Getting visitors to your website is a great thing, and driving traffic to your site is the primary reason you produce great content and work so hard at search engine optimization. The more eyes that see your site, the more well-known your brand becomes and the greater the chances of connecting with people who could […]

In Kicking the Bucket List, Gail Rubin offers a helpful list of 100 things to do before you die. As I mentioned in a prior blog, this is a good, light read and planning tool to help you, your clients, and their loved ones. Rubin has been a speaker at a past event of the […]

The challenge of leadership is to be strong, but not rude; be kind, but not weak; be bold, but not bully; be thoughtful, but not lazy; be humble, but not timid; be proud, but not arrogant; have humor, but without folly. —Jim RohnWe all have a notion about what we should “lead” like or what […]

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has recently announced that the newest version of the Form I-9 is now available and ready for use.  Employers are required to complete and retain a Form I-9 for every employee hired during or after 1986 who are continuing in their employment and have a reasonable expectation of employment at […]

President-elect Trump will take office on January 20, 2017. What can we expect? Much is unknown as to what President-elect Trump will really do regarding taxes. Never has a candidate been so vague and contradictory regarding positions. We do know there will be a Republican majority of 239-193 Democrats. The Senate has a narrower Republican […]

Christmas chaos and clutter and pressure to give holiday gifts can be stress-inducing. But families can use these holidays to downsize excess stuff and start meaningful conversations when family gatherings start at Thanksgiving. Consider these seven tips to make holiday gift giving tasks into an adventure in downsizing and communicating: Prior to Thanksgiving, tell your friends and relatives […]

I learned a lot while sitting in my first Peak Meeting, but one topic resonated with me more than the others, which is, the problem is not always the problem. In other words, sometimes the issues we face have a deeper cause and we must not look at it at its face value, we have […]

I have long felt that one of our societal challenges around discussing health care wishes is that we lack routine, established moments in our lives for doing so. But this is beginning to change. In November, your clients and your community have two burgeoning traditions for raising the subject of end-of-life wishes. Conversation Sabbath From […]

November is National Family Caregivers Month. Family caregivers are among the unsung heroes of our country. They provide the strength for those of us who need a little (or more than a little) help. There are many ways in which clients can help the family caregiver. One of the most important things clients can do […]

It’s no secret that law firms should be present on social media platforms. Users spend countless hours using Facebook, Twitter, Google+ and other social media on a daily basis. If you aren’t around to capture some of that attention, your prospective clients aren’t finding you. These online communities give you a chance to humanize yourself […]