The Entrepreneur and Small Business Law Blog is published by Michael H. Cohen, an attorney based in California who is also licensed in New York, Massachusetts, and Washington DC. A former Wall Street lawyer, he provides legal advice to small businesses and entrepreneurs, as well as health care practitioners and entities.
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Have you checked out Quattro University's hottest item, Club Entrepreneur? From Abundance Unlimited - Conscious Entprepreneur:
Club Entrepreneur was awesome today, with a deeper networking experience than the usual, plus a training on how to network effectively by asking 4 specified questions that really get people to respond and pay attention. Club Entrepreneur continues every 2nd Tuesday from now - stay tuned for details. Do you have an exit strategy for your working life and business? Learn how to develop one and get out of the hamster wheel. Quattro just keeps reinventing itself for entrepreneurs and that's exciting. You can join "Quattro University: The Entrepreneur School Webinar" on June 18, 2009 from 6:30pm to 7:30pm - Dial: 916-233-3088, Access Code: 166-954-056 Time Zone PST. You can also do the Business Opportunity webinar on June 18, 2009 from 8pm to 9:15pm - Dial: 484-589-1010, Access Code: 539-419-261. PST Time Zone. There is also a live event on June 25 from 7-8:30 pm at the Village, Irvine Spectrum Center, 80 Prism (free) - bring business cards for networking. CLUB stands for 'Connect, Leverage, Unite, and Build.' This event is for Entrepreneurs that want to achieve maximum results in business and life. If that's you, then 'join the club'! Just RSVP so that we have an accurate head count! ******************************************************************* That's all for this week. The theme is EMPTINESS -- IF YOU LIVED HERE, YOU'D BE HOME BY NOW. Just empty out all the crap from the dead past. Look to the NOW - endless opportunities await your knock. You can also join this meetup: Abundance Unlimited - Conscious Entrepreneurs. ***** Do you have insurance for your legal needs? Purchase protection for the price of a daily coffee. Prepaid Legal offers free and low-cost legal consults, plus a identity shield protection plan to keep you out of identity theft problems. As they say, it's not a question of "if," but "when," so get a plan in place today. ******************************* Keep on shining! I hope this newsletter is useful and that you are gaining insights and skills for your own success. Have a great week, Michael PS - Please feel free to forward this newsletter to your friends and colleagues, or to forward their contact information if they would like to receive the free subscription. Pass along your own blessings and pay it forward. If you're new to this newsletter and want to read archived content, it's available on the Entrepreneur and Small Business Law Blog. By the way, here's Pollux 007.
From Abundance Unlimited - on Gurdjieff and current business shifts:
Some years ago, I read a book by G.I. Gurdjieff called, "Meetings with Remarkable Men." It was all about the way his whole worldview shifted by meeting a few intelligent people who were able to point the mystical way forward.
Networking is a bit like that. Exoteric when it concerns surface opportunities, esoteric when it comes to the handful of people who will change your life. They might be your clients, you might be theirs, or you might simply find a synergy that comes from a place of fullness and balance.
I like to feature remarkable people in this newsletter and include lessons of the week. This week it's about success and opportunity. When one door closes, another opens. 2009 is unfolding like this beautiful flower into leave-takings and heart-openings. Is that true for you? I am finding more and more doors opening, more awakenings.
Here's one remarkable person I met through the OCTANe/OCVG mixer in Laguna Beach: Aubrey Beck. Aubrey then was marketing a company developing wearable technology. Professionally, she lives at the cutting edge health, technology and spirituality, and has Public Relations and Marketing experience. She has a passion for writing and researching and would welcome the opportunity to speak with you regarding possible synergies.
This week I'm incorporating my law practice and expanding it to a global market. Stay tuned for details.
Another development this week is that after months of poo-pooing Prepaid Legal, I've decided not only to sign up for it (even lawyers sometimes need lawyers) but also to join the business opportunity. I realized there are many people who need legal help, but may not be right for the services I offer, so this gives them another route. So far I'm impressed with the support structure on the team.
