I’ve been in business for 30 years and think of myself as a CEO who is tuned-in. But occasionally I am reminded that the view from the inside is not always crystal clear. The mind is an amazing instrument, but if you’re not careful, it can lead you astray and into bad decisions. The solution: get as much outside perspective as you can on your CLNC business.
I don’t know which scares me more when I’m outside the U.S. on vacation – ridiculously expensive data/roaming charges or the idea of having my email tempting me every time I reach for my iPhone®. I know how to cut off data/email on that iPhone and how to use Wi-Fi to cut data costs but I’m afraid of forgetting to turn the data off and of giving in to the email temptation.
We all have possessions and we’re all attached to those possessions at varying levels. Some people are defined by their house, car or their 5-inch heels.
Every Halloween I’m reminded of one of my deepest childhood fears. It’s not spiders, ghosts or ghouls. Click here for my story on National Public Radio’s “This I Believe” if you’d like to know what that fear was and how I overcame it. I doubt that you have the same fear I did, but maybe a different one is getting in the way of achieving your goals as a Certified Legal Nurse Consultant. Are there any tricks your mind plays on you that keeps you from the treats you want?
A few weeks back I reminded Certified Legal Nurse Consultants reading my blog to get in the habit of changing their computer passwords on a regular basis. I likened it to having someone remind you to eat your vegetables. A necessary, but not necessarily, pleasureable habit.
Savvy Certified Legal Nurse Consultants know that the questions you raise are usually more important that the answers you derive. In some ways asking quality questions calls for more intelligence, insight and experience than answering them. After all, isn’t that what Google and Wikipedia are for (just kidding)?
I have spent the last two years recovering from an illness that kept me from working on my legal nurse consulting business. During that time, I have lost contact with my attorney-clients. Is it too late to revive those business relationships?
Our neighborhood has at least 5 bars – on my iPhone that is. But as I walk or move about in my car, or on my bike or Razor Pro Scooter, those bars come and go. Sometimes, depending on the wind direction and which leg I’m standing on, I can go from 1 bar to 3 bars and down to ½ a bar even while standing still.
Successful CLNC consultants see opportunities where someone else might see only a problem. For example, one Certified Legal Nurse Consultant testifies for three law firms. They are so impressed with her that they want her and only her. She thinks she has a problem, while I see an opportunity.
Frequently I find myself sitting in our conference room with people who know a lot more about an issue than I do. That doesn’t, however, make them the smartest people in the room. I like to think that I know what I don’t know. And because I know what I don’t know, what I do know is how to ask questions and to challenge the experts to get to relevant analysis and impactful decisions.
*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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