Faculty Announcement – Kevin Camden

Kevin P. Camden will teach the course “Labor Law” at Solo Practice University®. Kevin is currently employed with Teamsters Local 700 in Chicago, representing over 11,000 public sector employees. Kevin’s practice includes day-to-day responsibility for the Cook County Corrections bargaining unit, composed of 3,200 correctional officers. In that capacity, he bargains the contract, handles grievances […]

Be the Boss to Yourself You Wished You Had While Working For Someone Else

This post was written by Chelsea Callanan. Chelsea Callanan is an attorney and Co-Creator at Happy Go Legal. Happy Go Legal is a new resource for law students and lawyers seeking work-life balance, lifestyle design, and career coaching support. Through its blog, one-on-one coaching sessions, firm trainings, law school seminars, and other educational resources, Chelsea […]

When Is The Last Time You Wore Your Client’s Shoes?

I periodically like to run a year-to-year comparison on five non-negotiable household expenses in order to finesse the household budget. While I expected to be unhappy at the increase in my day-to-day expenses, I didn’t expect to be slack-jawed when I looked at the last ten years. Expense 2001 2011 %Increase Home Heating Oil $1,000 […]

Top 10 Mistakes Speakers Make

For years now I have received a newsletter by Denise Hedges and Barbara Mercer.  I just love the way they write, their topic matter, and the inspiration they provide.  Denise gave me permission to reprint the article on this blog.  I hope you find it worthwhile. Top 10 Mistakes Speakers Make Reprinted with consent from […]

Solos Seeking Health Insurance May Start Catching A Break

One of the biggest issues facing solos has been the high cost of health care.   Unless they have a spouse who carries them on their employer-sponsored plan (known as a family plan), purchasing health insurance is, in many cases, cost-prohibitive.  It’s also a reason many people go without health insurance.  Purchasing health insurance is also […]

Are You Suffering From Brain Drain?

This vintage post from Men with Pens addresses a very big issue solo practitioners face; too many things to do, not enough time. The end result, lost time, brain drain and at a significant cost to your business and personal life: Seven Ways to Battle Productivity Brain Drain Too many ideas at once dig into […]

The Value of Mastermind Groups For The Solo Practitioner

Business, as in life, revolves around the relationships we cultivate. The give and take we enjoy. If we choose our relationships with great care, nurture and cultivate them, then these relationships have the ability to impact our professional and personal future and can profoundly determine the course of our professional lives. It’s also said that […]

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