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It’s only getting worse – Julian Summerhayes

The whole damn thing, of course. The earth is being depleted of its resources, the rich are getting richer (the numbers are off the scale), people ar…

It can always Wait – Julian Summerhayes

People often complain that watching a cycle race is like watching paint dry. Admittedly, if you have to listen to 5 hours of David Duffield, it can g…

Inertia – Julian Summerhayes

â€œAction speaks louder than words but not nearly as oftenâ€�ï»¿ Mark Twain Planning is important whether you are running a professional practice, a …

Indifference – Julian Summerhayes

Look at us all. Running like crazed lunatics. To get away from our: thoughts our shitty lives jobs that make no sense a purposeless life and, so much…

In this moment we live – Julian Summerhayes

“We inhabit ourselves without valuing ourselves, unable to see that here, now, this very moment is sacred; but once it’s gone – its value is incontes…

In the moment – Julian Summerhayes

What does mindfulness mean to you? Being present? Not allowing your mind to wander? Doing one thing at a time? Even if you’re not disposed to explori…

Ignore Blogging at Your Peril – Julian Summerhayes

Let’s be clear. Every business doesn’t need a blog. In fact, for a lot of businesses they will think it dumb to divert their time, resources and inte…

How to stick to your (2012) resolutions – Julian Summerhayes

This time of year there will be a slew of posts on making resolutions. But simply wishing for something different, better or changed is frankly a was…

How to reclaim your Mojo? – Julian Summerhayes

“Mojo is that positive spirit toward what we are doing now that starts from the inside and radiates to the outside.” Marshall Goldsmith Professional …

How to Market your Law Firm for Growth – Julian Summerhayes

Everything is marketing â€“ every touch point, interaction, experience. Every person possesses the power to change the emotional engagement with your…

How to get ahead in your legal career… – Julian Summerhayes

I quote: “… a deep, driving desire to learn, a vigorous determination to increase your ability to deal with people.” Dale Carnegie, How to Win Friend…

Here’s never good enough – Julian Summerhayes

“Whenever I think about it or notice it, I find myself here. When I say “here,” I mean at the visual center of an apparent world of sights; at the au…

Have you appointed a Wizard of WOW? – Julian Summerhayes

I wish I could lay claim to the expression, “Wizard of WOW”, but it goes to Tom Peters (who else). WOW gets short shrift from legal practice – in fac…

Has the world gone mad? – Julian Summerhayes

Energy prices through the roof. Ditto food, utilities and anything and everything that we previously thought affordable. Of course, it was never mean…

Gratitude – Julian Summerhayes

I’m blessed to live in such an amazing part of the world. This was yesterday’s sky on my walk; I live close to Dartmoor and the weather can be very c…

Go inside – Julian Summerhayes

We too often look for validation from others. As Rilke says: “You ask if your verses are good. You ask me. You have previously asked others. You send…

Following a true path – Julian Summerhayes

“Listen to your being. It is continuously giving you hints; it is a still, small voice. It does not shout at you, that is true. And if you are a litt…

Finish what you start – Julian Summerhayes

“Don’t go around saying the world owes you a living. The world owes you nothing. It was here first.” ― Mark Twain So, I’m back writing to my blog. “A…

Finding peace – Julian Summerhayes

It’s not easy to be completely at one. Then again, the spiritual folk would say that that’s an oxymoron; namely, everything you seek you already are….

Finding new meaning – Julian Summerhayes

We’re struggling to make sense of: the numbers the loss of freedom the connection the touch the life we had. I feel it. In fact, I often wonder how m…

Everything’s OK – Julian Summerhayes

It doesn’t seem that way. In fact, to the body-mind ‘self’, there is always a problem. It might sound a non-sequitur to suggest we’ll never find peac…

Enlightenment – Julian Summerhayes

“HELLO! Look at me. HELLO! I am so ZEN. This is BLOOD. This is NOTHING. Hello. Everything is nothing, and it’s so cool to be ENLIGHTENED. Like me.” ―…

Ecological grief – Julian Summerhayes

Photo by Blaz Erzetic on Unsplash “The best remedy for those who are afraid, lonely or unhappy is to go outside, somewhere where they can be quite al…

Doing our work – Julian Summerhayes

“Your profession is not what brings home your weekly paycheck, your profession is what you’re put here on earth to do, with such passion and such int…