It is a new year, and you are starting with a clean slate. However, it is important to examine what went right and what went wrong last year, so you can learn from your mistakes. During this Tom Talks episode, I speak with Ben Glass about the “Seven Mistakes Attorneys Made in 2017”:

Mistake #1: No clear goals, no clarity of mission, unrealistic expectations, boredom, restlessness

Mistake #2: Not putting in the required effort or not providing enough resources to achieve the very goals you set for yourself and your business

Mistake #3: Copying your competitors, being a lemming, becoming a commodity

Mistake #4: Being afraid to be yourself

Mistake #5: The grass-is-greener syndrome

Mistake #6: Not looking in the mirror

Mistake #7: Trying to do everything yourself