Archive for the ‘creative business’ Category


The No-Plan Plan

I decided to go into this year without a plan—goals yes, plan no. We’re a few months in, so it’s time to take a look at how this is working out. There have been some major accomplishments including: 1. Completing the manuscript for my next book: The Secrets of Creative Leadership. I’ve been working on [...]

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Experience+Knowledge=Wisdom

Here’s the video from my Ignite Fort Collins #7 talk. It comes down to this: Wisdom is only found when we share a combined experience with a mutually understood language. Those languages can be in any form, written, spoken, symbolic, etc. Engage the experience. Learn the language. Share the Wisdom. Take a look a the [...]

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Thoughts on Planning, Principles & Goals

I have a habit of living in the future. I make big plans. I break those big plans into big goals with realistic deadlines, then into smaller goals with even more realistic deadlines. Most of the time I reach my goals. But, I’ve rarely felt fulfilled by those achievements. Being a rational, over-achieving, lawyer – [...]

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2 New Fuel The Spark CLE Opportunities

Need a Few Last-Minute Ethics Credits? I’ll be doing two full 4-hour versions of my Fuel The Spark: 5 Guiding Values for Success in Law & Life CLE Ethics Programs in the next few weeks. A couple things previous attendees have said: “A Massage for Your Career.” – ABA Annual Meeting Program Participant. “The Best [...]

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ABA Legal Rebels “F-Word Manifesto” Presentation

The ABA called me up out of the blue in July and said “We’re having an Ignite-style event as part of the Legal Rebels project at the Annual Meeting and we’re asking 10 thought-leaders to come present. We’d like you to be one of them.” Of course I jumped at the opportunity. Then I jumped [...]

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