Feeling some days like an imposter? We get it! And feel it too. In today’s episode, taken from MaxLawCon 2022, our guest Alexis Austin is teaching us all about using that feeling of imposter syndrome and working with it to make your law firm a better business. Not only does Alexis go over HOW you can embrace this feeling that most of us don’t want to feel but she also goes over why it’s a good thing and what we can look for when we feel this way. Hint: it’s a red flag to investigate and improve an area on your business on what she call “the 3 Pillars.” Listen in!02:44 Flip the script on your imposter feeling syndrome and trade your resource for this … 04:17 The three pillars of your business and how to hone in …05:40 The first p - Product as legal services 07:51 The 2nd pillar - People and what they care about; flexibility, workspace and non-attorney to name a few …11:16 The 3rd pillar - the Process … let’s make it easier! Links Mentioned: UpWorkFivver Traction: Get a Grip on Your Business Paperback by Gino Wickman The E-Myth by Michael Gerber QR Code Generator 🎥 Watch the full video on YouTube. 🎧 Tune in to today’s episode and checkout the full show notes here.Connect with Alexis:Website Instagram Facebook Linkedin Twitter Youtube Resources:Join the Guild MembershipMeet us in Austin, TX! The ZAPATHON Automation Workshop featuring Kelsey Bratcher! Become a member to purchase your ticket.Subscribe to the Maximum Lawyer Youtube ChannelFollow us on InstagramJoin the Facebook GroupFollow the Facebook PageFollow us on LinkedIn Resources:Join the Guild MembershipSubscribe to the Maximum Lawyer Youtube ChannelFollow us on InstagramJoin the Facebook GroupFollow the Facebook PageFollow us on LinkedIn

People share their struggles here in the Guild and we want to have space on the show today for people going through a struggle right now! BUT, while we empathize and encourage each other, we don’t want the work to stop there. We want high expectations and problem solving space made to work through the struggles as well. So let’s talk about holding these two truths here on the show today. Listen in if you are having a hard time running your law firm today.  04:11 When sharing your struggles — there is power into admitting you have a weakness. But let’s not lose sight of our goals.06:18 Remember that social media is not real! 07:13 It’s harder when you have young kids … 08:53 There are fake coaches out there, that make business seem easy 11:20 Getting the momentum going because you have so much going on you don’t know what to do first13:34 How to push yourself BUT not be to hard on yourself …16:14 Looking forward to the goal that you want to achieve and how THAT is tied to the daily tasks = you’ve got to think this through 17:54 You need to prioritize what you are doing everyday and hack the white space …Jim’s Hack: Social media isn't bad and it's okay to consume it, but why not use it as motivation to create a piece of content and post it … And THEN go look at social media Like a reward after the work.Tyson’s Tip: Give yourself a pouting deadline – So if you make a mistake, if you screw something up, give yourself a certain amount of time to pout about it. And then once that time passes, you move on. Athletes use this in both wins and losses, so you can use this too. 🎥 Watch the full video on YouTube.  Tune in to today’s episode and checkout the full show notes here. Resources:Join the Guild MembershipMeet us in Austin, TX! The ZAPATHON Automation Workshop featuring Kelsey Bratcher! Become a member to purchase your ticket.Subscribe to the Maximum Lawyer Youtube ChannelFollow us on InstagramJoin the Facebook GroupFollow the Facebook PageFollow us on LinkedIn Resources:Join the Guild MembershipSubscribe to the Maximum Lawyer Youtube ChannelFollow us on InstagramJoin the Facebook GroupFollow the Facebook PageFollow us on LinkedIn

