Worry a Lot
Good lawyers sometimes have trouble sleeping. They wake up in the middle of the night, their mind racked with some minute detail of a transaction. Thoughts swirling about the deposition tomorrow morning. Second guessing the discovery response they filed that...
Conquering Small Talk Anxiety
A couple weeks ago I had two separate new law grads email me asking about networking. I spent about 30 minutes or so talking on the phone with each of them. (Yes, I gave them my number and took time out of my day to speak with them.) They were having problems with the...
Allegory Of The Long Spoons
The following is a brief allegory, told from a Jewish perspective. Initially I heard it as a Buddhist lesson. I’m sure there are variations of the tale across many religions, it’s message so universal. Allegory Of The Long Spoons Rabbi Haim of Romshishok...
Imposter Syndrome: Are You Faking It & Will they Find Out?
You’re assisting in a deposition. It’s your seventh one ever. You look around at the other lawyers in the room. They all look full of confidence. There is an associate from another firm about your age there as well. She’s looks calm and sure of...
The Marble and The Sculptor Release Day and Reviews
My book officially releases today. I’d suggest picking it up at Amazon if you want to order it online, although it should be available in most mainstream book retailers. Hopefully there should be a number of reviews coming out in the next few days of the book. A...
The Great Conversation: Aristotle on Friendship
Aristotle, with his common sense approach to problems, frequently states the seemingly obvious. He makes points which on the surface don’t seem revolutionary, but they are shrewd and insightful enough to crystalize truths that, otherwise, would be difficult to...
ABA Press Release on The Marble and The Sculptor
I get press releases all the time. It comes with having a blog. I ignore most of them. But late yesterday I received a press release about myself, which was an odd experience. I hadn’t been in the loop for the press release, otherwise I’d have taken issue...
Keiko: To Meditate Upon The Old
A couple weeks ago, I made a post entitled Goal Are For Losers, commenting on Scott Adams’ essay in the Wall Street Journal, Scott Adams’ Secret of Success: Failure, in which Adams posits: To put it bluntly, goals are for losers. That’s literally true most...
The Marble and The Sculptor: Table of Contents and Introduction
We’re one week out from the release of my new book, The Marble and The Sculptor: From Law School To Law Practice. Getting a book published definitely ranks up there with sausage being made. There have been numerous challenges along the way, right up to the end....Sidebar
