We’re all creators and there’s a thrill that comes from the simple act of creating. If you find your spark is absent or fleeting, a quick resolution is to create something new. Create anything – a new recipe, or better yet, a new path for your nursing career or new growth for your legal nurse consulting business.
Exhibiting your legal nurse consulting business at national and local legal conferences is the easiest way to obtain attorney-clients. Legal conferences are simple to find and thanks to the CLNC® Marketing Center, giveaways and promotional materials for attorney-prospects are a click away.
A funny thing happens when an experienced RN becomes a Certified Legal Nurse Consultant. The attorney wearing a jacket in his law office terrifies you while the same guy wearing a hospital gown with his backside showing is fair game for your needles (and worse).
When I look at my six-year-old niece I see possibility, what most of us experience when we’re around children. Yoda said, “Truly wonderful, the mind of a child is” and I couldn’t agree more. A child’s mind is limitless possibility to become whoever they desire to be.
One of my favorite CLNC amigos asked me whether or not she should purchase Microsoft Office 365 for her Mac. Another Certified Legal Nurse Consultant asked me the same question about the Office apps for her iPad. Even though they are two different questions, I thought I’d address them both here.
Let’s face it. Silence can be uncomfortable. Especially when you’re in an interview with an attorney-prospect. The attorney just said, “$150/hr. sounds expensive” and you’ve replied, “My hourly fee will pay for itself with the money you’ll save on expensive MD experts.” Now you’re both sitting there quietly waiting for someone to break the silence.
Robert Goolrick in Heading Out to Wonderful pronounced “All memory is fiction.” Boy do I relate to that daring truth, especially when talking with my twin brother, Vince, who is quite the raconteur.
I’ve had Certified Legal Nurse Consultants say, “I love consulting with attorneys so much I’d do it for free, so I felt like I hit the lottery when I realized how handsomely I get paid for my nursing expertise.” If you think charging up to $150/hr for your legal nurse services is a prosperous venture, employ my 10 sure-fire strategies for managing the financial health of your CLNC business and you won’t need to ever buy lottery tickets again:
Attorneys respond to registered nurses who are true experts in their specialty. Certified Legal Nurse Consultant Kathy Sindoni, RN, BSN, CLNC takes the concept of expert to a master level. In this video Kathy discusses her role in assisted living cases and how she came to be recognized and coveted by attorneys.
Yesterday I mentored a Certified Legal Nurse Consultant who isn’t exactly knocking it out of the park. You would think she’d listen when I provided sage and real world advice. 🙂 But NO – she had a rebuttal for everything I had to say.
*The opinions and statements made by Vickie Milazzo, the founder of Medical-Legal Consulting Institute, Inc. are based on her experiences and expertise, should not be applied beyond the specific context provided, and do not guaranty or project actual results. Vickie Milazzo is no longer involved in the operations or management of the business, but is involved as an independent education consultant.
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