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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…

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,…

Urgency v. Efficiency – Julian Summerhayes

Now I know what you are thinking – another pithy piece on time management (Pareto principle, Matrix II activity and even some good old fashioned pear…

The Legal Profession and the Venus Fly Trap – Julian Summerhayes

Law is still incredibly aspirational and judging by the number of people that are continuing to enter the profession, there seems no shortage of peop…

Take Away the Numbers and What’s Left? – Julian Summerhayes

I have mentioned the eponymous Tom Peters and his oft quoted expression: “Hard is soft. Soft is Hard.” If you read In Search of Excellence you will u…

Less is More … to the Point – Julian Summerhayes

Re-Work is a magical book. It is short, shorter than nearly every other business book I have read. Oh, and it has some delightful art. The story goes…

Legal Education – It Ends at the Start? – Julian Summerhayes

Law degree LPC Training Contract (ye old Articles) One message: to equip you for a life of service. Not: a billing machine. Education is a lifelong p…

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 …

Connectivity – find your Tribe (thank you Seth Godin) – Julian Summerhayes

SUCCESS To laugh often and much; to win the respect of intelligent people and the affection of children; to earn the appreciation of honest critics a…

Climbing the (wrong) ladder of Success. – Julian Summerhayes

Legal practice is hard. It requires stamina, a thick skin and a high degree of acuity in understanding the task at hand. It’s not going to get any ea…

Why no blog today? – Julian Summerhayes

I am still here. But having given it a great deal of thought, I have decided to curtail my blogging and post once a week. Thanks for all your support…

Why meetings suck your soul … – Julian Summerhayes

I think meetings should all come with a health warning: “Meetings can seriously damage your purpose, passion, motivation and sense of accomplishment….

What’s the problem you’re trying to solve? – Julian Summerhayes

Is this the most important question any en(in)trepreneur can ask? Forget the build it and they will come methodology (e.g. a leap of faith based on s…

What if? – Julian Summerhayes

You had your time again. The time before you embarked on your career in law. Would you do it – train as a lawyer? I love the law. And not just the mi…

We seek it here…, we seek it there…, – Julian Summerhayes

We seek it … everywhere … an OPPORTUNITY As Seth Godin said in his blog post of 18 January 2011 “A [cheque] in your wallet does you very little good….

Trial and Error – Julian Summerhayes

I have now spent about 8 weeks, pretty much flat out, trying to build an on-line presence. This has meant some early mornings and a few late nights w…

Think … Think … Think … – Julian Summerhayes

Blog by Julian Summerhayes. 257 words. I make no apologies for the brevity of this post. Things come at you at a hundred miles an hour. You hardly ha…

The week ahead – Julian Summerhayes

This one is going to be short. I started the week, again, full of passion for my personal development blog and business focused on the South West. I …

The Ultimate Personal Development Guide – Julian Summerhayes

Over the Christmas period, I organised my library and separated out all the books that could be classified under the heading “Personal Development” (…

The SatNav of Life – Julian Summerhayes

Life is a journey. We all know that. And no, this is not another “with one leap” type post – my wife thought the last one was just a bit too deep. Bu…

The Hierarchy of Lawyer Preference

Blog by Julian Summerhayes. 233 words. There is a definite order: You are the best in the business. You are the only one with the expertise. I am pay…

The 2nd post … – Julian Summerhayes

I am continuing to try to juggle all the current projects and it is not proving easy. I am quite clear what I would like to do for 2010 – start a per…

Stories sell – period – Julian Summerhayes

Law firm marketing is not about a logo, a picture or two on your website, a particular pantone colour or the most ego-centric bios. It is about the s…

Scattered Attention – Julian Summerhayes

“To be everywhere is to be nowhere.” — Seneca We’re all over the place — this thing, then that and then something completely different. In the proces…