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Round two: Stepping back into the legal fray – Julian Summerhayes

“The oak fought the wind and was broken, the willow bent when it must and survived.” ― Robert Jordan, The Fires of Heaven It’s been over two years si…

Revolutionise your thinking | Julian Summerhayes

How many times do you hear that rather dog-eared expression: “Thinking outside the box”? Or, an even duller one: “Blue Sky Thinking”? Loads and loads…

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Renewal, Repair or Re-Decorate? – Julian Summerhayes

Your personal and professional growth is paramount. As I have exhorted from time to time: “To have more you have to become more” (Jim Rohn). The mark…

Playing your legal career by the numbers (always?) – Julian Summerhayes

I have been banging on about my message for nearly 2 years. “Soft is Hard; Hard is Soft.” Tom Peters But still the numbers predominate the argument. …

People, Learning and Development – Julian Summerhayes

One of the law firms I worked at had a department called ‘P.L.D.’ ~ People, Learning and Development. Sounds wonderful doesn’t it? But its role was m…

Paying attention – Julian Summerhayes

On first blush, this is easy. You measure your attention by the amount of time you spend on any one thing. Work; 35 hours per week. Housework; 5 hour…

Passing a nice quiet time – Julian Summerhayes

I even hear the mountains the way they laugh up and down their blue sides and down in the water the fish cry and the water is their tears. — Charles …

Passing a nice quiet time – Julian Summerhayes

All my life I’ve wrestled with one thing or another. It’s been and still is exhausting. One day, perhaps, I might be able to (or be forced to) reign …

Partnership – Julian Summerhayes

The early model worked. You qualified, made partner, had your name above the door, worked on yourÂ business, served a small(ish) clientele, cared pas…

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Outcomes Focused Regulation ~ A “Proper” standard of service – Julian Summerhayes

I havenâ€™t deliberately avoided immersing myself in the semantics of law (honest) but, having moved into business development, social media and peop…

Our shadow life – Julian Summerhayes

“The story says then that when we put a part of ourselves in the bag it regresses. It de-evolves toward barbarism. Suppose a young man seals a bag at…

Our obsession with personal development – Julian Summerhayes

“The plain fact is that if you don’t have a problem, you create one. If you don’t have a problem you don’t feel that you are living.” — U.G. Krishnam…

Our life’s work – Julian Summerhayes

“The painter has the Universe in his mind and hands.” — Leonardo da Vinci When I look at my output online, I’d be lying if I wasn’t a tad impressed w…

Our ancestors – Julian Summerhayes

Yesterday, we came together to commemorate the one year anniversary of my father-in-law’s passing. The weather was a bit tricky but somehow we manage…

Oneness – Julian Summerhayes

“The first peace, which is the most important, is that which comes within the souls of people when they realize their relationship, their oneness wit…

One life – Julian Summerhayes

Time waits for no man…or so the saying goes. And it sure isn’t hanging around for me or my family. I only have to look up from my desk at home to see…

Now or never – Julian Summerhayes

What is it they say? Time waits for no man. And that’s how I feel about the unfolding climate change and loss of biodiversity calamity. They don’t ca…

now – Julian Summerhayes

(This is a now page, and if you have your own site, you should make one, too.) What I’m doing now. This is up to date as of 8 May 2022 In-house couns…

No sleep – Julian Summerhayes

Magnified, sanctifiedBe the holy nameVilified, crucifiedIn the human frameA million candles burningFor the help that never cameYou want it darker — L…

Newsletter – Julian Summerhayes

My mission is to help you unlock your genius. Join the growing tribe of people who are looking to move out of a shadow existence, and become who they…

Never stop believing in yourself – Julian Summerhayes

“Every human being must have a point at which he stands against the culture, where he says, this is me and the damned world can go to hell.” – Rollo …

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Things that have shaped my life: Living in South Africa (1975-77). Falling head over in heels in love with Allison. The birth of the my three childre…