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I hired my first business coach over twenty years ago.  At that time, I was just beginning to understand the power of coaching in a business context. I have always [...]

It has been a few months since the Wordle fad took over my life (and since the NY Times paid a lot of money for it!)  I continue to enjoy [...]

FEATURED ARTICLE Monetizing Your Children and Pets to Grow Your Law Practice By Stephen E. Seckler No, we’re not suggesting that the only reason to attend your kids’ recitals or [...]

I'm on day 3 of a mild case of COVID.  For a few days, I felt achy, spiked a fever, and had a dry cough.  But it was nothing life [...]

It is not that hard to get quoted in the press. Journalists are looking for experts all the time; and if you position yourself as someone who is helpful, knowledgeable, and [...]

Lawyers who generate their own work are happier lawyers, at least in private practice.  That is my observation over the last 30 years of coaching lawyers are their careers. But [...]

Succession planning is a huge issue for law firms across the United States. With aging partnerships, law firms need to help senior lawyers figure out how to start transitioning their [...]

Follow up is an issue I work on with almost every client I meet.  When I am coaching a lawyers on marketing, career transitions, or leadership, follow up is always [...]

There are many ways to build your law practice. Playing golf, for example, is a perfectly legitimate way to build relationships with potential clients and referral sources....Unless you don't like [...]

I was very pleased to appear as a guest on Jared Correia 's new podcast the Non-eventcast, sponsored by Above the Law. Jared and I talk about marketing and how [...]