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6May2010

CLNC® Success Story: My $100,000 Tax Return Put Me Over the Moon with Joy

Hi Vickie, I just had to tell you the great news. I just finished my taxes and I am happy, no make that thrilled, no make that “over the moon with joy” to tell you that I earned more than $100,000.00. I went ahead and incorporated and named my CLNC business when the work started coming in faster than I could keep up. I just keep working hard trying to keep up with all of the work and make sure that I still put out top-quality work product. I was so happy when one of my attorney-clients forwarded my information to another law firm. I did a case for them and they were so happy with the “excellent CLNC work product” that I provided that they immediately forwarded another case to me.

5May2010

3 Certified Legal Nurse Consultants Share Their Experiences as Testifying Experts

Most Certified Legal Nurse Consultants consult with attorneys behind the scenes and never testify on a single case. Despite the fact that you can build a very successful CLNC business without serving as an expert witness, I always encourage CLNC students to be open to this amazing and challenging experience.

4May2010

Tom’s Tuesday Tech Tip: Kindle Me This Batman – Can I Read Kindle Books on My Certified Legal Nurse Consulting iPhone?

Holy sockpuppets, it turns out you can! I know that more than a few Certified Legal Nurse Consultants have thrown themselves on Amazon.com’s Kindle bandwagon. Others are waiting to see what other ereaders come on the market (like Apple’s iPad). Amazon has struck first by making Kindle-reading apps for certain BlackBerrys, the iPhone, iPad, any Windows-based PC and even Macs!

28Apr2010

Nurse Overcame “Professional Bradycardia” as a Certified Legal Nurse Consultant

There I was nearly nine years ago, suffering from what I now refer to as “professional bradycardia.” I signed up for LegalNurse.com’s CLNC Certification Seminar and had my breath taken away! That 6-day seminar in 2000 was about to change my life forever and ever. However, at the time I only knew it was The Best program I had ever attended as a nurse, bar none!

27Apr2010

Tom’s Tuesday Tech Tip: Is Somebody Pushing Your Legal Nurse Consulting (Windows®) Button – Or Not?

I’m a keyboard guy. Mice are great but every time you take your hands off your keyboard to reach for your mouse, you lose precious seconds (and those build up into billable hours over the course of a year). I’d much rather make use of keyboard shortcuts than roll that mouse to delete something. The less time I spend with my hand on the mouse, the more time I have to spend typing tech tips, if you know what I mean.

26Apr2010

Success Strengths for Certified Legal Nurse Consultants: Endurance

Nurses have the strength of endurance. How else would you get through those 12-hour shifts? You work on your feet, you eat on your feet, you think on your feet. Sure – you get to sit down at least once a shift – when you go to the bathroom. Wait a minute – nurses don’t sit, right? We squat – we ain’t touching nothing. But how do you fuel your endurance when the doctor wants it yesterday, your kids want it today and…your spouse wants it tonight?

22Apr2010

CLNC® Success Story: I Set My Certified Legal Nurse Consulting Business Goals Higher and Higher

Congratulations to Tracy McClelland who shared with me that her income as a Certified Legal Nurse Consultant exceeded her hospital salary in her first year. Now she has exceeded $250,000! I’m confident she’ll reach the high goal she set for herself in the video. Here’s wishing her even further CLNC success in advance – you go Tracy!

21Apr2010

CLNC® Success Story: Don’t Underprice Yourself as a Certified Legal Nurse Consultant

Here’s a great example of a CLNC consultant who didn’t underprice herself. She stood tough with attorneys who tried to negotiate her into a set fee on a case instead of her regular hourly rate. She didn’t bite that hook and now projects that she’ll bill $20,000 on the case. Congratulations for standing firm, Denise, and earning what you are truly worth!

20Apr2010

Tom’s Tuesday Tech Tip: Throw Your Mouse Out of the House (or at Least Out of Your Legal Nurse Consulting Office)

This week’s tip is a quickie and deals with one thing and one thing only. That pesky critter we all know as a “mouse” or in geek speak “pointing device.” Mice aren’t new and aren’t an Apple invention as some people believe, they date back to 1981. However, some legal nurse consultants are stuck back in the ‘80s (and I don’t mean with your hair or taste in music). Are you someone still using a standard mouse? Possibly an old “mechanical mouse?” One with a rubber ball in the bottom that needs a tactile surface like a mouse pad to work efficiently.

19Apr2010

CLNC® Success Story: I Stood Out from Hundreds of Candidates with My CLNC® Certification!

Alissa tells us in her video how her Certified Legal Nurse Consultant Certification made her stand out from hundreds of other candidates during the interviewing process and was a determining factor in getting her new job with a major insurance company. Congratulations Alissa!

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