Starting with Yes: How Lawyers Can Become Early Adopters - Darwin 009 - a podcast by Hosted by Ian Connett and the Evolve the Law Team

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Summary:

Lawyers are wired to say “no” and by nature are natural skeptics. Today your host Jules Miller shares the fears behind saying “yes” and how this can paralyze growth. Jules explains how lawyers who decide they’re going to say “yes” and use tech are going to evolve their practice and start winning new business.

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Show Notes:

00:00 Intro

00:13 Starting with Yes: How Lawyers Can Become Early Adopters

00:29 Dr. Larry Richard Study - Herding Cats: The Lawyer Personality Revealed

01:35 What do the data points in the study mean for lawyers?

02:05 How law school trains you to say no

02:42 What happens when you see a new technology?

03:59 Lawyers who decide they’re going to use tech are going to evolve their practice and start winning new business.

04:26 By saying “no”, negativity can be destructive and have long lasting results

05:42 You can rewire your brain to say “yes”

06:17 Challenge from Jules: Say yes to three technology related things where your instinct is first to say no

07:10 The movie Yes Man with Jim Carrey