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Law Practice

Nov. 24, 2009

The Closing - Overcoming Fear

There is an elephant in the room. It has been with us for well over a year.

Timothy A. Tosta

Arent Fox LLP

Email: tim.tosta@arentfox.com

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There is an elephant in the room. It has been with us for well over a year.

A few weeks ago, I was a last-minute "fill in" speaker at a business meeting and I named the elephant. When I suggested that our economy's turmoil had led to rampant fear within our industry, I evoked a strong denial reaction. Maybe the denial was intended to "protect" the younger audience members from further "negativity." But it had the opposite effect. No one is fooling anyone with groundless optimi...

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