The Law Firm Owner Podcast

Join us for the second installment of our mini series about the Focus Forward™Framework. If you didn't catch last week's episode, listen here. This week, Melissa delves into the second step of the framework: making a plan.  Join Mastery Group: velocitywork.com/join

Aiming high can drive you to greater heights. Melissa talks about the importance of having an aim to push yourself for bigger and more stable goals. Listen to get more insights for this new mini-series called the Focus Forward™ Framework. Join Mastery Group here: velocitywork.com/join

Spending time away from work--doing what you enjoy--alleviates everyday stress. This week, Melissa talks about the importance of free time to maintain your momentum, energize, and inspire you. Listen in for more. Join Mastery Group here: velocitywork.com/join

Continuous improvement for the sake of improvement is not always necessarily the right call. Instead of always thinking in terms of tweaks and changes, think instead in terms of transformation. What in your firm needs to be not just tweaked and changed, but transformed? What needs to be reinvented? Listen in for more.  The June Sprint is the last Sprint we're running before September! End Q2 stron...

When working with a team, clear communication is necessary to make headway on your goals. This week, Melissa shares insights on how to make specific requests with clear deadlines, as well as effective promises that inspire action. Watch our most recent Masterclass: https://go.velocitywork.com/5-11-masterclass1 Join Mastery Group here: velocitywork.com/join

This week concludes the lessons learned from the April Sprinters. Melissa talks about honoring your plan and how you can make every plan a moment of truth and an opportunity to create positive impressions. Download our Monday Map Guide: http://velocitywork.com/mondaymap Sign up for our May 11 Masterclass: https://go.velocitywork.com/5-11-masterclass1 Book your seat for June Sprint: https://go.velo...

Back by Popular demand, this week is about Lessons Learned from the April Sprint! Melissa will be talking about aiming, and planning. This will include how having goals that we are focused on gives us something to look forward to each and every morning. Listen in for more. Sign up for our May 11 Masterclass: https://go.velocitywork.com/5-11-masterclass1 Join Mastery Group here: velocitywork.com/jo...

Join us this week for a discussion about personal integrity. Melissa explains how to follow through on doing what you say you're going to do, AND how to get back on track when things don't go as planned. Join Mastery Group here: velocitywork.com/join Mentioned in this episode: - Indistractable by Nir Eyal - Episode #50 of the Velocity Work Podcast: All-In  

Join us this week for round three of Lessons Learned from the March Sprinters. Melissa shares lessons about learning to love the process and not just the result, the importance of daily practice in establishing great habits, and more.  Join Mastery Group here: velocitywork.com/join Get on the waitlist for the next Sprint: velocitywork.com/sprint

Join us this week for round two of Lessons Learned from the March Sprinters. Listen in to hear how metrics are the source of truth, planning intentional rest is the key to getting ahead, and how knowing what's on tap for the week is what gives you a sense of calm. For more on tracking and metrics,  check out episode #82 . Learn more about Mastery Group:  velocitywork.com/join

The March Sprint finished up last week. Not only did our participants create massive results, but they also learned incredible lessons. Listen in while Melissa shares lessoned learned about decision-making, creating small mental wins, the importance of a compelling reason, and more. Learn more about Mastery Group:  velocitywork.com/join

This week, Melissa talks with Tucker Cottingham, CEO and Co-founder of Lawyaw. Listen in for a conversation about the startup journey, digitizing legal services in order to make them them more accessible to the average American, and Tucker's philosophy of focusing on really understanding a problem before jumping to the solution.   Learn about Tucker Cottingham and Lawyaw:  lawyaw.com/about Access...

This week, Melissa shares lessons learned from the March Sprinters. Listen in for words of wisdom about changing course when the plan gets thrown off, the importance of slow and steady progress ("turtle steps"), giving your brain space to think, and more. Join the April Sprint:  velocitywork.com/sprint Get access to our Monday Map/Friday Wrap Guide by visiting our website:  velocitywork.com Learn...

