So here I am in glorious Los Angeles, sitting outside of Starbucks and thinking about my weekend. I’m here for the annual conference for the National Association of Consumer Bankruptcy Attorneys, meeting friends old and new. Some of you who read this site have come up to me to let me know you’re ot there, and for that I am grateful.
You see, it’s not easy being out here in the ether without feedback. We bloggers speak our mind and try to effect some level of change – or education – in the hopes that there’s someone out there. So if you’re out there, please speak up – it makes my job a lot easier.
But that’s not all I have to say today. The NACBA conference is always most useful to me not for the sessions (though they’re fun) but for the education that I receive and can pass along to people in the halls (such as they are – our hotel this weekend is pretty much all outdoors). For every tidbit that I pass along, I learn something.
This is part of marketing, this informal learning that goes back and forth during conferences. Meetings lead to business ideas and new combinations, business models and collaboration. We are all connected with one another, and treating your colleagues as partner is an important facet of growth. It lets me serve my clients better, and hopefully does the same for the people with whom I speak.
So the next time you’ve got a chance to talk to a colleague, do it. You’ll learn something, teach something, and walk away a better lawyer – and a better person.
