Apr 29, 2013 in Inspiration, Marketing, Solo & Small Firm Practice
This happens more than you know. In the process of planning for a solo practice, building their web presence, letting people know they are going solo, the lawyer gets a job offer she simply can’t decline. Unusual? Not at all. I’ll explain. When you embark on starting a solo practice you are consciously reframing your own attitude about what [...]
Apr 11, 2013 in Inspiration
I’ve been following people online for more than eight years and blogging myself close to six years. In that time I’ve watched many online acquaintances (and some true friends) run the gauntlet. Today, ‘running the gauntlet’ means to go through a series of criticisms or harsh treatments at the hands of one’s detractors. They’ve suffered the [...]
Mar 20, 2013 in Inspiration, Savvy Solos, Subjective Opinions
While I am thankful for many things in my life, on this, Solo Practice University’s 4th Birthday, I want to celebrate all of you who have overcome those brilliant and highly decorated minds who were so sure that what you wanted to do simply could not be done. If people who innovated constantly backed down [...]
Dec 31, 2012 in Inspiration, Marketing, Subjective Opinions
It was a bold two-page concept ad for MEGABLOKS in the front signature of the New York Times magazine years ago. Once upon a time, there lived a creature named Creativity. When Creativity was young, he was allowed to explore the farthest reaches of his imagination. No one told him what noise his train was [...]
Nov 5, 2012 in Inspiration, Marketing, Solo & Small Firm Practice
I have a confession. I have a crush. I have a crush on a company. Is that possible? Yes, it is. We were very fortunate to come out of hurricane Sandy virtually unscathed. As many of you experienced, are experiencing, or heard, this was a monster storm which has caused upwards of untold billions in damages [...]
Oct 11, 2012 in Guest Bloggers, Inspiration
Last week I was very blessed to see and meet and even hang out with some of my heroes at the Pennsylvania Conference for Women. Among them are Arianna Huffington, Victoria Pynchon, Barbara Bradley, Alison Monahan, Judy Young and of course SPU’s own Susan Cartier Liebel. These women are icons in the business and legal [...]
Sep 7, 2012 in Bridges, Inspiration, Law School Innovation
Solo Practice University’s Bridges Program is just a little over two years old with several schools already participating and more preparing to provide this great opportunity to their students. And the stories of students reaping the rewards from their Bridges scholarships to Solo Practice University are starting to be told. Here is the story of a Bridges SPU Scholarship recipient from University of Arkansas [...]
Aug 28, 2012 in Guest Bloggers, Inspiration, Marketing, Savvy Solos, Solo & Small Firm Practice
This week, my daughter will start Kindergarten. It seems hard to believe that we are here already, but that is the story of life. She is growing and learning and she is ready to take this next step. My daughter is everything a four year old should be: precocious, curious, imaginative, and so full of energy. [...]
Aug 14, 2012 in Demographic/Economic Trends, Inspiration, Subjective Opinions
The key to your life is how you deal with “Plan B.” You can aim for Plan A. You can arrange for Plan A. But “Plan B” is what actually happens to you. It’s your resilience in being able to roll with the punches and move on to “Plan B” that really makes your life. [...]
Mar 19, 2012 in Demographic/Economic Trends, Inspiration, Work/Life
“In his new book Failing Law Schools, Washington University law professor Brian Tamanaha cites a remarkable statistic. American law schools, he reports, produce 45,000 new graduates each year; but recruiters expect only 25,000 job openings annually through 2018.” Edge International Consulting. This is staggering! If you do the math this means from 2012 – 2018, [...]
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