Woke up this morning, made coffee, breakfast. Wife heads to work, I finish getting son ready for school. Drop him off and head to the office for a bunch of media stuff (going on a podcast, layout/design work for LawyerSmack, etc). Sit down at my desk and pull up the...
A few years ago I spoke at a CLE event for OutkickCLE. I had gone over the night before and stayed with my brother-in-law & his wife so I wouldn’t have to drive over in the morning. But the CLE wasn’t until the afternoon, and I knew I would have a a...
Last week I wrote at length on relationships. Specifically, How To Turn A Casual Relationship Into A Real Relationship. In that post, I discussed three broad network categories, noting that all the relationships in your life are not equal. In the post I focused on...
It’s the difference between a fixed mindset and a growth mindset. A fixed mindset is intimidated by obstacles, sees effort as fruitless, and takes criticism poorly. A growth mindset embraces challenges, sees effort as a means to achievement, and integrates criticism...
I distinctly remember the first time I was hired by a new client. I was nervous as hell. To be perfectly honest, I felt like a fraud. I had done work for new clients before while I was an associate at a firm, but this was this first time someone had specifically...
“Alright time to do some work!” Email ping Twitter tweeting Slack pop-pop Phone rings (“I still have one of those?!”) Someone knocks on the door You’ve got those extra files on your desk Looks at the 14 tabs open in Chrome What’s...