Your ideas are worth millions of dollars! You have so much that you could do! But is this true? Sure, maybe your ideas are WORTH millions … but they will never make you a cent if they are not executed. Execution is the key to any great idea. In today's episode, we're sharing a presentation from Max Lock Con 2022 with Tyson speaking about the topic of “Why Your Ideas Don't Matter”. Not only does he go over what to do with your ideas and the process you should put your ideas through in order to see if you should act on them - but he also gives you tips and tricks to work through the execution phase of your ideas … which is key to making you those millions. Grab your notepad and pen and get ready to be inspired. 1:00 Having an idea box that makes you millions? 4:35 Lawrence Barnet is a great story of a great idea —That turned out to be a really bad idea that ended up causing deaths … similarly one of your GREAT ideas could cause the destruction of your law firm 6:47 We spend all this time in the area of having ideas - we should take one or two ideas and focus on the execution stage 7:23 What do you do when you have an idea? Create a battle plan 8:19 Battle plan roadmap 9:43 Put it on your calendar - instead of trying to fit it in here and there. 11:43 Follow ideas that you have a passion for - make sure you are thinking them through 13:55 Improve an existing idea - and focus on the execution of it 15:09 Share your idea16:46 Act now! Tune in to today’s episode and checkout the full show notes.🎥 Watch the full video.Resources:Join the Guild MembershipMeet us in Austin, TX! The ZAPATHON Automation Workshop featuring Kelsey Bratcher! Become a member to purchase your ticket.Subscribe to the Maximum Lawyer Youtube ChannelFollow us on InstagramJoin the Facebook GroupFollow the Facebook PageFollow us on LinkedIn Resources:Join the Guild MembershipSubscribe to the Maximum Lawyer Youtube ChannelFollow us on InstagramJoin the Facebook GroupFollow the Facebook PageFollow us on LinkedIn

What are the challenges that lawyers are facing this year? What about the challenges that are the remnants of the pandemic?  What will the future of 2023 and beyond hold for law firm owners?These are some of the questions that Jim and Tyson answer as guest on Molly McGrath’s podcast Hire and Empower with MollyListen in! 00:27 Where do you see an opportunity and best practices in the post pandemic world? 04:04 What do you offer a team to grow themselves, and how to KEEP a team? 09:25 What if you are afraid of the “virtual” team? You can’t see what they are doing!! 12:49 When you can’t find an associate where you live, what do you do?13:25 What happens when law firm owners don’t change their mindset 15:37 What does it mean to be more effective as a law firm owner? Do this exercise… 22:44 How do you get comfortable with letting go of tasks to a team - Tips from Jim and Tyson on how to let go. 33:33 What does a successful lawyer look like?! Books Mentioned: Think and Grow Rich: The Original: An Official Publication of The Napoleon Hill FoundationTopgrading: How Leading Companies Win by Hiring, Coaching and Keeping the Best People Turn the Ship Around!: A True Story of Turning Followers into Leaders🎥 Watch the full video on  Tune in to today’s episode and checkout the full show notes. Connect with Molly:PodcastWebsiteInstagramFacebookLinkedinResources:Join the Guild MembershipMeet us in Austin, TX! The ZAPATHON Automation Workshop featuring Kelsey Bratcher! Become a member to purchase your ticket.Subscribe to the Maximum Lawyer Youtube ChannelFollow us on InstagramJoin the Facebook GroupFollow the Facebook PageFollow us on LinkedIn Resources:Join the Guild MembershipSubscribe to the Maximum Lawyer Youtube ChannelFollow us on InstagramJoin the Facebook GroupFollow the Facebook PageFollow us on LinkedIn

What if you knew the day that you were going to die? What if you gave your life your best shot because you knew that your time was limited? What would you do differently? What would you change in your law firm? Who would you call to make sure you talked to today? In today's episode, we're sharing a presentation from Max Law Con 2022, where Jim gives his talk - “Why are you waiting?” Which encourages you to live today with the mindset of your finite time and asking the important question of how would you change what you do today? How would that encourage you to make decisions and say “No.” to certain things? How would it make you step up and say “Yes!” to other things a lot  quicker. What is important to you? Listen to this episode and be encouraged to move forward fearlessly. 2:00 Being present and in the moment7:20 Let’s talk about saying yes and how every decisions is effected9:30 We are a limited amount of time — Suppose this is the last year? the last day?  What would you do and who would you call? Why would you not do it today?Remember that everything you are doing is important but remember that you only have one shot at your business, your life, your family  so give it your all and make it the best that you can. 🎥 Watch the full video on YouTube. Tune in to today’s episode and checkout the full show notes here Jim’s Hack: Read Four Thousand Weeks: Time Management for Mortals Resources:Join the Guild MembershipMeet us in San Diego! The final quarterly mastermind of 2022 still has tickets available! Become a member to purchase your ticket.Subscribe to the Maximum Lawyer Youtube ChannelFollow us on InstagramJoin the Facebook GroupFollow the Facebook PageFollow us on LinkedIn Resources:Join the Guild MembershipSubscribe to the Maximum Lawyer Youtube ChannelFollow us on InstagramJoin the Facebook GroupFollow the Facebook PageFollow us on LinkedIn