**** Thanks to all your feedback on this newsletter. Writes one subscriber: "I love it! It's helpful, informative and spiritually fulfilling all in one." Thanks, Liz! ******************************* Keep on shining! I hope this newsletter is useful and that you are gaining insights and skills for your own success.
Have a great week,
Michael
PS - Please feel free to forward this newsletter to your friends and colleagues, or to forward their contact information if they would like to receive the free subscription. Pass along your own blessings and pay it forward. If you're new to this newsletter and want to read archived content, it's available on the Entrepreneur and Small Business Law Blog.
The Shift - from Abundance Unlimited, the newsletter - sign up at www.michaelhcohen.com.
Do you feel the shift? Things are lightening up. Creative opportunities are expanding.
I want to thank Johan Huber for this inspirational quote (rendered by the ATM machine at Dave & Buster's): "There are some who think the pie is only this big" (gesturing with his hands) and "those who create more pie." Grinning, we acknowledged our kinship in the shared vision that we both create more pie.
Entrepreneurs don't look for jobs, they create jobs.
Speaking of which, I'm going to be featuring more of you in this newsletter. To paraphrase the big O (let you get any funny thoughts, that stands for Obama), it's not about me, it's all about you. I'm here because you asked for change. So don't be surprised if you get a little free PR.
Like the virtuous and hard-working Brian Goodwin, who helps with corporate benefits and lower health insurance costs. I attach the label virtuous because I learned (over dinner at Veggie Grill) that he helps foster kids at a camp and also composes songs.
I also want to feature Kevin Keator (pronounced Kator like Tater, though I like to pronounce it Kreator) who has a creative vision for commercials and is doing a special one for my practice (stay tuned for details). Check out the prolific and talented Newport Pictures to get yours done. This week's theme is the virtue of having legal counsel.
By the way, I'm not a fan of horror movies but I am collecting legal horror stories. If you've been badly burned by failing to hire legal counsel, share your story with me and I may feature you in this newsletter. I meet so many people who neglected to get a lawyer, did their own contracts, made assumptions and thereby ruined their business--only to learn the lesson, "don't roll the dice, get legal advice." So I'm making it a hobby to collect and share these educational parables.
Those who know as the tree-hugger that I am beneath the superlawyer outfit realize that spirituality is my baseline. This week, my colleagues and I published (in the prestigious scientific journal, Nature) a ground-breaking article entitled Anecdotal Evidence Suggests Possibility of Levitation. This is an article I will have to include on my Harvard faculty page.
Okay, Back to Law Stuff. This week Mike Cannon of the Cannon E-Institute told me he once almost blew his business out of anger at something his lawyer said. It was: "Every business person needs to have an attorney on retainer, all the time." Mike didn't like that at all. But now, he said, he realizes it's true. So thanks, Mike, for recognizing and reminding me to recognize that what we do is incredibly valuable. Reviewing and drafting contracts is one of the things I most enjoy about being a lawyer. In fact, that is why I've dedicated a section of the Entrepreneur's Legal Toolkit to that. (Look for the CD to come out within a few weeks. It's being done by Danny Kim, Todd Johnson and co. of Home Run Media). ****** Little plug again for Fun Road to Riches: If you want to know how the Partner ATM machine works for companies and nonprofit charities seeking revenue, check out Serving Our World Child Rescue. This is great for the nonprofit, and good for the Business Associate that signed up the nonprofit. *******************************
I hope this newsletter is useful and that you are gaining insights and skills for your own success.
Michael H. Cohen, JD, MBA helps entrepreneurs grow their businesses in a transformational era, advising clients at the intersection of law, business, health and spirituality. He is a former Wall Street corporate lawyer who has authored ground-breaking books, including the Entrepreneur's Legal Toolkit; held a joint appointment at Harvard Medical School and Harvard School of Public Health, published extensively on complementary medicine law and policy, as well as a column for Yoga Journal on legal, ethical, and business issues. He advises entrepreneurs, small business and large corporations, and health care clients. He also runs Abundance Unlimited - Conscious Entpreneurs to help create business networks.
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