You all know that it's important to reduce your inputs (information and content that you let into your brain), but there are some inputs that are worth letting in. This week, Melissa shares a resource that has been endlessly valuable to her in terms of learning about finance and crypto-currency, for those who have been looking for a starting place into that world.    Find links to everything in th...

After a big event, whether it's a team retreat or a conference, it's common to feel excitement, inspiration, determination, or maybe a combination of all three. But as time goes on, this excitement might fade. This week, Melissa offers an important reminder: our thoughts create our feelings, not exterior events. If you want to keep the post-event excitement going, you need to intentionally think t...

Whether you're new to tracking, or have been tracking for a while, there is always space to grow. But growth happens over time, not overnight. Listen in as Melissa provides guidance to some basic metrics you should be tracking, and how to think through barriers related to tracking.    Message us on Facebook:  facebook.com/meetvelocitywork Find us on Instagram:  @ velocity.work Email us at  clients...

In the final episode of our January Sprint mini-series, Melissa shares lessons learned from participants about decision making, team empowerment, customer service, and more.   Enrollment for the March Sprint closes on Wednesday, February 24th! Don't miss out; go to:  velocitywork.com/sprint   Mentioned in this episode:  Episode #68: Demystifying Customer Service for Law Firm Owners with John Stroh...

Creating a detailed map for your week and following it is simple in theory, but never easy in practice. It takes a lot of focus and perseverance. This week, Melissa shares lessons learned from the January Sprint participants related to Monday Map and calendaring.    Podcast episodes mentioned in this episode: #40:  Constraint #46:  Stop Immediately Answering Things   Join the March Sprint here:  v...

This week, Melissa shares lessons learned from the January Sprint participants. Tune in for hard-fought words of wisdom from other owner-attorneys about starting, working on, and completing projects.   Join the March Sprint:  velocitywork.com/sprint Check out our Masterclass:  velocitywork.com/free-live- masterclass

Since the pandemic started in March of 2020, Elise Buie has hired 19 new people--her business has exploded! This week, Melissa and Elise dig into worst case scenarios, giving back to the community, "radical candor," and the importance of empowering your team on both personal and professional levels.   Check out Radical Candor by Kim Scott:  https://www. radicalcandor.com/ Learn more about Mastery...

We are all familiar with burnout and how quickly it can sneak up on us. Remember: the world is not going to lessen your load; it is up to you as an owner to create time and space for yourself, whether that's taking a real lunch break every day, or having set work hours. When you listen this week, set aside some space to consider what kind of life you want, and how you might start thinking differen...

This week, Melissa is joined by Moshe Amsel for a discussion of entrepreneurship and IDEAS. Having an entrepreneur's brain means that ideas probably come to you naturally, but execution and follow-through might not. Melissa and Moshe cover: how to manage your new ideas, how to think and move intentionally when making decisions, and how to discern the good ideas from the bad.    1. Join Melissa and...

We all go down useless rabbit holes sometimes, but we usually don't realize it until after the fact, when the time is lost. This week, Melissa walks listeners through how to tell when they've gone down a rabbit hole, and how to put an end to it in the moment.    1. To learn more about Sprint months, go to:  velocitywork.com/sprint   2. Learn more about Mastery Group at:  velocitywork.com/join   3....

Having an "uncompromising" relationship with yourself is about two things: having a plan, and honoring your plan. When you have a plan and honor your plan, there is no negotiating. There is no kicking the can down the road. Listen in for a conversation with Melissa about setting goals, constraining down, and planning your execution in a way that works for you.    Interested in Mastery Group? Go to...

As a companion to the Monday Map, completing a Friday Wrap allows you to reflect on your week's accomplishments and lessons, while also looking forward to the next week. Listen in for more. Learn more about Monday Map by listening to episode #69 of the podcast. Learn more about Mastery Group at:  velocitywork.com/join Join the January Sprint at:  velocitywork.com/sprint