Ten Days to Close
One of my best clients was a partnership between two men who I will call Ken and Gordon. Ken was the sales guy. Gordon was… Read More »Ten Days to Close
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I Want My Parents Dead
Many years ago when I was working 1,000 hours a week and my daughter was very young, I was trying to get her to eat… Read More »I Want My Parents Dead
Why are You Wasting Time Reading this Drivel?
Back when I was practicing law, I considered publications like The Lawyer’s Daily to be an unwelcome but necessary evil. I would skim the headlines and case… Read More »Why are You Wasting Time Reading this Drivel?
On Being Decisive. Or Not.
In the 14th century, the philosopher Jean Buridan told a story about a donkey who, equidistant between two piles of hay, starved to death because… Read More »On Being Decisive. Or Not.
I Want to Be a Fire Truck
Adults often ask young children what they want to be when they grow up. I knew one child who insisted that he wanted to be… Read More »I Want to Be a Fire Truck
What I Would Have Done Differently
I whine a fair bit about the legal profession. Occasionally someone asks me what I would have done differently if I could go back and… Read More »What I Would Have Done Differently
Toxic Productivity
In 1639, John Clarke said, “Early to bed and early to rise, makes a man healthy, wealthy, and wise.” I go to bed early and… Read More »Toxic Productivity
Do Lawyers Suck at Business?
I am of the opinion that, generally speaking, lawyers are not particularly good businesspeople. I attribute this to the following:
Ignorance is not Bliss
One of the most intelligent lawyers who I ever met tells a story about the early days of her marriage as she adapted to the… Read More »Ignorance is not Bliss
Screwing Up
On a clear summer day, my father carefully drove his car out of his narrow one-car driveway past the retaining walls on either side and… Read More »Screwing Up