by Jim Dwyer | Mar 3, 2014 | Living Our Best Life
Fifteen years ago I was talking with a doctor. I knew him fairly well, so when he asked me how I was doing, I gave him a meaningful answer. “I am living my golden years right now. My children are seven and five. I’m the center of their universe and I love...
by Jim Dwyer | Jan 20, 2014 | Living Our Best Life
Some days I feel more like a firefighter than an attorney. The phone rings off the hook. There is a constant barrage of emails. Letters to read and write. A stack of files that have to be reviewed. My day is filled with fires that must be put out. A while ago Jan, my...
by Jim Dwyer | Dec 2, 2013 | Living Our Best Life, Redefining a Successful Lawyer
What are the difference between surviving and thriving? Before you read the rest of this post, think for a few minutes on what are the difference between the two for you. Our lives are so multifaceted that it is a mistake to conclude that life is either one or the...
by Jim Dwyer | Nov 19, 2013 | Living Our Best Life
I was looking at an amazing book called Far Out, A Space Time Chronicle. It’s a large coffee table book full of phenomenal photos of deep space taken by the Hubble Telescope. We could see the the same images as the Hubble Telescope if our iris was three feet wide....
by Jim Dwyer | Oct 23, 2013 | Learning to Listen, Living Our Best Life
It is estimated that we think between 60,000 and 70,000 thoughts a day. Thank God all the thoughts I have throughout the day are not recorded. If someone were to read them I would run screaming out of fear of what they would think of me. If I was unknowingly given a...
by Jim Dwyer | Sep 2, 2013 | Living Our Best Life, Office Practice is Life Practice
The other day I was getting ready to prep a client for her deposition. I reviewed the facts of the case from the first time we met. I looked over the police report, witness statements and photos. I reviewed her medical records for problems- and there were a lot. ...
