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An Exercise in Creating Your Future
There are two kinds of people: Those who wait for events to carry them along, and those who take what comes and with it design their own futures.One of the most powerful success factors in life is envisioning a future. You cannot reach what you cannot imagine. Envisioning a state of affairs of your own desire is the fi

As Seen On TV - Infomercial Products
Infomercials have been around for along time. Have you ever caught yourself glued to the TV watching and listening to information on a new TV product? We have all seen these ads and I am sure most of us have some of these products in our homes. I know I have several. Wow, will that really clean my floors and make them lo

I recently had lunch with a young attorney with a local IP firm to discuss her career goals. We were paired through a mentor program. I find it a pleasure to chat with attorneys at the start of their careers, when everything is possible.

During our lunch, she asked for my thoughts on the three things every young attorney needs to know to be a success in private practice.

The three keys to success? A provocative question. I've been a lawyer for over twenty-five years, and to repeat an old joke, I still don't have it right, that's why I'm still practicing.

I knew that wasn't what she wanted to hear, so after some thought I came up with my list of three. This advice applies to all fields of law or other professions. The steps are simple but not easy. But they can be fun. Good luck.

1. Become a good lawyer. This is your first job. Learn all you can about your area of practice. Get all the experience you can handling matters of clients. Treat the partners you work for as if they are your clients. Communicate. Be responsive. Provide good work product. Know the latest case developments. Anticipate needs. When reporting on a problem, propose a solution. In short, learn to be a great lawyer. You have to have the knowledge and skills necessary for the job.

2. Network. Practicing law is a relationship business. It's not enough to have knowledge and skills. You need to know people. And people need to know you. Keep in touch with classmates. Meet other young lawyers. One may end up general counsel for GE. Treat opposing lawyers with courtesy and respect. Conflicts happen and result in referrals to good lawyers who keep in touch.

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to know to be a success in private practice.

The three keys to success? A provocative question. I've been a lawyer for over twenty-five years, and to repeat an old joke, I still don't have it right, that's why I'm still practicing.

Discussing The Pains of Change with Clients
This month we discuss what so many professionals miss with their prospects and that often cause surprises after the project has started. It is discussing the pains of change with clients. The problem is that very often clients invite your to their sinking ships hoping that you get their sinking ships into smooth cruising

three. This advice applies to all fields of law or other professions. The steps are simple but not easy. But they can be fun. Good luck.

That Super Bowl Snickers Commercial Wasn't Eye Candy To This Mechanic
To the editor: I read in the newspapers and also saw on the news that the Snickers TV commercial that was shown on the Super Bowl was pulled off the air because it offended gays and lesbians. I’m glad because, although I am not gay, that Snickers commercial really upset me and my co-workers (who are not gay either). To see two

as if they are your clients. Communicate. Be responsive. Provide good work product. Know the latest case developments. Anticipate needs. When reporting on a problem, propose a solution. In short, learn to be a great lawyer. You have to have the knowledge and skills necessary for the job.

Medical Billing - Getting Your Software To You
Medical billing agencies take a lot of things for granted. They purchase a piece of DME software in order to do their daily billing and they expect everything to run perfectly. Well, in the real world, it isn't quite that simple. There is a lot of work that goes into putting out a piece of medical billing software. While we

hip business. It's not enough to have knowledge and skills. You need to know people. And people need to know you. Keep in touch with classmates. Meet other young lawyers. One may end up general counsel for GE. Treat opposing lawyers with courtesy and respect. Conflicts happen and result in referrals to good lawyers who keep in touch. Get involved in a civic groups: community, school, church, whatever. Get involved in professional associations: ABA, local bar, state bar, etc. Participate, don't just join. Keep in touch with the people you meet. Excellent lawyers are overlooked everyday because no one knows them.

3. Build credentials. What you know and who you know is important, but it's not enough. You also need to establish a reputation as an expert. It's a given that you're a good lawyer, that's the starting point. You need to establish credentials so that your network of potential contacts can justify recommending you to their companies and others. Write, teach, speak, chair committees, win cases, whatever is the best fit.

If you can make it a habit to do each of these things in the early years of your career, you'll be well on your way to a successful career, as a partner, leading your own practice, or running an inhouse legal department, whatever your goal.

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In regards to the Enron Collapse various parties have and may still be found to have a portion of the blame and shareholders and employees who have suffered most are certainly keen to see final outcomes to this situation. However one of the major contributors may never be accounted for; this being the market itself. When we ask how much blame we are really looking at dollars lost. In December 1999 the share price was $US100 plus, in March/April 2000 period it was around $US55 to $US60. On 19th December 2000 the price was $US 0.19, that is 19 cents before Enron went into liquidation. Using the Reported Annual results for the year ended 31st December 1999 and assuming no changes into the future, I have calculated the underlying intrinsic share price as $US4.54. This calculating is based on normal traditional discounted cash flow methodology. Is it any surprise that the share price of Enron was destined to decline sharply? A rapid decline in share price can lead to a lack of confidence in the stock and further add to the decline in price.

Since profit is what you are left with after you have paid your business costs, it stands to reason that one of the ways you can increase your profit is by reducing your overheads. In this article we will share some key strategies to help you reduce your overheads and grow your business.

In today's high-tech business world consumers get bombarded with sales messages every day. Businesses feel that they have to have flashy ads with all the bells and whistles. This is not true. If your ad is simple, has a great offer, and it addresses the needs, wants, and values of your target audience it will sell.

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