Blog Posts: Law Blog

Over the past few years many of you may have read my blog regarding having a checkup for you and, if you have one, your business. This does not involve seeing a doctor, but it does involve all the other professionals in your personal and business life. Since that time, I decided to make this topic an annual tradition. This is based in part on the range of feedback ...

Everyone has stress. Many people have more stress than is good or healthy. It can be related to their work or their personal life. This time of year, it also can be related to the holidays, such as dealing with family or the financial burden of gifts or travel. Reducing stress obviously is important. How to reduce stress depends on you because what helps lower stre...

Do you ever ask yourself this question? You should. If you do, the answer should include all important aspects of your life. The answer will be different for each of us. For one person it will be gaining a certain title or earning a certain amount of money. For someone else it may be to train their dog to roll over. Or, maybe it’s a combination of both, becau...

None of us are always right. Most times there is not a “right” answer, but opinions. And no one’s opinions are anything more than opinions. I am not speaking to core beliefs such as religion, though I think it’s healthy to question all ideas and belief systems. Here, I am talking about everyday tasks and ideas. It could be the best way to dr...

We are a few days out from Thanksgiving. In thinking about writing about being thankful or gratitude, I thought back to a post from last November. I can’t say it better, so here is my annual blog for the week of Thanksgiving. This is a good time of year to generally think about gratitude and specifically what you are thankful for. At the same time, it’s...

It is good to get out of your comfort zone. What that means is different for each person. One person’s challenge is just a normal day for a different person. When you challenge yourself, it is invigorating and makes life interesting. Last weekend I did the Phoenix Summit Challenge with my friend Warren and my wife. It was multiple hikes, with seven summits an...

I have an old t-shirt from a concert I attended years ago. On the back it says “dream focused.” I had not worn it in a while, but happened to pull it out this week. At the same time, I received an email from a friend who said I need to write about the power of dreaming. Coincidence? I say inspiration! Dreaming is powerful. Whether as a child or now, dre...

Everyone has implicit bias. The term “implicit bias” describes when we unconsciously have attitudes towards people or associate stereotypes with them. This can be because of race, gender, sexual orientation, age – the list is longer than most people think and specific to each person. And this isn’t about being racist or sexist; it’s ab...

I believe karma exists. Maybe it is an existential justice system, maybe not. It isn’t necessarily instant and may take a long time, but it happens. The rub is that you may never know it happens where you were wronged and are hoping for karmic retribution. So, what can you do to be on the right side of karma? Be intentional in a positive way. This means to be...

“Everything is who you know” is a true statement. This includes the company president and the janitor. You never know who will be important to you in the future or what that person may achieve. The company president may be important to you professionally, or maybe the janitor’s child had the same issue your child is having and has suggestions or c...