As a law firm owner, the struggle to balance the demands of your practice with the aspirations for growth and financial freedom can seem unending. In this pivotal Episode 42 of The Lawyer Millionaire Podcast, host Darren Wurz engages with Walt Hampton, founder and CEO of Summit Success International.

Walt talks about the critical transitions law firm owners must navigate to shift from active practitioners to strategic business owners. With Darren, they dissect the intricacies of leveraging a lawyer’s inherent skills into tangible wealth creation and the importance of strategic delegation and goal setting.

Walt discusses:

• A huge mindset shift lawyers need to embrace to achieve their business goals.
  
• The importance of effective delegation by using a pancake metaphor.
  
• The necessity of self-care, structured daily habits, and the power of saying no, to safeguard well-being and spur productivity.
  
• Why you should have an evening routine together with your morning routine to end your day.
  
• How he was able to balance his career aspirations as a single parent.
  
• The significance of solid referral marketing and lead generation strategies.
  

Resources:

• Wurz Financial Services
  

Connect with Darren Wurz:

• dpw@wurzfinancialservices.com
  
• 30 Minute Chat With Darren
  
• Wurz Financial Services
  
• The Lawyer Millionaire: The Complete Guide for Attorneys on Maximizing Wealth, Minimizing Taxes, and Retiring with Confidence by Darren Wurz
  
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Connect with Walt Hampton:

• Email: walt@walthampton.com
  
• Linkedin: Walt Hampton
  
• Facebook: Walt Hampton
  
• Instagram: Walt Hampton
  
• Youtube: Walt Hampton
  
• Website: Summit Success
  
  
  

About our guest:

Walt Hampton, J.D. is the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Summit Success International, a global personal and professional development firm; and the Acquisitions Director at Summit Press Publishers, a premier publisher of expert positioning books.Walt is a business coach, management consultant, leadership trainer and motivational speaker.

He is the bestselling author of Journeys on the Edge: Living a Life That Matters, named a Top 10 Non-Fiction Book and a two-time recipient of the North American Book Awards; as well as the author of The Power Principles of Time Mastery: Do Less, Make More, Have Fun.

A 1984 graduate of The Cornell Law School, Walt was managing partner of a law firm for nearly 30 years with a practice focused on commercial litigation and criminal defense.

He was trained as a Results Coach by Robbins Research International and worked directly for Tony Robbins as one of Tony’s elite-level certified business coaches.

Walt’s passions are high-altitude mountaineering, ultra-distance running, blue-water sailing & adventure photography.

He and his wife, the publisher Ann Sheybani, reside in Intervale, New Hampshire.