2020 Dream Practice Virtual Accounting Conference May 2014 | Page 5

Keynote Speaker: Rick Solomon
For over 20 years, Rick Solomon has taught professionals around the world how to
create extraordinary results in their professional practices and lives by applying
time tested techniques and sometimes ancient wisdom in a number of ways.
His past practice as a CPA and business advisor coupled with years of study at the
Sedona Institute have provided him a deep understanding of how to guide others
to be free of the self-created limitations that for many people make personal and
professional success much harder than it has to be.

Rick Solomon

Rick is presently the CEO of Thriving Firm, a world leader in helping professional
service providers and advisors build more profitable and rewarding practices. He is
the founder and serves as the main facilitator of the Masters Program, a two-year
workshop and coaching program offered exclusively to open-minded professionals.

www.thrivingfirm.com
Thriving Firm (www.thrivingfirm.com is an interesting
site. Their newly branded program is called Accountants
Reboot. Essentially, the idea is to step away from your
practice for a short period to re-evaluate your product
offering, staffing, and successes.

past results to determine areas for improvement.

My biggest challenge was to step away from a growing
practice every four months to meet with the group.
However, I saw significant improvements in the practice
from the beginning, so it was definitely something I wantIs your accounting firm surviving or thriving? Do you dread
ed to commit my full attention to.
the Monday morning return to work? How would it impact
your firm and life if you could do what you love at work
There is an assessment tool on the Thriving Firm website if
and be more profitable?
you would like to learn more about where you are
currently. If you do nothing else, the conversations and
The Thriving Firm team offers coaching, a collaborative
self-exploration that can come from the assessment are
network, resources, and tools to transform your practice
highly worthwhile.
and life. In their words, “having an amazing, vibrant,
profitable practice & career is much easier than you may
think.” I couldn’t agree more. One of the best decisions
In all honesty, I cannot do justice to explaining either the
that I have made in my professional career was to participrogram or the positive impact it has had on my
pate in the Thriving Firm’s Masters Program. The program
life. Friends, peers, staff, colleagues, and clients have all
has since been renamed to Accountants Reboot.
commented on the noticeable changes. All I can suggest is
Participating in the program changed my practice and my
that you check it out yourself!
life, both drastically for the better.
As a group, my fellow Master’s and I were led through a
series of exercises designed to help us create a compelling
vision for our firms. I learned firsthand the importance in
setting goals and monitoring the results to determine how
well I was doing with my practice.
I graduated from the program in 2012, but maintain close
contact with my peers from the group. We have continued
to challenge one another to set and achieve new goals.
The program itself was challenging. We were asked,
collectively and individually, to explore our mindset and

-Jeff Borschowa (Event Organizer, Host and Speaker)

“I love helping people realize how
to be completely successful on
their own terms and revealing how
much easier it is than they ever
imagined." — Rick Solomon

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