If you are a long time reader, you’ve likely read blogs I posted in December about making the next year your best year ever. We’ve finished 2019 and now you have a new year and decade to take your career to the next level. Here are questions for you to ponder and my suggestions.
As
Years ago I was asked who had the greatest influence on my life. I first mentioned my dad. He taught me so many great lessons.
But, the writer wanted me to speak about a person outside my family. I chose Coach John Wooden. I chose him, not only because he was the greatest coach in
As you know, I posted a collection of my most read posts of the decade on Tuesday. Then I heard the debate whether we started a new decade yesterday or if we’ll start a new decade January 1, 2021. I guess it doesn’t make a lot of difference, but it is an interesting debate.
If
I hope you enjoy time with your family today. Have you ever spent Christmas away from your family? Nancy and I spent Christmas 1971 all by ourselves in sunny Southern California. It was the first time we had not been with our family in Lombard, Illinois, a Chicago suburb. I want to share that experience
I grew up in a Chicago suburb. One summer, my parents decided I should take the train to Richmond, Virginia to visit my grandparents who lived about 25 miles away in Chester.
I boarded the train in Chicago and changed trains in Cincinnati. In the early morning, I got up and left my seat. In
As you know, I taught, mentored, and coached law firm associates in my own firm and when I left the firm to coach lawyers. Now that I am recruiting lawyers, I’ve placed only one associate and the firm which hired him only did so because he worked for the partner I placed.
Firms do not
I have coached 100s lawyers from the US and Canada and I mentored many lawyers when I practiced law. Many of the lawyers I coached and mentored have become top rainmakers and leaders in their law firms.
I hope many of those top rainmakers and leaders will read this and pass it on to younger
Those of you who are young lawyers will not even recognize what it took to become a successful lawyer back in the day. Under the old formula, you:
I have a secret to share: In private practice there is no such thing as work-life balance. Even if there were, pursuing work-life balance would be incredibly boring.
Instead of seeking work-life balance, you should instead be seeking a life that is based on your priorities. You should also keep in mind that your priorities
I recently read a Success Magazine article: 10 Tips to Achieve Anything You Want in Life. If we worked together or you’ve been a long-time reader, you’ll know why I found the article valuable.
The very first tip is one I have suggested to every lawyer I have coached and in these blog posts