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What are your objectives for Social Media? – Julian Summerhayes

It seems such an obvious question? More sales? More leads? More clients? More friends? More LinkedIn contacts? More traffic to your website? More fac…

We’re running out of time – Julian Summerhayes

It’s hard for me to capture the essence of what’s happening or at least what I feel is happening to this once pristine world. In what sense? In the s…

The last rites – Julian Summerhayes

There’s a risk that if we don’t act soon — i.e. NOW! — it will be too late to halt the terminal decline of this once pristine world. As I type those …

The Fear of Change – Julian Summerhayes

This post is short. You know what you have to do: something different. Life is truly what me make it, and given how much of it is spent inside one fi…

the Fakers and the Makers – Julian Summerhayes

“they just don’t know what totality is. they have never done a single act with their total being. whenever an act is total, it liberates; whenever it…

The divided life – Julian Summerhayes

“If you want to identify me, ask me not where I live, or what I like to eat, or how I comb my hair, but ask me what I am living for, in detail, ask m…

the content conundrum – Julian Summerhayes

how many of you struggle with the idea of remarkable content? what exactly is it that will travel the ether and connect meaningfully with your follow…

Right work – Julian Summerhayes

“The truth knocks on the door and you say, “Go away, I’m looking for the truth,” and so it goes away. Puzzling.” ― Robert M. Pirsig, Zen and the Art …

Ready, Fire and …. Aim – Julian Summerhayes

… as opposed to most law firm decision-making, which rests on the ability not to make a decision. The usual modus operandi: “Ready, ready, ready, rea…

One small step – Julian Summerhayes

No, not me trying to remember the immortal lines of one Neil Armstrong, but rather how I feel right now about the progress of my blog, social media p…

~ 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…