Message from the Solo & Small Firm Section Chair

Renee N. G. Stackhouse, Chair
San Diego, CA
renee@stackhouseapc.com

Happy 2019, SSF Members!

Have you set goals for the new year? Business owners need goals to keep moving forward and to increase or maintain the success of their business. Goals provide direction and a clear way to measure progress. It doesn’t have to be a long, time consuming process, either. There’s even a trend towards creating just one word to guide your business for the course of the year. I’ll share with you that my goal this year is HEALTH. As a solo, I am my business. And I can’t run my business, practice law, care for my clients, or care for my family if I’m run down, exhausted and not taking care of myself. If I’m healthy, my business will be healthy. This is going to involve a fundamental change for me in prioritizing myself, which I have not been very good at over the past few years. I am ready to take on that challenge. I hope you’re ready for a new challenge this year, too. No matter what your word is, SSF has a value-add for you. So, if you’re looking for ways to implement ideas and reach goals, think about us. Whether it’s getting the recognition you deserve as one of our Excellence in Practice or Excellence in Service honorees (deadline to nominate is January 25!) or meeting other SSF members and learning about opening, growing, managing and tech for your SSF (join us in Sacramento in March for an all day MCLE program!) or joining our work on the Executive Committee (nominations due by March 1!), we’ve got lots of different ways to further your practice and help you run your business. So, here’s to an HEALTHY, successful, and prosperous New Year!

#WeAreSSF

Renee N. G. Stackhouse