Tag Archives: success
Kick Procrastination to the Curb!
Many lawyers deal daily with a subtle form of procrastination – working on “busywork” to avoid the important but intimidating jobs that they should be working on. This behavior creates a vicious cycle that causes stress which, often, leads to additional procrastination which, in turn, leads to more stress and, you guessed it, more procrastination.
Interruptions Are Just a State of Mind
“Life is a series of interruptions interrupted by interruptions” is a quote that we had always attributed to John Lennon, but that may be apocryphal.
Anyone who has …
Breakdown Your Accounts Receivable
In what condition are your accounts receivable?
While your total accounts receivable number from your accounting system tells you the total amount of money owed by your firm’s clients, your …
Building Blocks of Time
Decide to block out your time and put aside one block of time to accomplish important but not urgent tasks to avoid them never bubbling up on your To Do list - and actually get them done.
QR Codes Can Help Grow Your Practice
At the Taste of TECHSHOW Dinner that we hosted back in April, one of the attendees, Kenneth Prochnow, a lawyer from Palo Alto, California, produced his business card, which was …
Pomodoro Time Management
"Do you jump from one task to the next without ever finishing? You may want to try the Pomodoro Technique of getting work done.
Speed Up Responses by Slowing Down
Being more thoughtful, courteous and deliberative when you leave a voice mail message, particularly one for a client, can do wonders to make that client believe he or she has chosen the right attorney – and to recommend you to others.
Plan to Succeed
Regardless of how you say it, in order to make every day a successful one and keep your energy and enthusiasm levels high, you should spend the first few minutes of it (or – even better – a few minutes at the end of the day before) determining what your most important tasks are. Jot them down.