After handling his wife’s immigration papers, lawyer Erick Widman had a fire lit in himself to niche down to family and business immigration. His law firm is now 10 years old, with all the ups and downs that come from being an entrepreneur and owning your own firm. One of the biggest challenges Erick faced was being unprepared for how difficult it would be to handle employees. And all of the coaching you have to do for the employees - and so Erick became a high performance coach. How do you manage people all day? How do you manage all the different personalities you work with? How do you come to grips with that (especially if you are an entrepreneur)? That and more is what we are talking about today. Let’s listen in. 02:00 Meet Erick where he was a part of the minority group in school, was an exchange student in Japan, and taught law in Hungary where he met his now wife. 4:25 Experiences from Japan helping Erick become a better business owner. 5:19 What's your favorite part of owning a law firm? And what’s the least favorite part of owning your own law firm?8:00 Managing people on your team better even when you are an introvert …  9:54 Becoming a high performance coach started when Erick realized I don’t need to play the same game that other people are.12:15 Reading the happiness advantage — training yourself to find the positive - becoming the positive person in your life and making the positive things come out!13:35 What has been the biggest challenge for you when running your own firm? 15:28 What most immigration lawyers don't know about marketing and being an entrepreneur. 18:02 Talking about vision - have you done the vision work for your firm? Have you placed value on that? Jim’s Hack: Read the book by Napoleon Hill “Think and Grow Rich'' - it’s a little woo woo and a little outdated but the central message makes it worth it. — and that message is — That  anything that we want to have happened has to begin as a thought and that the only changes  that happened in the world happened as a thought and our job is to keep that thought alive until it manifests itself into an action. Erick’s Tip: Watch the documentary “All or Nothing Arsenal” which has a soccer coach rally the leadership of a failing team.Tyson’s Tip: Use an app to place the text on the bottom of the marketing video you created for social media called CapCut with a free and paid version. 🎥 Watch the full video on YouTube or read here.Connect with Eric:WebsiteFacebookTwitterYoutubePersonal WebsiteResources:Join the Guild MembershipMeet us in Austin, TX! The ZAPATHON Automation Workshop featuring Kelsey Bratcher! Become a member to purchase your ticket.Subscribe to the Maximum Lawyer Youtube ChannelFollow us on InstagramJoin the Facebook GroupFollow the Facebook PageFollow us on LinkedIn Resources:Join the Guild MembershipSubscribe to the Maximum Lawyer Youtube ChannelFollow us on InstagramJoin the Facebook GroupFollow the Facebook PageFollow us on LinkedIn

