#put inpractice

[adhdo5]

cer-up-shun. corruption

It’s the fucked up lovecore tiiiime what is lovecore!Foundation if not Corruption Foundation on full display! Why do they do what they do they put you in their clean little boxes because the Foundation loves you it loves you in their twisted controlling way it sees everything in the world as its charge and it will act accordingly even as its hands crawl sticky with blood and the strangling red tape and as its facilities are so perfectly sanitized that despite objectively being so they never feel clean, especially as you get higher and you learn how intricate and sticky all the inpractice policies are and the personnel get more devoted and more tired and when was the last time you changed and when was the last time you left your office and when-- 

[datingadviceonreddit]

Awareness of experiences and everything in your world is required to become a master of your own self and destiny, but here are some of the key factors. It is a good idea to start thinking about how to become aware in these areas:Relationships: People are key to your happiness – no one successful ever did anything on their ownHealth: Without your health, your pursuit of happiness, success and all things great may become mootMindset: The wrong mindset can be fatally destructive, and conclude with life-ending choicesSociety: Similar to relationships, but seemingly of a more natural occurring order. Society definestrends, sways and actions. How can you navigate through this?What is apparent is that not everyone monitors and becomes aware of these factors which affect their daily lives. The expectation is that these will become your daily life, your all-consuming reality.Understanding your own personality, realising where you may have made mistakes and taking full responsibility and accountability for what has happened in your life and what will happen to you in the future – no blaming others or being the victim. You have to understand and make realisations about your past (although, this does not define your future). Looking at things such as your Childhood experiences. Your Family & Relationships. School / College and choices you made. You have to understand your fears and desires. Your daily life and how it relates to:RoutinesRelationships / Family / Friends / ColleaguesCareerSocial lifeHobbies, Fun & Extra curricular activitiesDietSleepEnvironment (Home conditions)You also have to understand what you want to get out of your, incredibly, short time on Earth (or on other planets such as Mars if you’re lucky enough!). This is why setting goals is so important.You become confident by telling yourself that you are confident, putting your actions into play to prove to yourself that you are confident enough to achieve anything, and then telling yourself again that you are confident, because of what you’ve just achieved! It may sound easier said than done, but once you continually practice this, you will become confident – I have experienced it myself!There are rituals you should be completing to turn theory into practice:Define your ailments - note negative thoughts and write them down on a piece of paper or in a diary.Ask yourself when you first started to think these thoughts.Write down evidence that challenges these negative beliefs: "I'm really good at cryptic crosswords" or"My sister calls for a chat every weekDefine what you’re grateful for (do not compare to others) - Write down positive things about yourself.As many as you can think of, such as "I'm thoughtful" or "I'm a great cook" or "I'm someone that otherstrustDefine your Vision & Goals:- Character traits- Physical appearance- Short & Long term goals- Mentors / accountability partners- Personal brand- Immovable standardsDefine your future true-self & your Mission Statement or Manifesto, including your personal, physical, wealth, business, relationship & familial statesDefine your affirmations – what messaging do you want yourself to believe inPractice simple meditation – start off with 15 minute sessions at least once a week to focus your mindExecute! Execute! Execute! Carry your actions based on your goals. Keep track of these in a calendar,reminding you of what big actions you need to take to achieve your goals. Start off tackling smaller, simpler changes – these will snowball over time.You also need to get feedback from your actions and reiterate, changing as few things at a time as possible (ideally one thing at a time) to make sure you can accurately compare results. Getting feedback from your actions is super important! Remember Causality? Feedback is a by-product of Cause & Effect and is invaluable. This is feedback and you can use it to continually improve your Effect! Even if the feedback is that your last action was a failure, you can learn and make your next course of action a success from there! via /r/dating_advice

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Understand What Clients Value Before You Start The Pricing Discussion

“Growing evidence reveals that firms define ‘giving value’ very differently from the way clients assess whether they receive it. There are three simple things a firm can do to get – and stay – on the same page as the executives paying their bills.” from the article below by James Bliwas.

Why does this matter?

As an example: Helping lawyers become more effective at “ Pricing” to agree and recover higher fees is high on the agenda for most firms at the minute  and quite rightly too.

However, most lawyers still bypass the first critical step – listening to the client – which throws this and just about every other initiative that impacts on client experience, out of kilter. Not listening properly is likely to at least substantially dilute the results of many of the new initiatives in which progressive law firms are currently investing.

Listen to clients (and introducers too) at the beginning to make sure you are aiming to implement a solution that gives them what they value most; not what you think they do.  The understanding that will develop at this point will establish a sound base for new initiatives, including management of client relationships themselves.

On our pricing example – Lawyers can only agree the “best” price that a client is willing to pay (whatever pricing model they use) if the client feels that a lawyer’s involvement helps or enables them to meet the challenges that matter most to them, in a way that works best for them. Business owners and execs are interested in how it impacts on them personally, on their role in the business and on the business itself – so you need to hear all of this whenever possible.

We say –  talk to the owners or execs at the client business first to understand what they value (including what is currently missing), make time to explore new options; how the service could change to deliver more value for the client.  Then base your pricing (process or relationship management as discussed below) on the components and value to the client of the new service and relationship; not the old – and the sooner the better if you want to retain good clients.

Lawyers can’t get the relationship or the service right for the client until they know what clients really “value”.  Most think they do, but make too many assumptions when options and expectations are changing quickly; and where every client is different and developing at a different speed.

Many firms are introducing big and expensive changes on  Process Improvement , CRM , Artificial Intelligence and wider Technology  at the minute (again quite rightly), with the aim of reducing costs and improving service … but are these initiatives being developed with a real understanding of what different clients want from them – apart from a reduction in price?

How do you find out?

All 3 solutions proposed in this informative article (well worth reading) – from James Bliwas  – involve 1 key step; “listening to clients”.   I would take that further to say …  listen to clients talking about their business, what is expected of them and their challenges, with an open mind and a clean sheet on what the “legal” service could look like. Be prepared to start again … and price the service that flows from this discussion – not the one you provide today.

Find out more about client listening here >>

Why do it?  

Most firms miss the mark because they don’t dig deep enough, so don’t discover what could be done differently that might, for example, involve more or different collaboration, integration or communication … and more.  Often “less is more” so there can be opportunities to cut out wasted time and steps on both sides; for the lawyer and the client.  New options in these areas have been developing quickly; perhaps even faster and further with some clients than with many law firms.

There is also a tendency in reviewing relationships to look backwards, rather than forwards.

Talk about other aspects of the business that matters to clients … as well as price.  There are usually missed opportunities to make the relationship stronger beyond the handling of individual legal transactions.  What are they … for each client?  Find them.  Things that will keep the client coming back and justify a better return for everyone from the relationship.  To find out what those opportunities are, take time out to discuss and explore options.

Then find ways to share this with your people to develop their understanding so that you can put meaningful new initiatives into practice. Modify current services, develop new, introduce better communication, collaboration and integration and whatever else it takes to help clients want to keep coming back.

Our Client Listening  is NOT about “client satisfaction”.  We focus on looking forwards in every relationship to new options and opportunities to do better and do more of what the client wants, willing to challenge established ways of working together; but few firms do this effectively.

For more on law firm business development visit Inpractice.