Sharon Christie: Understanding What Your Firm Needs Now

<p><strong>In this episode, Steve Fretzin and Sharon Christie discuss:</strong></p><ul><li>Getting a coach so you aren’t reinventing the wheel. </li><li>The four things you need to get right in your law firm. </li><li>Being strategic when you are changing your practice of law. </li><li>Running your business, not letting your business run you. </li></ul><p> </p><p><strong>Key Takeaways:</strong></p><ul><li>There are ways to say no that lead to more referral work from the very same people you say no to. </li><li>Very first, you have to get your head on straight with the fact that you are running a business, then you need to understand exactly who your client avatar is and every aspect of that client. </li><li>Understand the aspects of your business that you need to be doing, and what can be done by someone else. </li><li>By meeting your own needs, you will be able to meet your client’s needs. </li></ul><p> </p><p><i><strong>"The first thing you have to get straight in your head is that this is a business, just like any other service business. We have different professional rules, but we are service based and you have to look at it that way in order to be successful."</strong></i><strong> —  Sharon Christie</strong></p><p> </p><p><strong>Connect with Sharon Christie:  </strong></p><p>Website: <a href="https://boldwomenlawyers.com/">https://boldwomenlawyers.com/</a> & <a href="https://sharonchristielaw.com/">https://sharonchristielaw.com/</a></p><p>Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/boldwomenlawyers/">https://www.instagram.com/boldwomenlawyers/</a></p><p>LinkedIn: <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/sharon-christie-3849961/">https://www.linkedin.com/in/sharon-christie-3849961/</a></p><p>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/sharonchristie?lang=en">https://twitter.com/sharonchristie?lang=en</a>  </p><p>Facebook: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/boldwomenlawyers">https://www.facebook.com/boldwomenlawyers</a> & <a href="https://www.facebook.com/SharonChristieLaw/">https://www.facebook.com/SharonChristieLaw/