Who knows maybe some great idea will strike at 3 am while I'm up anyway and you will get a bonus.
But for now, know that the suspense is over and we had a healthy and beautiful boy.
Showing posts with label Living. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Living. Show all posts
Monday, March 25, 2013
It's a . . . .
As I sit here during one of the naps that my baby and wife are both deservedly taking, I realize I had no idea what day it is. Those with children will understand that the sleep deprived move in a mix of dream and reality for days before looking at a calendar to see what year it is let alone the month or day.
I'll be up posting regularly next week.
Who knows maybe some great idea will strike at 3 am while I'm up anyway and you will get a bonus.
But for now, know that the suspense is over and we had a healthy and beautiful boy.
Who knows maybe some great idea will strike at 3 am while I'm up anyway and you will get a bonus.
But for now, know that the suspense is over and we had a healthy and beautiful boy.
Monday, March 18, 2013
The Perks of Working for the Man
As I prepare to take two weeks off to care for my wife and new child, I realize the advantage of working for someone else.
There is an entrepreneurial streak that runs through me and my mind often wonders where I will end up. It's part of the reason I started this blog and have committed to various other projects. I often think about what it's like to venture on my own into some new field and the amazing part of life is where those decisions will take you.
But working for someone else has its advantages. I get to to take two full weeks off to be home and don't have to worry about a paycheck not coming in. I've been working hard for the last few weeks making sure my work is caught up, but I still have co-workers ready to pick up the cases I could not address. Heck, even my health insurance is fantastic and a major advantage of my job.
It's part of the reason the posts have been infrequent the last few weeks. I've been working long hours at work and at home getting ready so that I can devote two full weeks to my most important job, being a father.
If I were working for myself, I would probably have to work a little bit every day. When solo attorneys don't work, they don't get paid. When they don't answer their phones, clients move on to someone else. So there are trade-offs in every field, but today I'm happy I've taken this road.
There is an entrepreneurial streak that runs through me and my mind often wonders where I will end up. It's part of the reason I started this blog and have committed to various other projects. I often think about what it's like to venture on my own into some new field and the amazing part of life is where those decisions will take you.
But working for someone else has its advantages. I get to to take two full weeks off to be home and don't have to worry about a paycheck not coming in. I've been working hard for the last few weeks making sure my work is caught up, but I still have co-workers ready to pick up the cases I could not address. Heck, even my health insurance is fantastic and a major advantage of my job.
It's part of the reason the posts have been infrequent the last few weeks. I've been working long hours at work and at home getting ready so that I can devote two full weeks to my most important job, being a father.
If I were working for myself, I would probably have to work a little bit every day. When solo attorneys don't work, they don't get paid. When they don't answer their phones, clients move on to someone else. So there are trade-offs in every field, but today I'm happy I've taken this road.
Wednesday, November 21, 2012
How to Honor a Life
I've been to three wakes in the last three weeks. The deceased were not my immediate family or close friends. They were either distant relatives or some of my best friends' loved ones. All three carried a similar theme.
Pictures adorned the funeral parlors for each person, illustrating the life a person is capable of living. Decades of history greeted each mourner. Wedding pictures, candid snapshots, military pictures, and baby pictures showed us who the person was in life - happy, gleeful, and inevitably giving.
In death, they remind us of how fragile life is and why we cannot take even one moment for granted.
The reality of our mortality is that we must live a giving and purpose-driven life. We all hope to live a healthy and eternal life. Unfortunately, until modern science catches up with those wishes, we are stuck with striving for a healthy and prolonged one. But what do we do with the years between birth and death? How do we make them truly count? Our loved ones spent their lives laying bricks that would be the building blocks of future generations. My grandparents immigrated to America for a chance at success. They faced hardships few can even imagine today - traveling across the world with infants in tow, learning a new language, prejudices, few social programs to rely on. For what? So that my children and I can spend more time in front of the television? So that we could all work at jobs we don't like?
No. Life is fleeting, and leaving you every moment. Even as I sit here writing this, it ticks away in irretrievable seconds. The seconds are not wasted if they are aimed at a purpose, towards success. It is success that needs to be defined for every individual. Whether it be children, financial wealth, fame, critical success, or just being happy. What do you define as success?
I'm a goal driven person. I spend the end of each year documenting my goals for the next year and how to achieve them. This goal driven life is a new phenomenon for me. I used to flounder in the tide of uncertainty, waiting for someone to steer my ship to whatever course they wanted for me. It was only in the last few years I grabbed the wheel and began to chart my own course. My goals for 2012 are not all achieved. In truth, most of them are not. Still, I'll put my list together for 2013, including the unaccomplished tasks of 2012. I try not to get bogged down in failures because I'm aware that they line the steps to success. I've discovered there are two things required for success - deciding what is important to you and moving past the fear of failure.
I have failed and will continue to do so. You should too. It's what our deceased relatives and friends wanted for us. They spent a lifetime using their gifts and talents to show the road to success for all of us. Try and dare greatly. Fail. But always push. Always continue and eventually you will succeed.
It's the way to honor those that went before us. Happy Thanksgiving to all of you. Thank you for coming by and reading the blog. I love being able to provide you a glimpse into the law and the life of an ADA, as well as the posts like this one that deal with neither. Your continually increasing support pushes me to make this site better every day.
Pictures adorned the funeral parlors for each person, illustrating the life a person is capable of living. Decades of history greeted each mourner. Wedding pictures, candid snapshots, military pictures, and baby pictures showed us who the person was in life - happy, gleeful, and inevitably giving.
In death, they remind us of how fragile life is and why we cannot take even one moment for granted.
The reality of our mortality is that we must live a giving and purpose-driven life. We all hope to live a healthy and eternal life. Unfortunately, until modern science catches up with those wishes, we are stuck with striving for a healthy and prolonged one. But what do we do with the years between birth and death? How do we make them truly count? Our loved ones spent their lives laying bricks that would be the building blocks of future generations. My grandparents immigrated to America for a chance at success. They faced hardships few can even imagine today - traveling across the world with infants in tow, learning a new language, prejudices, few social programs to rely on. For what? So that my children and I can spend more time in front of the television? So that we could all work at jobs we don't like?
No. Life is fleeting, and leaving you every moment. Even as I sit here writing this, it ticks away in irretrievable seconds. The seconds are not wasted if they are aimed at a purpose, towards success. It is success that needs to be defined for every individual. Whether it be children, financial wealth, fame, critical success, or just being happy. What do you define as success?
I'm a goal driven person. I spend the end of each year documenting my goals for the next year and how to achieve them. This goal driven life is a new phenomenon for me. I used to flounder in the tide of uncertainty, waiting for someone to steer my ship to whatever course they wanted for me. It was only in the last few years I grabbed the wheel and began to chart my own course. My goals for 2012 are not all achieved. In truth, most of them are not. Still, I'll put my list together for 2013, including the unaccomplished tasks of 2012. I try not to get bogged down in failures because I'm aware that they line the steps to success. I've discovered there are two things required for success - deciding what is important to you and moving past the fear of failure.
I have failed and will continue to do so. You should too. It's what our deceased relatives and friends wanted for us. They spent a lifetime using their gifts and talents to show the road to success for all of us. Try and dare greatly. Fail. But always push. Always continue and eventually you will succeed.
It's the way to honor those that went before us. Happy Thanksgiving to all of you. Thank you for coming by and reading the blog. I love being able to provide you a glimpse into the law and the life of an ADA, as well as the posts like this one that deal with neither. Your continually increasing support pushes me to make this site better every day.
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