If you find yourself flying by the seat of your pants and trying to stay afloat in your business, the truth is, no matter how much you plan, you cannot thrive in that state. That's why Melissa is showing you what happens when you aren't honest with yourself about what's truly possible, and how to plan effectively when you're in survival mode.

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Are you at a crossroads with a particular team member? Is exhaustion and frustration at a tipping point when it comes to navigating your team? Do you have a hunch that you shouldn't give up on someone, but also feel like you don't have the time, knowledge, or resources for the next right step?

Returning guest Tara Gronhovd is an expert on team dynamics, and she's back this week to share her insights on when to keep investing in your relationship with your team and when it might be time to let someone go. She's sharing her wisdom around creating alignment and clarity in your team dynamic so you can create relationships and an environment that serves your entire company.

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Do you know what Mastery Group is and how it works? Well, in this episode, Melissa is giving you all the details on what it's like inside Mastery Group, and most importantly, how it functions to serve you as a law firm owner. The content in the podcast is a great place to start, but Melissa goes even deeper inside Mastery Group.

Discover the evolution of Mastery Group and why it is the place to be for facilitated quarterly strategic planning. Melissa is sharing how Mastery Group works for you, why nobody can do this work alone, and how to see the endless benefits of being part of the group this quarter.

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What potential are you sitting on that you need a little help to bring to the surface? Melissa's guest this week started her own practice during the height of the pandemic; she was bringing in clients and revenue, but lacked the direction that would allow her to serve sustainably. That's when she found Melissa.

Soulmaz Taghavi is an immigration attorney and an amazing example of what Velocity Work does for law firm owners. She built a structure that allowed her to serve her clients and herself on a new level, slowing down so she could speed up and get her house in order, and she's here to share everything that went into that process.

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Family law, estate planning, and criminal defense lawyer Christine Diorio opened the doors to her law firm in the midst of the pandemic in 2020. Since joining Mastery Group a year later, she's dialed in on her Rocks, doubled her revenue every year, and grown her team, all while expanding her time and freedom away from her practice, and she's telling us how she did it.

Listen in as Melissa quizzes Christine on her experience of Mastery Group and what it's been like for her to grow as a law firm owner. Christine is sharing the impact having a supportive community has had for her personally and professionally, how progress over perfection allowed her to keep showing up, and the decisions that have got her to where she is today.

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How big can you grow a firm on your own? Melissa's guest this week spent almost a decade not hiring or automating, and as a result, not expanding. However, when he started being intentional and decided to invest in the future of his firm, it started to grow beyond what he thought was possible.

Bobby Botnick is the founder of The Botnick Law Firm. Up until 18 months ago, he was a one-man-show, but he's been bringing more people into his practice, and Melissa has been with him every step of the way. So this week, the two of them are sitting down to unpack the process of automation, delegation, and growth on the show.

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Melissa has witnessed the real uphill climb it can be for law firm owners to learn how to lead a team. In her own business, leading people has been more challenging than she ever thought it would be, but through her hunt for resources to help her be a better leader, she found Tara Gronhovd.

Tara Gronhovd is an expert on team dynamics and communication, and the CEO of Align: a company dedicated to working with teams and leaders of teams by providing leadership coaching and development. If you too are on a journey of figuring out how to bring the best out in your team, or feel like there's a missing piece in leadership that you're not quite nailing down, you're in the right place.

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Tune in this week for the second half of Melissa's conversation with Automation Wizard Ernie Svenson.

Ernie is discussing the seven KPIs we should all be measuring, the value of turtle steps, and how to take the concept of 80/20 deeper in your business by deciding on the most important areas of focus for your firm, as well as discussing a bunch of super-useful resources for any law firm owner.

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As a law firm owner, your have limited resources that need to be managed wisely. If you want to optimize your business to be more bulletproof and more flexible without incurring more costs, you need to get clear on exactly what you need to automate or outsource.

To get massive returns on your investments, you need to apply the 80/20 rule to your law firm. Someone who has dug deep into this concept as it relates to the practice of law is Ernie Svenson, a.k.a Ernie the Attorney, and he's here this week to share how the 80/20 principle applies to your law firm, how he has used this rule to get massive returns on his investments, and his research on the tools that do the heavy lifting of optimization, automation, and outsourcing for you.

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Did you grab everything 2022 had to offer you? What did you learn? And what feels more true for you than ever before? These are the end-of-year reflection prompts Melissa has considered around her own life and business throughout this year, and she's here to share them with you on this episode.

Listen in this week to hear Melissa's lessons learned from 2022. She's sharing her top three realizations from this year, and she's inviting you to capture your own reflections before you move into 2023 so you're set up to start the year with a different frame of mind.

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