Legal Marketing & PR

Every Lawyer Should Think and Behave Like A Smart Entrepreneur

By Ben Glass

It is possible for you to become a successful attorney entrepreneur and have the law practice and life that you always wanted. There are other lawyers who have mastered the art of running profitable businesses and at the same time living balanced lives. All you have to do is simply follow the example of smart entrepreneurs.

Savvy entrepreneurs learn by watching other successful people. They look around to see what others are doing and they implement the strategies and ideas into their businesses. They leverage the experiences of others, which is one reason you need to consider who you spend the most time with.

According to motivational speaker Jim Rohm, you are the average of the five people you hang out with the most, which is known as the "power of association." That means you should be surrounding yourself with people who do things bigger and better than you. They obviously know something that you don't and you can probably learn a great deal from them.

In Napolen Hill's book, Think and Grow Rich, he says, "a group of brains coordinated (or connected) in a spirit of harmony, will provide more thought energy than a single brain, just as a group of batteries will provide more energy than a single battery." Think about that statement, then think about who you are hanging out with.

Full post as published by Effective, Ethical Marketing For Attorneys on June 14, 2010 (boomark / email).