Business Management
Nurse Entrepreneurs are Rockstars
You are first and foremost a nurse. And part of a rare breed of people Did you know only 10% of the world are entrepreneurs? Every nurse entrepreneur starts as a nurse on his or her journey to entrepreneurship. You’ve earned the right to be a nurse and can play on those strengths. The good…
Read MoreThe Hard Work of Entrepreneurs
The hard work of entrepreneurs is accomplished in steps. I don’t know any legal nurse consultant who was an overnight success. In fact, I would be leery of anyone who claims they started their LNC business and immediately got all the clients they could handle. That is so rare. Hard Work of Entrepreneurs Building an…
Read MoreSuccessful Legal Nurse Consultants are Unemployable
Successful legal nurse consultants are unemployable. What does that mean? My husband, who has been self-employed since 1980 and I often comment that we could not get jobs now if we wanted to. We think like entrepreneurs. You are unemployable if you think like this: Attributes of Successful Legal Nurse Consultants Do you think like…
Read More5 Types of Fears
You should not be afraid of your fear. There are 5 types of fears. I discuss them in this blog post. We all have fears. They are natural. The funny things about fear, and there are funny things about fear, is that we share so many fears with others. A lot of people fear spiders…
Read MoreAppropriate LNC fears
I read about a Florida teenage boy who kissed a poisonous snake. The snake was not so thrilled, bit him, and the experience earned him a stay in ICU. He survived. Can’t you imagine the head scratching of the staff? “He did what…?” Are there are some appropriate LNC fears? Someone asked me recently if…
Read MoreOvercome Legal Nurse Consultants’ Fears
Recently I wrote about what it takes to overcome legal nurse consultants’ fears. You can learn to live beyond fear. That is a phrase I like to use to describe what you can do to put the specter of fear behind you in your personal and professional life. Fear is common in our lives. It…
Read MoreLegal Nurse Consultants’ Fears
Legal nurse consultants’ fears often center around interacting with attorneys. They may be fearful of rejection, of not pleasing their clients, or of failing in their analysis of a case. Legal nurse consultants’ fears – dissected You know that feeling of apprehension, anxiety or avoidance you get when you have to do something difficult, different…
Read MoreHow to Create Screencast Videos without a Camera
Are you using video in your LNC business? Why should you learn how to create screencast videos without a camera? The Power of Video To provide you with a powerful incentive to absorb this information, I offer this statistic: Forester Research did a study showing that a minute of video is worth 1.8 million words…
Read MoreOnline marketing skills – why legal nurse consultants need them
Yes, you need online marketing skills. Success as a legal nurse consultant is achieved with a combination of clinical knowledge, business experience, and online marketing skills. It is not enough to excel in one of these areas. Online marketing skills, oddly enough, are often the one element that causes legal nurse consultants to turn and…
Read More3 Testifying Traps That Ruin Your Expert Witness Practice
In a previous blog post I shared 5 traps that ruin your expert witness practice. Here are 3 testifying traps that ruin your expert witness practice. Having Skeletons in the Closet Have you been disciplined by the board of nursing? Spent time in prison after being convicted of a felony? Lost your nursing license for…
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