Time to Start Making Choices That Move You Forward

In the movie Dangerous Minds, the character Callie Roberts has a gun pointed to her head and the gunman tells her she is going to die. She has no choice. She responds, ‘I do have a choice. I can scream or not.”

I haven’t written a blog post in a very long time. Probably not since before the pandemic began because, like everyone else, there were so many hard choices to make, ones we never thought we’d have to make. But they were still choices even if a choice between two seemingly less than desirable outcomes. Read on….

Hyper-Efficiency in the Time of Pandemics & Business Interruptions – Guest Lecture with Jared Correia

What happens in a world of unexpected business interruptions, prolonged business interruptions, life-altering business interruptions and life interruptions. This podcast was recorded earlier during the pandemic but our conversation is timeless because it discusses how to make your practice hyper-efficient all the time. Even those who have worked from home previously, this has changed, too, in a major way. Jared and I discuss the changes and how to make your practice hyper-efficient. And then ask yourself, will you keep these new changes going forward regardless. Listen and learn.

How Will Alternative Business Structures Impact Law – 2022 Version – Guest Lecture with Jared Correia

We’ve all heard about Alternative Business Structures (ABS) and how they have been kept at bay, for the most part, from changing the legal profession. Well, guess what? We predict the fortress walls will be crumbling and we even hint at who the players will be who will be allowed entry. And maybe sooner than we think. Listen and learn.

How to Ensure Virtual Business Continuity

None of us saw it coming. Yet today we see the impact of COVID-19 in everything we do. 75% of companies are reporting supply chain disruption. And for the more than 30 million small businesses that make up 99.9 percent of our nation’s commerce, the path ahead is unclear.

The good news? In creating a plan now (even if reactively) to keep your business functioning in times of crisis, you’re not only better able to handle what’s happening at present, you’re also more prepared for the future.

Enter the business continuity plan. Read on….

25% Off Semi-Annual Tuition – This Cyber Monday (And All Week Long) Sale is Epic!

If you were kicking yourself for missing any previous Cyber Monday event.…the wait is over. Cyber Monday 2020 was such an unparalleled success we decided to not just rinse and repeat but get even crazier because, after all, 2021 has been one tumultuous year no matter how you look at it and we could all use a break, right?

If you were kicking yourself for missing any previous Cyber Monday event.…the wait is over. Cyber Monday 2020 was such an unparalleled success we decided to not just rinse and repeat but get even crazier because, after all, 2021 has been one tumultuous year no matter how you look at it and we could all use a break, right?

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Tips For Strengthening Customer Communication (Checklist)

Gartner predicted that 89% of companies would compete mostly on customer experience this year. The customer journey starts with their first introduction to your brand, which will most likely be your website.

Even the most successful brands are in a process of figuring out how to improve customer communication. Bain & Company found that while 80% of companies believe that they deliver superior customer experiences, only 8% of customers agree.

Here are some ways that we’ve found effective.

Creating a Turn-Key Law Practice from Day 1 – Guest Lecture with Jared Correia

How do you create a turn-key law practice from the day you start practicing law? In this day and age of disruptions to society, from pandemics to snow storms to wildfires, how do you create a seamless practice which can handle these disruptions, change of personnel and more, and then be saleable by just ‘handing over the key’ to the practice? This is the million dollar question and the future of law practice for solo/small firms. Listen and learn.

Self-care For the Work-From-Home Attorney is Not a Luxury

If the phrase “self-care” makes you roll your eyes, I get it.

Many small business owners feel like they don’t have the luxury of making time for themselves. Settling in with a book and a cup of tea? Not this afternoon. Soaking away in a bubble bath? Not any time this week. Taking a day trip with the spouse and kids? Maybe next month… Maybe.

The disconnect goes further than that. The very idea of work-life balance doesn’t match up with reality when you’re working in excess of 60, 80, 100 hours per week building your company, managing your team, and meeting customer demands—and there’s still more to do at the end of the day.

But here’s the thing:

You need to practice self-care.
You need to make time for that bubble bath, that cup of tea, that day with the family.

When you are your business, you don’t have a choice. Read on and learn why.

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