I want to lose weight. I’ve done it before, but I wanted help this time. So, I’ve signed up for Noom. It is a psychology based approach.
I started listening to the audio and thought I was listening to my coaching ideas for lawyers.
The first step for Noom is having a big picture
When some of you my age read the title to this blog post, you thought it was going to be about George Carlin’s 1972 monologue Seven Words You Can Never Say on Television.
No, it’s not George Carlin. It’s a blog post I read several years ago 
7 Words That Can Transform Your Business And
You likely know the Maya Angelou quote. I’ve used it in other blog posts:
Your clients want to feel appreciated. Here are some initial thoughts on how you can do it:
When it is considered safe to visit, I recommend you spend a day with your clients with no charge. This is especially important if COVID has kept you from seeing clients in person.
I did that frequently as a lawyer and even put associates in my clients’ offices or out on a construction project and
When I was building my law practice, I never thought about branding. I likely never heard the word used in connection with practicing law.
A few years ago, I was asked by the Boston Bar Association to be the keynote speaker of a day long program they titled: “Brand Yourself: Business Development for New
A lawyer I coached once asked how I could possibly leave a secure, successful law practice in a large firm to go out on my own to coach, mentor, and help lawyers.
I told her that Nancy had asked me the very same question when I told her in 2004 that I planned to make
Our neighbors across the street were on vacation for spring break. We were getting their mail and any packages left on their doorstep. One night they called to ask if a box had been delivered and we went over and found it.
When they got back home, they came over to get the mail and
I published many of these tips years ago and decided it was worth bringing it back now.
When I coached groups of lawyers at law firms, I shared with the lawyers ideas I wish someone had told me when I was a young lawyer. Here are some of those tips.
When I was young, we couldn’t afford the best. So frequently I bought something that wasn’t the best.
When I was in the US Air Force trying government contract cases, we received $25 a day for a hotel and meals in Washington, D.C. Even back then, we could not stay in a hotel for $25,