This post comes from our newsletter written by Scott Frost:
Whether you filled out a March Madness bracket this year or not, you’ve probably seen the same thing happen.
A lot of brackets start out looking great… for about a day.
That’s usually how it goes.
Office pools start forming, productivity dips a little, and suddenly everyone becomes a college basketball expert.
People start studying the matchups.
They compare stats, debate upset picks, and talk themselves into the sleeper team that’s “definitely” making a run.
By the time the bracket is finished, it all seems pretty predictable.
Then the games start.
And within a day, half the country is wondering how they got lured into picking all four 5 seeds.
March Madness has a way of doing that.
It’s also a good reminder of something I see in trials all the time.
Outcomes are hard to predict.
Cases shift.
Witnesses surprise you.
Evidence lands differently with a jury than anyone expected.
That’s why good trial lawyers don’t spend much time trying to predict the outcome.
They spend their time preparing.
Preparing for the question no one expected.
Preparing for the argument the other side didn’t think to make until the night before.
And staying ready for the moment when everything in the case shifts.
Preparation isn’t flashy. But it’s what wins cases.
And if March Madness reminds us of anything every year, it’s this:
Confidence is easy. Preparation is what actually holds up when things stop going according to plan.
If you filled out a bracket this year, how’s it looking? Still alive, or already busted? Reply and tell me how it went.
— Scott Frost
P.S. If your bracket is still intact at this point, you’re doing better than most people.
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