Many people can’t help but compare themselves to others and judge others. This accomplishes nothing. It may make the person doing the comparing and judging feel good, at least for a moment. Talking about people does not breed success or opportunity. Nor does it reflect well on those who do it.
On the other hand, talking about ideas and thoughts leads to learning, growth, and success. I can talk about successful attorneys who develop a lot of work or I can talk about ideas to develop business myself and come up with a plan to do so. One has a chance to lead me to success, while the other is hot air leading me nowhere. I know which one is more attractive to me.
In talking about ideas, engage people you think will add to the conversation and tell you the negatives related to your ideas, not just the positives. Having and using people that you trust as sounding boards will help you hone your ideas into action plans. Once you have that, it’s up to you to take the next step.
As always, this post and others can be found on my blog, Business Law Guy.