Marketing your own law firm is an ongoing job for us entrepreneurs. A job that RizeUp Media has taken off owners plates, as they offer marketing services. In this episode Travis and Vaidas deep dive into the do’s and don'ts for lawyer websites. As well as short term and long term marketing strategies according to your firm's needs. Let’s dive in!1:12 RizeUp Media’s sweetspot and how they help lawyers market themselves!2:47 What does this “help”look like for lawyers? 4:28 Step one: you need to know your marketing need …9:20  Lawyer websites done INCORRECTLY! 🫣15:22 How different is better than better —- but what about the things that are similar on lawyers websites!?19:40 Tips for people who need to get cases in the door right NOW!Jim’s Hack: Use the app Read Wise which takes all your Kindle reader highlights and it will email them! Which is great to retrigger some of the thoughts that you had about the book you read. Travis’s Tip: Make sure you are tracking all of your different campaigns separately. You need to KNOW where your people are coming from.Vaidas’s Tip: Answer the phone when it rings with a human! After all the work and money you’ve put into marketing make sure this next step is in place. As well as, know how your staff is interacting with your potential clients.Tyson’s Tip: Use the Google Chrome extension called Checker Plus for Gmail. It allows you a quick peek into your email. You can send out a quick email or check a top priority email without getting sucked into email. 🎥 Watch the full video on YouTube or read the show notes here.Connect with RizeUp Media:WebsiteInstagramFacebookLinkedinTwitterResources:Join the Guild MembershipMeet us in Austin, TX! The ZAPATHON Automation Workshop featuring Kelsey Bratcher! Become a member to purchase your ticket.Subscribe to the Maximum Lawyer Youtube ChannelFollow us on InstagramJoin the Facebook GroupFollow the Facebook PageFollow us on LinkedIn Resources:Join the Guild MembershipSubscribe to the Maximum Lawyer Youtube ChannelFollow us on InstagramJoin the Facebook GroupFollow the Facebook PageFollow us on LinkedIn

Taking the leap into running your own law firm is scary. We know it! In today’s episode Jim and Tyson chat about the top six things they love about being a law firm owner and why they would never go back. If you are thinking of going off on your own and starting your own firm, or maybe you just need a pep talk to keep going the entrepreneur lawyer course — this episode is for you. It’s okay to be afraid of failing, but don't let that stop you.Listen in!1:55 - Number One: Autonomy & freedom! This is the top reason Jim and Tyson love being their own boss. To be able to leave the office at any time for any reason is the best part of owning a law firm. 4:06 - Number Two:  Not having a boss! There is no one telling you what to do and we think this is a priceless reason to own a law firm. Add the joy back into your life by being your boss.7:56 - Number Three: Knowing how much you make is directly tied to your work! This involves your ideas, your strategy, and how you implement them. NOT about working harder and faster. It’s a powerful mindset and energy that sets in after you get the first few clients, that it’s up to you to make happen.  11:03 - Number Four: The creative and problem solving aspect of owning your own firm! You are the one that gets to spot issues (and have other people fix them) and this exercises a creative part of your brain and spirit. This freedom also comes with the caveat that you also get to make the decision to change your mind! 13:56 - Number Five: We are building! Everyday that goes by we are building a business that we can watch shift and grow and evolve. 16:53 - Number Six: Competing with yourself and always trying to up your game! You are always trying to improve all aspects of your law firm. Doing better than we did before, which is a huge motivation for continuing on. Jim’s Hack: Find yourself a good friend! It’s invaluable. 🎥 Watch the full video of Jim’s transformation and encouragement here. Tyson’s Tip: Take the time to survey clients via a call or email. The data is invaluable. With these questions: On average how do our clients feel about our communion. On average, how do our clients feel about how we respond to their questions? On average, how do our clients feel about the trustworthiness of the firm? On average, how do our clients feel about the professionalism of the firm?🎥 Watch the full video on YouTube. 🎧 Tune in to today’s episode and checkout the full show notes here. Resources:Join the Guild MembershipMeet us in San Diego! The final quarterly mastermind of 2022 still has tickets available! Become a member to purchase your ticket.Subscribe to the Maximum Lawyer Youtube ChannelFollow us on InstagramJoin the Facebook GroupFollow the Facebook PageFollow us on LinkedIn Resources:Join the Guild MembershipSubscribe to the Maximum Lawyer Youtube ChannelFollow us on InstagramJoin the Facebook GroupFollow the Facebook PageFollow us on LinkedIn

