The Best���.On Your Own Terms

Posted on - Monday, July 21, 2014 under General

�Hey Dad, do you know where we are going?� says my 8 year old know-it-all son.� �Of course, Beckham.� I looked it up on Google Maps, and I have it burnt into my memory,� I reply.� I look to my co-pilot in the seat beside me (ahem, my wife) who is rolling her eyes.� I murmur to her��.�I have absolutely no clue where in the h*** we are.�� The tenor of that trip changed at that moment.� A car load of wife and pissed-off kids is nowhere for a man to be.

I was actually proud of myself that day.� I admitted I was lost.� There is no doubt that I need a lot of babysitters in my life.� A LOT OF PEOPLE WILL AGREE WITH THE PRIOR SENTENCE.� My secretary directs me where to go, when to be there, how to dress, and when I get out of hand.� My wife tells me when my fly is open, when I left my socks in the wrong spot, and when I am doing anything wrong.� Then there are the people that help me keep my busy life balanced.� I have more than 5 people all over the United States that make sure my law firm ship is sailing where it should.� I could not serve my clients without all of the people in this paragraph.

I turn down potential clients and cases every day.� Need a complex will drafted?� I am not your guy.� Interested in offering a stock sale to the public?� I am definitely not your guy.��I talk.� That is what I do.� My practice is based around litigation and practicing the art of trial advocacy.� I welcome any battle especially those against insurance companies and large corporate interests!!!! �I also welcome criminal defendants and small business owners that need a voice in the legal system.

So where is the life lesson?� I have learned that being good at one thing and focusing on being the best at that one thing is the key to sustainability in life.� In legal practice, I want to be great at trial advocacy.� At home, I want to be a great father and husband.� On the golf course, I want to be Tiger Woods.� In life, I want to do the best that I can do at all things.� Who judges such?� Not the people around you.� It is you that is the sole judge of whether you are doing the best.� Listen to those babysitters in your life, but execute the plan on your own terms.

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