I’ve had an unsettling week. Unsettling in a good way, that is. It all started a little while back when I scored a copy of Dave Navaro’s ebook, 7 Steps To Playing A Much Bigger Game. Which is not hard to do, since he’s giving it away on his website, how cool is that. Although…
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Category Archives: Work
Some of the Things I Need to Know I Didn’t Learn in Kindergarten
Whatever our chosen profession, we’re always learning. I’ve tried to learn most of my paralegal skills through formal education, observing others more experienced than myself, being mentored, etc. However, I’ve got to admit that some of my greatest lessons I learned from my mistakes! Early in my career, I was a paralegal in some small law…
How to Succeed in Business . . . by Really, Really Trying
Occasionally I read an article or blog post I find so thought provoking, I cannot shake it off. Such as last month, when I read Sonia Simone’s CopyBlogger piece, The Three Surprisingly Simple Keys to Success. What was provocative about this piece for me was the discussion of things that I typically view as outside…
Building My Business or Spinning My Wheels?
When I first started my own business, I floundered trying to figure out how to be productive. After all, I had spent much of my work life having my activities dictated by supervisors. Obviously, one of the appeals of entrepreneurship is that I do in fact now set my own schedule and determine my own…
Calling the IT Department! Oh Wait . . . That’s Me!
As mentioned in my last post, I spent last week transitioning from my five year old PC to the new laptop I bought. Doing this in the midst of a research and drafting project for a client posed additional challenges, but I’m happy with the result. And it gives rise to a brief discussion of…
Sunday Six Word Memoir
While an interesting litigation project for a client took precedent this week, the remainder of my time was completely absorbed by a computer upgrade. I had been intending to upgrade my computer for quite some time, as my PC was old. However, frightening “blue screen of death” error messages – which given the age of…
Care and Feeding of Your Whuffie
A) Kid’s toy? B) Foreign curse word? C) Porn name? What in heaven’s name, you ask, is whuffie? Well according to Tara Hunt, Whuffie is the residual outcome – the currency – of your reputation. You lose or gain it based on positive or negative actions, your contributions to the community, and what people think…
Endings and New Beginnings
A mere six months ago, I was living in Los Angeles, and working full time as a senior litigation paralegal at a well-respected law firm with about 200 talented attorneys. This law firm was the fifth law firm I had worked for in my 20+ year legal career, and one that enabled me to gain…
