell you something? Me too. Which is why I’m popping in today to share something real with you, Frie ...

Time to rethink "better"

November 14th, 2023 at 8:00 am CST

View onlineCoughing uncontrollably, wheezing through every breath, I barely held it together as I hosted the final call to get the deal closed. I wish I could tell you this was a one-time thing because I was hoping to soon be put up for partnership. ...

What are you willing to do?

November 7th, 2023 at 8:00 am CST

View onlineI want to scale my practice (said a client). Maybe you haven't heard it expressed quite this way but it's how most attorneys talk about growth. When they want to grow their client base and revenues, they usually say they want to scale . Al ...

You say you want this (but do you)?

October 31st, 2023 at 8:00 am CST

View onlineEvery lawyer (and pretty much every high-achiever) I’ve ever met says they want to be better at managing their time. But dig deeper and it's apparent that’s not quite true. What they really want is control over their time. Do you also ...

Your real-life case studies

October 24th, 2023 at 8:00 am CST

View online“I don’t know how to answer this question. I didn’t come close to achieving my original goals.” I asked a client to list her achievements for the year, and because her initial goal had been abandoned, she considered herself a failu ...

Just do it your way

October 17th, 2023 at 8:00 am CST

View online Am I crazy to want the option extended to me even though I wouldn’t choose to take it?” A client was in a self-described “funk” because a group of attorneys in her firm are part of an internal clique she’s not part of. She wante ...