I played tennis with an attorney friend last weekend and I learned a few things. First, I learned my knees and right shoulder are not as young as they used to be. My joints groaned like the hull of a wooden ship in a heavy storm. Ice and Advil were my best friends for a few days after our match. Second, I learned about a huge law firm taking 90% of their employees and attorneys out of the office a... »
In his new book, Four Thousand Weeks: Time Management for Mortals, Oliver Burkeman takes readers through a sobering assessment of “time management” and presents a new way to form a better relationship with yourself and escape the dangerous “efficiency traps” lurking around every corner. In a nutshell, Burkeman argues that the more productive we are, the more pressure we feel and this cycle is dang... »
When the big stack of mail gets plopped on my desk each day, I won’t lie, there are many letters I’d prefer not to open. When I see a return address from an attorney or the IRS, I react with as much gleeful anticipation as a toddler sitting in front of a very large bowl of steamed broccoli. It’s on these days that a hand-written thank you card from a Burleson Seminars member shin... »
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