Get Lots of Ideas

"The best way to get a good idea is to get a lot of ideas." -- Linus Pauling

I've been doing an exercise to help me realize my goal of transforming my law practice into an innovative and fun place to work -- and get away from the billable hour. Every morning, I take a legal pad and number the left-hand margin from 1 - 25. Then I spend the next ten minutes generating 25 ideas. The ideas don't have to be business-related, but I find that they often are. I put the list in a folder behind my desk marked "ideas" and don't look at it again until I get ready to leave for the day. At the end of the week, I bring the lists home to think about the ideas. When Monday morning rolls around, I usually have at least one of the ideas that I want to incorporate permanently in my law practice. Each Monday, I'll try to share those ideas with you.