7 Steps for Turning Uncertainty into Transformative Opportunity

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Welcome Mark Gorkin, "The Stress Doc"!  Our guest blogger this month. 7 Steps for Turning Uncertainty into Transformative Opportunity Doing Your Head Work, Heart Work and Homework   A good friend recently sent me a clever cartoon.  A Buddhist-like character, wearing a loosely hanging white garment, shoulder exposed, is driving a car, seemingly in the dark.  His car is filled with message...

To do list…..

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   Every Legal Professional'sCovid Era To Do ListWear a mask.Ride the horse in the direction it is going.Social distance.There was too much huggy, kissy stuff anyway.Wash hands over and over and over.Use hand lotion to restore your youthful dewy look.Don't go to big parties or large or even medium gatherings of any kind.It's not worth dying for.Listen to the scientists.They know better than us....

In the Face of Tragedy

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An open letter: I am sure all of you are aware of the terrible fires raging in the West. Normally, when things of this nature occur, we glance at the TV and think, "That's terrible" but honestly, other than following the story on the news, we really do not know how it feels to have a disaster hit you. It's something that happens to someone else. Now, I do know. In the Oregon fires raging across...

9 Passive-Aggressive Email Phrases You Are Probably Using

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You might have noticed some of your bosses and colleagues and friends getting somewhat, well, downright testy during this Coronavirus time. No wonder! Huge changes, disruption of business and home life, financial woes, uncertainty about the future, little or no social contact and that stay-at-home confinement we are all getting tired of. What I noticed is the effect this crazy upside-down time is...

It’s My Birthday and I’ll Cry If I Want To…..Staying positive in the age of Coronaville

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Today is my birthday. It’s one of those Big-O numbers. It's the kind where AARP tracks you down. I don’t mind, really. I feel more confident than ever – nothing much shakes me up too much anymore. With things the way they are in this upside- down world, the day has caused me to review my current situation: My business, legal staffing, is the third largest industry to be hit next to...