Building A Law Firm

 Stop Listening to Law Firm Marketing Advice from Your Mother I was playing golf with a guy last week that was not good. He wasn't terrible, but you could definitely tell he was a beginner. As we made our way around the course one of the other guys that was with us, who was also not a good golfer, started giving him tips for changing his swing around. After a few holes of listening to this I leaned over and said to the guy... "If you actually want to get good go get a lesson from a pro. But whatever you do don't pay any attention to what your fellow weekend duffer tells you about how to fix your swing." At the same time that this was happening (okay, not EXACTLY the same time) I was involved in a coaching call where someone was challenging some proposed strategies because of some feedback they'd received... ...from their mother (or spouse, or whatever blank you want to fill in). What was interesting about these two stories was the ability of people with no expertise and experience in a given area to