Topic
Goal Setting
182 published works
Attorney with a Life
Time travel into your future
By Allison Wolf
This Friday I have a simple pondering practice for you to try out. It’s about sitting back and letting your mind roam way into the future. Think 20 years from…
Zen and the Art of Legal Networking
3 Tips to Kick off Your January with Gusto
A lot of people I know were happy to see the backside of 2017. But even with the enthusiasm for a new year in our pockets, it can be hard…
In Search of Great Customer Experiences
Getting to where you want to be–it’s like going on vacation
By Patrick Lamb
If you want to take a vacation, there are a few basic steps. Figure out where you are. Travel requires a starting point. Figure out where you want to go. …
Cordell Parvin Blog
A Top Success Tip: Set a Goal and Review Obstacles.
Do you have a really challenging goal you want to accomplish either in your career or personal life? If so, I want to help you by sharing a story and…
Cordell Parvin Blog
10 Ways Law Firms Contribute to Associates Not Setting Goals
I remember working with associates in my old law firm and helping them decide what they wanted to accomplish in their work and careers and helping them prepare a plan…
Cordell Parvin Blog
Father’s Day: My Dad Taught Me to Dream Big Dreams
This Sunday is Father's Day. Each year I think about what my father taught me long ago. It was Saturday, December 20, 1980. Nancy, Jill and I were getting ready…
Business of Law
#LMA17 Speaker Matthew Olsen sets goals and strategies to deliver for clients
Matthew Olsen, Head of Business Development, Litigation at Hunton & Williams, understands that setting tangible goals along specific strategies equals career and business success. We had the opportunity to talk…
Cordell Parvin Blog
Client Development: 10 Important Lessons I Learned
Just doing good work, getting a Martindale A-V rating and waiting for the telephone to ring was not a viable client development strategy. That was just the price to have…
Clinical Law Prof Blog
Dear ___________
This term I try something new. The students in my clinic will write a letter to themselves. The letter will be them speaking to themselves 14-15 weeks from now when clinic…
Cordell Parvin Blog
Career Development: Three Exercises to Help You Set Goals for 2017
Suppose for the moment that we will be working together in 2017. Suppose we will have a one hour coaching session every other month. The first thing we would work…