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The March Sprint finished up last week. Not only did our participants create massive results, but they also learned incredible lessons. Listen in while Melissa shares lessoned learned about decision-making, creating small mental wins, the importance of a compelling reason, and more. Learn more about Mastery Group: velocitywork.com/join

This week, Melissa talks with Tucker Cottingham, CEO and Co-founder of Lawyaw. Listen in for a conversation about the startup journey, digitizing legal services in order to make them them more accessible to the average American, and Tucker's philosophy of focusing on really understanding a problem before jumping to the solution.   Learn about Tucker Cottingham and Lawyaw: lawyaw.com/about Join the April Sprint: velocitywork.com/sprint Learn more about Mastery Group: velocitywork.com/join

This week, Melissa shares lessons learned from the March Sprinters. Listen in for words of wisdom about changing course when the plan gets thrown off, the importance of slow and steady progress ("turtle steps"), giving your brain space to think, and more. Join the April Sprint: velocitywork.com/sprint Get access to our Monday Map/Friday Wrap Guide by visiting our website: velocitywork.com Learn more about Mastery Group: velocitywork.com/join

You all know that it's important to reduce your inputs (information and content that you let into your brain), but there are some inputs that are worth letting in. This week, Melissa shares a resource that has been endlessly valuable to her in terms of learning about finance and crypto-currency, for those who have been looking for a starting place into that world.    Find links to everything in the show notes below.   Join the "First-to-Know" list for the April Sprint: velocitywork.com/sprint Check out Chamath Palihapitiya's interview on Real Vision (with Raoul Pal): https://www.realvision.com/shows/the-interview/videos/chamath-palihapitiya-on-spacs-bitcoin-and-the-new-world-of-finance Learn more about Real Vision: https://www.realvision.com/about Check out the crypto gathering, hosted by Real Vision: https://www.realvision.com/crypto

After a big event, whether it's a team retreat or a conference, it's common to feel excitement, inspiration, determination, or maybe a combination of all three. But as time goes on, this excitement might fade. This week, Melissa offers an important reminder: our thoughts create our feelings, not exterior events. If you want to keep the post-event excitement going, you need to intentionally think thoughts that will inspire that excitement in you. Listen in for more.    Learn more about Mastery Group here: velocitywork.com/join

Whether you're new to tracking, or have been tracking for a while, there is always space to grow. But growth happens over time, not overnight. Listen in as Melissa provides guidance to some basic metrics you should be tracking, and how to think through barriers related to tracking.    Message us on Facebook: facebook.com/meetvelocitywork Find us on Instagram: @velocity.work Email us at clients@velocitywork.com  Learn more about Mastery Group and quarterly planning (and join before March 18th to be a part of our Strategic Planning session): velocitywork.com/join

In the final episode of our January Sprint mini-series, Melissa shares lessons learned from participants about decision making, team empowerment, customer service, and more.   Enrollment for the March Sprint closes on Wednesday, February 24th! Don't miss out; go to: velocitywork.com/sprint   Mentioned in this episode:  Episode #68: Demystifying Customer Service for Law Firm Owners with John Strohmeyer   Join Mastery Group here: velocitywork.com/join

Creating a detailed map for your week and following it is simple in theory, but never easy in practice. It takes a lot of focus and perseverance. This week, Melissa shares lessons learned from the January Sprint participants related to Monday Map and calendaring.    Podcast episodes mentioned in this episode: #40: Constraint #46: Stop Immediately Answering Things   Join the March Sprint here: velocitywork.com/sprint    Learn more about Mastery Group: velocitywork.com/join Watch our free Masterclass: velocitywork.com/free-masterclass

This week, Melissa shares lessons learned from the January Sprint participants. Tune in for hard-fought words of wisdom from other owner-attorneys about starting, working on, and completing projects.   Join the March Sprint: velocitywork.com/sprint Check out our Masterclass: velocitywork.com/free-live-masterclass

Since the pandemic started in March of 2020, Elise Buie has hired 19 new people--her business has exploded! This week, Melissa and Elise dig into worst case scenarios, giving back to the community, "radical candor," and the importance of empowering your team on both personal and professional levels.   Check out Radical Candor by Kim Scott: https://www.radicalcandor.com/ Learn more about Mastery Group: velocitywork.com/join Sign up for our Masterclass: go.velocitywork.com/free-live-masterclass Join the Law Firm Growth Summit: lawfirmgrowthsummit.com/velocitywork Check out the Maximum Mom podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/maximum-mom/id1539841528 Connect with Elise: https://www.elisebuiefamilylaw.com/

