As a new lawyer, when I started my own practice right out of law school, my two partners (also newly minted) and I had a running joke. If I suggested something legally innovative, they would say, “You can’t do that.” I would say, “Show me where it says I can’t?”

I’m often asked, “Don’t most businesses fail? Shouldn’t I be concerned I will fail at building a solo practice? Why don’t you tell us stories about people who didn’t succeed?”

I can’t resist posting a link to this extraordinary video. It belongs on this blog  for so many reasons. Please watch from beginning to end especially including the commentary afterwards.  You’ll understand why

I encourage you to print it out, sit in your favorite chair, read it thoroughly, and absorb……as I believe those who nurture a spark of independence will find the fuel to turn up their entrepreneurial flame.