Today, my guest is Sarah Tetlow. Sarah is the founder and CEO of a company called Firm Focus. What Firm Focus does is it works with attorneys and law firms to improve a variety of things such as their productivity, ridding themselves of the art of procrastination and helping them delegate, she has a complete system for how to manage your email inbox, and a variety of those kinds of productivity enhancements that will allow you to become more efficient and more effective as an attorney and as a business owner. It’s a great conversation with tips and tools that can help everyone!

In this episode, Neil and Sarah discuss:

• Sarah’s approach to time, attention, and email management. 
• Appropriately prioritizing your day. 
• Reducing procrastination in your life. 
• Using ARTT to manage your email effectively and efficiently. 

 

Key Takeaways:

• Procrastination is a habit, not an identifier. You are procrastinating, you are not a procrastinator. 
• Block and schedule your time on your calendar for you and hold to it as you would for meetings with other people. 
• Schedule appointments with yourself to get the tasks done that you need to. 
• Your inbox should not be your to-do list. You should also be wary of how many flags you are using in your inbox. 

 

“My system doesn’t teach Inbox Zero, but it is about Inbox Zen. It teaches the workflow of the mailbox, in taking it out of the mailbox, you’re doing something with it, and what to do with the message so it doesn’t live in your inbox and you are taking control of it.” —  Sarah Tetlow

Get in touch with Sarah Tetlow:

Website: https://www.firm-focus.com/ 

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sarah-tetlow/ 

Use TLE20 to get 20% off Sarah’s ARTT email system at: https://arttemail.com/ 

Thank you to our sponsors!

• Ruby Receptionist – Virtual receptionist & live call services that will help you grow your office (and save money), one call at a time – to learn more, go to http://ruby.com/ or call 844.311.7829

• The Net Profit CFO – Ryan Kimler works with attorneys who want to enjoy higher net profits without working longer or harder. With just 9 Simple Numbers, Ryan will help you drive more profit to your bottom line-and he won’t confuse you with all the details! Connect with Ryan at www.netprofitcfo.com.

Get in touch with Neil:

Website: https://thelawentrepreneur.com/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/lawentrepreneur

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thelawentrepreneur/?ref=hl

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tyralawfirm/

If you’ve enjoyed the podcast, please head to Apple Podcasts and leave a rating & review for the show! It only takes a moment, and really helps me to reach new listeners. You can also head to the website at TheLawEntrepreneur.com for more information on the podcast and my legal services.

 Show notes by Podcastologist Chelsea Taylor-Sturkie

 

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Today, I am excited to welcome back Christy Zlatkus, founder of Z Family Law, to the show! Since the last time she was on the podcast, she has rebranded her law firm with a clear focus on creating consistent branding across every sensory aspect and social media platform. Christy talks to us about what that experience was like, what it means to really be client focused, and her unique approach to her rebrand. 

In this episode, Neil and Christy discuss:

• Being a partner in your client’s change. 
• Creating more value for your clients than just legal services. 
• Rebranding without changing what is working. 
• What it means to work with the right marketing company.
• Viewing everything from the client experience.

 

Key Takeaways:

• In family law especially, your clients want to see hope and empathy. 
• It is easy to pick a logo and colors that have meaning. But you need to create a feeling with your brand to really connect to your clients. 
• Your website is the cornerstone of your branding. 
• Rebranding and building your website is going to take time to do it right. 

 

“It’s easy to pick a logo that has a meaning, and it’s really easy to pick colors. What’s hard is authenticity. Because to be authentic, you got to be vulnerable, and you have to let people know the real you.” —  Christy Zlatkus

Listen to Ep 168 of the Law Entrepreneur with Christy Zlatkus here!: https://thelawentrepreneur.com/episodes/ep-168-changing-family-law-narrative-creating-office-environment-supports-practice-area-christy-zlatkus/ 

Get in touch with Christy Zlatkus:

Website: https://www.zfamilylaw.com/ 

Email: hello@zfamilylaw.com 

Twitter: https://twitter.com/ZFamilyLaw 

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/zfamilylaw/ 

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/christy-zlatkus-29196a3/ 

Thank you to our sponsors!

• Ruby Receptionist – Virtual receptionist & live call services that will help you grow your office (and save money), one call at a time – to learn more, go to http://ruby.com/ or call 844.311.7829

• The Net Profit CFO – Ryan Kimler works with attorneys who want to enjoy higher net profits without working longer or harder. With just 9 Simple Numbers, Ryan will help you drive more profit to your bottom line-and he won’t confuse you with all the details! Connect with Ryan at www.netprofitcfo.com.

Get in touch with Neil:

Website: https://thelawentrepreneur.com/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/lawentrepreneur

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thelawentrepreneur/?ref=hl

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tyralawfirm/

If you’ve enjoyed the podcast, please head to Apple Podcasts and leave a rating & review for the show! It only takes a moment, and really helps me to reach new listeners. You can also head to the website at TheLawEntrepreneur.com for more information on the podcast and my legal services.

 Show notes by Podcastologist Chelsea Taylor-Sturkie

 

Audio production by Turnkey Podcast Productions. You’re the expert. Your podcast will prove it. 

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This is a classic rerun of my episode with Greg Garman. Greg Garman is CEO and founder of LAWCLERK, a company that provides outsourcing of legal services, specifically freelance attorneys, to either hire or offer your services. It’s an incredibly useful platform for people on both sides of the fence.

We talk about how the platform has evolved from its original mission to now providing the support many small firms need to grow.

Resources:

• Website: www.lawclerk.legal 
• Podcast: The Successful Business and Practice of Law – Presented by LAWCLERK – https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-successful-business-and-practice-of-law/id1518037932 
• Twitter: https://twitter.com/greg_garman 
• The Law Entrepreneur: Ep. 123 – Creating a Virtual Marketplace for Contract Attorneys: Lawclerk.legal – with Greg Garman – https://thelawentrepreneur.com/episodes/ep-123/ 

Thank you to our sponsors!

• Ruby Receptionist – Virtual receptionist & live call services that will help you grow your office (and save money), one call at a time – to learn more, go to http://ruby.com/ or call 844.311.7829

• The Net Profit CFO – Ryan Kimler works with attorneys who want to enjoy higher net profits without working longer or harder. With just 9 Simple Numbers, Ryan will help you drive more profit to your bottom line-and he won’t confuse you with all the details! Connect with Ryan at www.netprofitcfo.com.

Get in touch with Neil:

Website: https://thelawentrepreneur.com/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/lawentrepreneur

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thelawentrepreneur/?ref=hl

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tyralawfirm/

If you’ve enjoyed the podcast, please head to Apple Podcasts and leave a rating & review for the show! It only takes a moment, and really helps me to reach new listeners. You can also head to the website at TheLawEntrepreneur.com for more information on the podcast and my legal services.

 Show notes by Podcastologist Chelsea Taylor-Sturkie

 

Audio production by Turnkey Podcast Productions. You’re the expert. Your podcast will prove it.

Listen to the episode here