Ready to get control of your demands and distractions? Then you need to meet today’s guest, Mridu Parikh.The founder of Life Is Organized, Mridu is a time management guru passionate about teaching business owners how to focus, get out of the weeds, and take back control of their day. Her best-selling book, Accomplish It, and Productivity On Purpose podcast share simple strategies to ditch mental drama – from procrastination to perfectionism. Mridu's teachings on mastering tasks and habits have been featured in The Huffington Post, Forbes, US News & World Report, and Real Simple.When she’s not wrangling a list or schedule, you can usually find this former professional organizer turned productivity pro with her two teens and one husband in Nashville enjoying a Malbec2:24 How Mridu started productivity and time management 4:25 When you are ready to go for the week and you’re feeling super motivated but get hit with a problem in the office first thing Monday morning — What do you do?! 6:05 How do you move into a more mindful morning routine? 7:20 How much of the “ideal” morning routine is total nonsense? 11:11 The top productivity tip to change someone from a super procrastinator to someone very efficient is … 14:56 All about people being control freaks! And tips for letting go of the perfectionism 17:15 Recommended productivity tools to help other people!  19:07 Tips for the end of the day work routine23:23 Managing the things that are out of your control and frustrating because it throws everything off Jim’s Hack: Set Loom at 1.7X for listening speed.Mridu’s Tip: “What will make me feel most successful when my head hits the pillow tonight?” ask yourself this question everyday. And use a Timecube like this one: https://amzn.to/3RD44pd to help you stay focused. Tyson’s Tip: Have an agenda for each meeting you have in the calendar invite. 🎥 Watch the full video on YouTube. https://youtu.be/uqomzUDiam4Connect with Mridu:WebsiteInstagramFacebookLinkedInResources:Join the Guild MembershipMeet us in San Diego! The final quarterly mastermind of 2022 still has tickets available! Become a member to purchase your ticket.Subscribe to the Maximum Lawyer Youtube ChannelFollow us on InstagramJoin the Facebook GroupFollow the Facebook PageFollow us on LinkedIn Resources:Join the Guild MembershipSubscribe to the Maximum Lawyer Youtube ChannelFollow us on InstagramJoin the Facebook GroupFollow the Facebook PageFollow us on LinkedIn

Where is your best dollar spent in marketing your law firm? What do you need to have in place before you get started? What are the biggest marketing mistakes lawyers need to be aware of? This and more is what our guest, Chris Casseday gives advice about on today’s podcast episode. Chris is the director of operations at GNGF. He specializes in creating strategic marketing plans for law firms across the country.Over the past decade, Chris has helped drive millions of dollars of revenue for clients and is a strategic marketing leader over 15 years of SEO and is Google ad certified. Seeing his client's online presence and revenue growth motivates Chris to work with energy and passion every single day. 2:45 Meet Chris 4:27 Where is the best dollar spent for the next 5 to 10 years? 6:36 What are some of the things structurally that people need to be thinking about before marketing?8:33 What is a marketing funnel with strategies and tactics that need to be thought through? 10:32 How do you move the wrong people out of the funnel and why is this important?11:37 Web 2.0? Is it a thing?12:29 Let talk about the mindset of leading with value first …15:00 What to use as a lead magnet? Is there something working now?18:03 2 to 3 biggest mistakes that lawyers make in marketing …20:06 Is Google getting worse?22:16 The importance of small victories when marketing Jim’s Hack: So for my hack of the week, I want you to think like an Eagle Scout. They have to do a project. A project they can not do all by themselves.They have to get help. So ask yourself — Who can I get to help with this? What can I delegate and how can I get different people involved in the project? Chris’s Hack: Schedule your 2023 and beyond, from goals to marketing meeting, Then pull in help when you need to, but if you don't schedule that meeting, it's gonna be March before you know it, and you're gonna be behind the eight ball and not reach your goals for 2023. Get it done! Tyson’s Tip:  Audit the potential new client experience from the leads perspective. How easy or difficult is it for them to reach out to you? I would assume that all of us will probably find that it's not nearly as good as what we would hope. 🎥 Watch the full video on YouTube.Connect with Chris:WebsiteInstagramTwitterLinkedInFacebookResources:Join the Guild MembershipMeet us in San Diego! The final quarterly mastermind of 2022 still has tickets available! Become a member to purchase your ticket.Subscribe to the Maximum Lawyer Youtube ChannelFollow us on InstagramJoin the Facebook GroupFollow the Facebook PageFollow us on LinkedIn Resources:Join the Guild MembershipSubscribe to the Maximum Lawyer Youtube ChannelFollow us on InstagramJoin the Facebook GroupFollow the Facebook PageFollow us on LinkedIn