The Law Firm Owner Podcast

In this week's episode, Melissa breaks down how we work with clients, and what a good fit might look like. Learn more about Mastery Group at: velocitywork.com/join Join the January Sprint at: velocitywork.com/sprint

Grab a notebook and listen in for prompts from Melissa that will help you reflect on what you've accomplished and learned in 2020, and what you want in 2021.  1. Sign up for our class: Personal Processes 2.0 at velocitywork.com/pp 2. Learn more about Mastery Group at velocitywork.com/join 3. Mentioned in this episode: The Last Word on Power by Tracy Gross

Every result you get as a business owner is because of a decision you made, and every decision you make is because of the reasons you choose at the time. If you don't like your results, you probably don't like your reasons (whether you're aware of them or not). This week, Melissa walks listeners through how to more consciously evaluate their reasons for their decisions.  1. Sign up for our Masterc...

Without setting aside time for space and rest, you cannot operate at your best as a business owner. And, the only way to get space and rest is to create it for yourself. The key to this is planning, and a key planning process that we teach at Velocity Work is the Monday Map. Listen in for more.  1. Register for our class, "Make Great Decisions and Always Get a Return on Your Investment" here: velo...

This week, customer service expert John Strohmeyer joins Melissa for a discussion about the importance of having seamless processes before you aim for the "above and beyond" as far as service goes. 1. Check out John's podcast: Five Star Counsel 2. Learn more about John Strohmeyer .  3. Don't know about Joshie? Check out the story of the lost giraffe that was returned with pizazz here. 4. Learn abo...

Beliefs shape reality, and therefore your beliefs about yourself are crucial to success. Past experiences and outcomes should not shape your self-concept. YOU shape your self-concept. Listen in for more.  Learn more about Mastery Group at: velocitywork.com/join

Before you create a strategic plan, you first need clarity. This week, Melissa encourages listeners to slow down, reflect, and figure out what's most important for their firm, moving forward.  For more info on Mastery Group, check out velocitywork.com/join

We're all about processes when it comes to our business, but not everyone is process-minded when it comes to themselves. You will grow your business faster and more efficiently if YOU are operating at a higher level, with processes and frameworks for yourself. Listen in for more about personal frameworks that can get you operating at that higher level.  If you've never worked with us but have been...

Rest is a part of the growth equation. Listen in while Melissa discusses how to stay productive while also reducing burnout. Want to be a part of our accountability groups? Check out velocitywork.com/join for more.

In order to make progress on the results you want to create, you have to take "massive action." Listen in for more on how to steer yourself out of your current paradigm and into a more productive way of working.  Check out episode 62 for more on delegation. For more info on our Mastery Group, go to: velocitywork.com/join Quotes in this episode from: Indistractable by Nir Eyal Gordon VanderLeek of...

Effective delegation involves changing how you operate. Listen in to think more deeply on what you're trying to accomplish in your firm and how aggressive delegation can get you there.  When you're ready to delegate, check out lawclerk.legal and use the code VELOCITY250 to get started. For more information on joining our Mastery Group, check out velocitywork.com/join

This week, Melissa shares lessons learned from the October Sprint participants. Listen in for refreshers (if you're familiar with our material) or insights (if you're brand new to all this!) on emotions in work, relentless delegation, and calendaring.  For more on calendaring, check out Episode #44 . 

As you prepare for the final quarter of 2020, take some time to reflect. Listen in while Melissa offers questions to ask yourself to think through Q3, and goals to consider as you go into Q4. For more on being "complicit" in how things turn out, listen to episode #51: Future Regrets . Quote by Tim Ferris. 

If you've ever wondered whether a Virtual Assistant would be a good fit for your firm, listen in while Melissa and Joey discuss trust, culture, and getting started. Since this episode aired, the October Sprint has concluded. For more info on our most recent program, go to velocitywork.com/join Find Joey Vitale at: indielaw.com or joeycvitale.com

Active and passive learning are two very different things, and only one of them will get you and your firm where you need to be. Tune in for more. Since this episode aired, the October Sprint has concluded. For more information on our most recent program, go to velocitywork.com/join

An Accountability Chart is a document that shows who is responsible for all the tasks and responsibilities that need to get done in your business. Creating this chart is not only creates accountability, but also creates clarity, reduces confusion, and reveals where there might be gaps in responsibility. This week, Melissa walks listeners through the process of creating an Accountability Chart, as...

This week, Melissa gets into the geeky details of why your brain doesn't want to do the important tasks when it's time to do them. Listen in to learn more about how to identify, acknowledge, and overcome urges and distractions.    Quotes this episode are from: Indistractable: How to Control Your Attention and Choose Your Life by Nir Ayal.

Choose one result that you're going to create next month. Just one. In this week's episode, Melissa offers a few strategies for picking your One Result, and explains how to set yourself up for success in crushing that One Thing.  For more on constraint, listen to episode #40. Dig into these concepts more by watching Melissa's masterclass: How to Trade Being Busy for Actual Results. Go to: www.velo...

Listen in to the third and final installment of this series about Mastery Groups: Sprint Months. In this episode, participants dig in to the importance of accountability, and why this coaching program made all the difference in their firms.  If any of these experiences speak to you, start out by watching Melissa's masterclass: How to Trade Being Busy for Actual Results .  To learn more about Maste...

In this week's episode, learn more about what it's like to go through the process of a Sprint Month, from having to constrain down to a single goal for the month, to the power of the everyday lessons learned. If you haven't already, check out Part 1 first for a good introduction!  If any of these experiences speak to you, start out by watching Melissa's masterclass: How to Trade Being Busy for Act...

Velocity Work celebrates a year of podcasts by taking a deep-dive behind the scenes of one of our most successful programs. In Part 1, listen in for the "before" and "after" experiences of seven intrepid owner-attorneys who took major projects from ideas to completion in one month.  If any of these experiences speak to you, start out by watching Melissa's masterclass: How to Trade Being Busy for A...

Change begins with taking responsibility for how things turn out, both right now and in the future. This week, Melissa helps listeners get really honest with themselves about what needs to change to avoid "future regrets."  Show notes: 1. If you want to learn more about being an emotional adult, check out Episode 10 of the Velocity Work Podcast .  2. For more on self-reflection, check out Episode...

This week, Melissa deconstructs what it means to be "all-in" in work, on a project, in your personal life, or whatever it is that you are passionate about. 

Delaying gratification is painful, but so is failing to meet your goals. Listen in to think through your aversion to pain when it comes to honoring your calendar and your commitments. 

This week's episode is all about questioning your methods and your reasoning behind your methods. If you've been doing things one way because you've always done it that way, now is the time to investigate that. Appealing to tradition is a lazy choice. Listen in for more...