I usually don’t share a lot about my personal life, at least not online. If you look at what I post on Flakebook and other sites, it’s either business-related or something fun but impersonal, e.g., cat videos others have posted.
And yet I do believe it’s a good idea to open up and tell people a little bit about yourself. It helps them get to know you and like you (“You do that, too?!’) When you have something in common, they begin to trust you.
Anyway, here are 7 things you probably don’t know about me:
- I entered law school at age 20. I wasn’t the youngest in my class, however.
- I sold my boyhood coin collection to open my first law office.
- I used to play the drums; now I play table tops and my thighs.
- In in 80’s, I owned a real estate seminar business. C’mon, didn’t everyone?
- I built a successful network marketing business and wrote a book about it.
- My favorite game is chess. I also like word games. I played a lot of poker in college.
- I would like to try stand-up comedy some day. People tell me I’m funny; I tell ’em, “looks aren’t everything”.
No, not shocking. Not even very interesting. I don’t sky dive in the nude, I’ve never climbed a mountain, and I’ve never performed the Heimlich maneuver (although I did take a CPR class once).
Okay, now it’s your turn. Make a list of things your clients probably don’t know about you and post it (or a portion thereof) on your website and on social media. Email it to your list.
You don’t need to share your darkest secrets. They already know you’re a lawyer and eat your young.
