Developing the Next Generation of Rainmakers
A lawyer worked for me many years ago. I doubt he reads my blog, but even so I will call him Pete rather than his real name.
Pete was a really bright lawyer. He was a litigator. When a case came to Pete he might tell the client it was a very strong case. As…
I recently watched all ten episodes of The Last Dance on ESPN. While watching I wondered if the Chicago Bulls won all those championships because they were a great team or because the individual players, especially Michael Jordan, were great.
I don’t know. What do you think? Can you answer the same question about…
A lawyer I coached sent a blog post Seth Godin posted yesterday: Two Kinds of Practice. If you have 30 seconds, read it.
When I read Two Kinds of Practice I thought about a blog about my own failure that I posted in 2014, and I thought it might be a good time to…
As you know I am writing a novel (I’m on my 9th version, so if nothing else I’m getting great practice). I am also reading several books about writing at the same time.
One of them is Steven Pressfield’s book: The War of Art: Break Through the Blocks and Win Your Inner Creative Battles.…
Real achievement occurs when you stretch and try something that is uncomfortable for you.
In 1980, I gave my first presentation to a large audience. Because I was really nervous, I stayed up the night before to review my presentation. I visualized the audience and myself at the podium. The next day, despite my nerves,…
“Personal Best”
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