by Jim Dwyer | May 18, 2015 | Great Strides and Small Steps, Living Our Best Life, Practicing Law and Life, Redefining a Successful Lawyer
What are the reasons you work? The truth is there are many reasons that we work. The question should be, “What are the purposes that you work?” No doubt the response we all share is, to make a living. You have bills to pay, things you want to buy, people...
by Jim Dwyer | May 3, 2015 | Living Our Best Life, Power of Relationships
I’ve been thinking lately about living a fearless life. The problem is I don’t know what that really means. Fearless in The Merriam-Webster Dictionary is defined as: free from fear, brave. That doesn’t help me understand how to live a fearless life....
by Jim Dwyer | Apr 19, 2015 | Law, Living Our Best Life, Office Practice is Life Practice, Practicing Law and Life
The practice of law is highly competitive and adversarial. It starts in law school. I remember listening to the welcoming remarks of the Dean of the Law School, when he said, “Look to your left, look to your right…..”, you know the rest. It’s...
by Jim Dwyer | Apr 6, 2015 | Living Our Best Life, Practicing Law and Life
Looking up to the sky on a clear night in central Oregon, far from any lights, I can see so many stars. When I look up on a clear summer night in my city back yard by the campfire, I know there are as many stars up there as in central Oregon, but it’s different...
by Jim Dwyer | Mar 22, 2015 | Living Our Best Life, Power of Relationships
It was 15 years ago, I was talking with a business friend on the phone. He asked me how I was doing. Without missing a beat I said “I’m living my golden years”. He asked what I meant. I said “My daughters are 7 and 5. I’m the center of...
by Jim Dwyer | Jan 17, 2015 | Living Our Best Life
A new book entitled “The Upside of Your Dark Side”, talks about how our “negative” emotions have positive sides. By understanding this we can take what are considered “bad” feelings and see them in a different light. Embracing all...
