Drifting Out to Sea, Saved by an Advocate
“I’m drifting out to sea!”
My niece is 9 (and a half) and when she cried out “I’m drifting out to sea!” she really believed it. Fear is a …
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The Power of Non Negotiables
Do you know the power of non negotiables? I do. Non negotiables are those things that are not open to modification. I’ve used non negotiables to lose 100 pounds, write …
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Help Your Jury Choose the Story that Works for You
What’s a Jury’s Job?
A jury chooses, and your job as an advocate is to help your jury choose the story that works for you. When I was a …
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First Choose What You Want
First, choose what you want. “What do you want?” When I ask my legal clients that question, most of the time I already know the answer. They want to win, …
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If You Aren’t Losing, You Aren’t Trying the Tough Stuff
The first time I lost a trial I honestly wasn’t sure I’d recover. I’d tried less than 10 jury trials, and I’d been fortunate enough …
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Be Where Your Feet Are-One Way to Be More Productive
“Be where your feet are.” I don’t know the origin of this quote, but I heard Bob Goff repeat it in a recent podcast interview. (I love anything …
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Three Things Jury Trials Taught Me About Asking for What I Want
There are three things that jury trials taught me about asking for what I want. And I found that these 3 lessons apply to life outside the courtroom as well. I’ve used …
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“Your Witness”–Two Words that Could Change Everything
“Your Witness”–these are two words that could change everything. They did for me. I used to be even more of a perfectionist than I am now. …
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Ask Me No Questions and I’ll Tell You No Lies
Ask me no questions and I’ll tell you no lies. That was a song by Bing Crosby and the Andrews Sisters that came out in …
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My Kindle Called Me Stupid
The other night my Kindle called me stupid. When I read during the day, I read non-fiction and hard copies of the books. But when I read …
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