Let’s rap about the stuff you’re “supposed” to do but don’t want to. Okay, too many things. Let’s limit it to marketing.
Actually, I’d like you to make a list. Write down all of the marketing tasks you can think of that are currently in your no-go zone.
You don’t want to do networking? Write that down. Social media sucks? Add that to the list. Blogging, asking for referrals, webinars, public speaking, email, direct mail, advertising, cross-promotions, convention booths, sponsoring sports teams. . . and the list goes on.
Look at the items on your list, one by one, and write down the reasons you don’t want to do them. What is it about each strategy that gives you heartburn? Or, is it that you don’t think you’re any good at it or you’re convinced it won’t work for you?
Don’t skip this part. Write down why you don’t want to do it.
Next, write down the answer to this question: “If I DID like this [was good at this/got results with this], what are the possible benefits?”
If you liked networking, for example, what could it do for your practice or career?
Write this down, too.
The purpose of this exercise is to get you to confront the things you don’t want to do in a rational manner. The goal is to take something you don’t do now and find a way you can do it.
Pick one strategy on your list and learn more about it. Read, watch videos, and explore the different ways people (lawyers) are using these strategies and getting results.
See if you can find someone who will let you see their content creation process–what they do to write and publish an article, for example. See if you can find someone who will let you tag along to their next networking event.
We all talk ourselves out of doing things we don’t want to do. This exercise is meant to help you talk yourself into giving it a try.
There’s a big world of possibilities out there you’re currently not doing. How might your life be different if you could find one possibility and make it work for you?
