Everyone has a plan until they get punched in the mouth. Mike Tyson said it, as a trial lawyer I've lived it. If you're married to a plan, consider a divorce. I'll explain...
2. We all spend
lots of time
planning.
But when you're not careful, the
plan that was once your soulmate
becomes a ball and chain.
3. On this, Mike Tyson was right. No battle plan survives contact with the
enemy. If you can't adjust, you can't win.
Everyone has a plan until
they get punched in the
mouth.
4. Lessons from
Trials
20 years of trying cases
taught me lots of skills to
help me win--in court
and in life. One such
lesson is that plans only
work if you're willing to
abandon them
5. You aren't in
control
I learned this from expert
witnesses who didn't show up on
time, and clients who forgot
everything we discussed when
being cross examined
6. Make Your Plan
I never gave up, and I
never will. I still make
my plan. I still
prepare.
7. But make it
flexible!
Part of my preparation is making
sure I'm prepared for the
unexpected. I make sure the plan
can rolls with the punches. .
8. In the courtroom, you have to
be agile
Make an unexpected answer work to your benefit
Take a bad break and make it better
Act like you planned it all
9. In life you have to do the
same
Make an unexpected answer work to your benefit
Take a bad break and make it better
Act like you planned it all
10. M Y M E N T O R
T A U G H T M E
O V E R P R E P A R E
A N D
U N D E R T R Y