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~ Old School Values ~ – Julian Summerhayes

They sound 19th century. Or out of touch with reality; or consigned to those people of a different generation. But we are far too quick to dismiss Ol…

My work – Julian Summerhayes

Currently, I work as a lawyer. Thankfully, not in private practice but in-house. I’ve been at my current company for nearly two years, and before tha…

Making plans – Julian Summerhayes

Each morning over the Christmas break I have woken up with a strong, meaningful thought. The common theme has been mindfulness. This year I read The …

Loss – Julian Summerhayes

â€œ… to be human is to become visible while carrying what is hidden as a gift to others…â€� â€• David Whyte Continuing with my theme of articulating …

Leadership and the Small Business Owner – Julian Summerhayes

How many small business owners think like leaders? I don’t mean in the ego driven, label sense. But, rather, why is a leader a leader; and why do all…

Ideas spread – Julian Summerhayes

[A picture of the Blue Tongue virus] How many times during the day does an idea come to you, only to disappear in the ether, never to be remembered a…

Drowning in an ocean of thoughts – Julian Summerhayes

“Stop thinking, and end your problems.” ― Lao Tzu “Flow with whatever may happen, and let your mind be free: Stay centered by accepting whatever you …

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Blog by Julian Summerhayes. 332 words. There is no point in lamenting the lack of leadership in legal practice. The fact is that whilst the partnersh…

Beginner’s mind – Julian Summerhayes

“In the beginner’s mind there are many possibilities, but in the expert’s there are few” ― Shunryu Suzuki, Zen Mind, Beginner’s Mind: Informal Talks …

Aggregating and Syndicating Content – Julian Summerhayes

For those of you familiar with RSS feeds and Google Reader, you can stop reading now. For everyone else this short post is a CALL TO ACTION. If you a…

Adopting Social Media – Julian Summerhayes

Social media is replete with words like guru, authentic, expert, passion, art (not with a capital ‘A’) and science. But when it comes to the usefulne…

A few things to ponder… – Julian Summerhayes

… life is brief. … life is immensely precious. … life is lived moment by moment not by playing guessing games with the future. … life is what we make…

A few simple words – Julian Summerhayes

Yesterday (in one sitting) I read “A Thousand Mornings” by Mary Oliver. It’s not too much to say I was mesmerised by her words. In fact, several time…

You’re already perfect – Julian Summerhayes

“Experience life in all possible ways — good-bad, bitter-sweet, dark-light, summer-winter. Experience all the dualities. Don’t be afraid of experienc…

Your story – Julian Summerhayes

Life. WOW. How amazing. And yet, to the limited body-mind self (i.e. your thoughts, feelings, sensations and emotions) it’s never happy. It can’t be….

Your life is a legacy – Julian Summerhayes

But, for how long? One generation, two or for all eternity? Do you even care? Think about it. We’re here for such a short period of time. Compared to…

Your Personal U.S.P. – Julian Summerhayes

I am a huge fan of the Brand You movement. I know there will be some folks who think of it as part of the Z-list celebrity paradigm, but that is miss…

Workplace harmony – Julian Summerhayes

“We have the choice of two identities: the external mask which seems to be real…and the hidden, inner person who seems to us to be nothing, but who c…

Working together – Julian Summerhayes

Hey, it’s Friday. That being so, you don’t need to read any more of my stuff (this week) but, hey…, I need to leave you with this thought: why is it,…

Working on your life – Julian Summerhayes

I have worked since I was 13 (I am now 46). I won’t regale you with all the jobs I have done – there have been many. But, without exception, up until…

Why do we make everything so hard? – Julian Summerhayes

I’ve written many times about Charles Bukowski’s motto, “Don’t try”. It’s written on the stone that marks his grave, and if you watch the few intervi…

Why are we here? – Julian Summerhayes

“Prefer to be defeated in the presence of the wise than to excel among fools.” ― Dogen Zenji I’ll keep this short. We consume more than we give. We h…

Where does it hurt? – Julian Summerhayes

Your head? Your heart? Or, somewhere else? Too often we ignore what’s really going on, and never question the status quo: “I don’t feel very well.” “…

Where are you? – Julian Summerhayes

“If you are the dealer, I’m out of the game If you are the healer, it means I’m broken and lame If thine is the glory, then mine must be the shame Yo…