We are all familiar with burnout and how quickly it can sneak up on us. Remember: the world is not going to lessen your load; it is up to you as an owner to create time and space for yourself, whether that's taking a real lunch break every day, or having set work hours. When you listen this week, set aside some space to consider what kind of life you want, and how you might start thinking differently and acting differently, in order to get there.   Learn more about Mastery Group: velocitywork.com/join Sign up for our Masterclass: go.velocitywork.com/free-live-masterclass Join the Law Firm Growth Summit: lawfirmgrowthsummit.com/velocitywork

This week, Melissa is joined by Moshe Amsel for a discussion of entrepreneurship and IDEAS. Having an entrepreneur's brain means that ideas probably come to you naturally, but execution and follow-through might not. Melissa and Moshe cover: how to manage your new ideas, how to think and move intentionally when making decisions, and how to discern the good ideas from the bad.    1. Join Melissa and Moshe at the Law Firm Growth Summit: lawfirmgrowthsummit.com/velocitywork -- if you sign up through us, you'll be invited to an exclusive Tax Planning Workshop for law firm owners after the summit!  2. Learn more about Moshe Amsel and Profit with Law: https://www.profitwithlaw.com/blog 3. Interested in learning more from Melissa? Sign up for our Masterclass: https://go.velocitywork.com/free-live-masterclass

We all go down useless rabbit holes sometimes, but we usually don't realize it until after the fact, when the time is lost. This week, Melissa walks listeners through how to tell when they've gone down a rabbit hole, and how to put an end to it in the moment.    1. To learn more about Sprint months, go to: velocitywork.com/sprint  2. Learn more about Mastery Group at: velocitywork.com/join  3. Check out our website: velocitywork.com

Having an "uncompromising" relationship with yourself is about two things: having a plan, and honoring your plan. When you have a plan and honor your plan, there is no negotiating. There is no kicking the can down the road. Listen in for a conversation with Melissa about setting goals, constraining down, and planning your execution in a way that works for you.    Interested in Mastery Group? Go to velocitywork.com/join 

As a companion to the Monday Map, completing a Friday Wrap allows you to reflect on your week's accomplishments and lessons, while also looking forward to the next week. Listen in for more. Learn more about Monday Map by listening to episode #69 of the podcast. Learn more about Mastery Group at: velocitywork.com/join Join the January Sprint at: velocitywork.com/sprint

In this week's episode, Melissa breaks down how we work with clients, and what a good fit might look like. Learn more about Mastery Group at: velocitywork.com/join Join the January Sprint at: velocitywork.com/sprint

Grab a notebook and listen in for prompts from Melissa that will help you reflect on what you've accomplished and learned in 2020, and what you want in 2021.  1. Sign up for our class: Personal Processes 2.0 at velocitywork.com/pp 2. Learn more about Mastery Group at velocitywork.com/join 3. Mentioned in this episode: The Last Word on Power by Tracy Gross

Every result you get as a business owner is because of a decision you made, and every decision you make is because of the reasons you choose at the time. If you don't like your results, you probably don't like your reasons (whether you're aware of them or not). This week, Melissa walks listeners through how to more consciously evaluate their reasons for their decisions.  1. Sign up for our Masterclass on December 17th: velocitywork.com/pp 2. Learn more about Mastery Group: velocitywork.com/join

Without setting aside time for space and rest, you cannot operate at your best as a business owner. And, the only way to get space and rest is to create it for yourself. The key to this is planning, and a key planning process that we teach at Velocity Work is the Monday Map. Listen in for more.  1. Register for our class, "Make Great Decisions and Always Get a Return on Your Investment" here: velocitywork.com/decisions  2. "Process saves us from the poverty of our intentions." - Elizabeth King, American sculptor and writer 3. Learn more about Mastery Group here: velocitywork.com/join

This week, customer service expert John Strohmeyer joins Melissa for a discussion about the importance of having seamless processes before you aim for the "above and beyond" as far as service goes. 1. Check out John's podcast: Five Star Counsel 2. Learn more about John Strohmeyer.  3. Don't know about Joshie? Check out the story of the lost giraffe that was returned with pizazz here. 4. Learn about Zappos' longest customer service call to date. 5. To learn more about Mastery Group, go to: velocitywork.com/join