NEW TRAINING OPPORTUNITY

Launch Your Mediation Practice:  A MasterMind Group For Divorce Mediators

David and I are currently putting together a multi-faceted training program for mediators and other professionals that want to launch their practices into the Pre-Suit/Pro-Se divorce market.  I have high expectations  for this co-creation which will include various components and training experiences.

Our initial offering is a series of monthly group mentoring sessions in teleseminar format.  The first call is scheduled for Monday, June 21, 2010 at 8pm.  The charge for participation on this call is $37 and participation is limited.

The following information will help you decide if you would benefit from participation in any components of this program.  Please call or email me if you want to learn more or if you are ready to take advantage of this timely opportunity.

What I know:

1.  The family law arena is ripe for a revolution.  The public is eager to move away from the traditional/attorney-driven model of divorce and towards a more humane and family-friendly approach.  The new economy is accelerating the shift.  Professional mediators are strategically placed to ride the wave of this emerging trend by providing PreSe-PreSuit mediation and document preparation services.

2.  The 40-hour mediation training model serves as the first step towards a professional divorce/family mediator practice.  However, mediators often find the road to private practice bumpy and laden with obstacles.  I believe the biggest obstacle to launching a mediation practice is the inevitable need to create and implement a comprehensive marketing plan and the novice mediators’ failure to do so.  (A comprehensive hybrid marketing plan must have advertising, PR, branding, networking, Web 1.0, and Web 2.0 components.)

3.  In order to successfully build a ProSe/PreSuit mediation practice the mediator needs to be somewhat knowledgeable in family law, finance, psychology, administration, and marketing.  So it is reasonable that the MasterMind process (which brings together professionals from various disciplines, intent on pursuing the same goal, and not in direct market competition) can be a key to individual and collective success.

What we can offer you:

The Mediators’ MasterMind program will offer a variety of options and allow for different commitment levels and degrees of participation.  (All of our offerings will be geared towards meeting your Continuing Education requirements).  The program’s focus is the exploration of mediation techniques, strategies, and topics related to the legal, financial, psychological and social aspects of divorce.  Topics will include intake and marketing materials; templates for drafting neutral, customized marital settlement agreements; and document preparation software.

Program components, which will be offered a-la-carte, include face-to-face training sessions, monthly mentoring teleseminars, and participation in a collaborative marketing plan.

In order to qualify for this program you must possess some level of professional expertise in law, psychology, social services, mediation, finance, or some other related professional field.

References:

“The End of Lawyers” (Oxford, 2008) by legal futurist Richard Susskind

“Think And Grow Rich” (1937) by Napoleon Hill.  The MasterMind process was first described in this classic book.  See http://www.lifetosuccess.com/2009/10/26/napoleon-hill-think-and-grow-rich-the-mastermind-principle/.  To me it is obvious that Hill’s 13 principles of success (one of which is MasterMind) have influenced EVERY self-help business book in the book store today.