I went to do a house call with an elderly man yesterday. It was a strange feeling. Let me tell you why. This man used to buy Major cigarettes from me some 20 years ago when I was in retailing and running the filling station in Enfield. He lived and worked close by and was… Continue reading Strange feelings doing the house call yesterday
The power of video in building connection and client growth
I have written previously about the power of video to help with personal brand development and lead/client generation for my solicitor’s practice. But I am regularly reminded of how formidable that power really is. Often when I meet people for consultations or to give them advice, they say openly that they watch all my videos… Continue reading The power of video in building connection and client growth
Client acquisition by slurping smoothies
I got a new client last week through posting photos of myself slurping smoothies on Instagram. The client came across me on the Instagram page of a local coffee shop, Nomad. I have been known to post photos on Instagram of the various smoothies I have tasted from the coffee shop across the road. It… Continue reading Client acquisition by slurping smoothies
The power of habit, organisation, standard operating procedures and obsessive compulsive disorder
One of the girls in the office-Josephine-suggested not too long ago that I had obsessive compulsive disorder. She said it half-jokingly but like most ‘half joking’ remarks there was probably a grain of truth in the observation. My daughter, Lisa, is a primary school teacher and we have often discussed autism and ‘being on the… Continue reading The power of habit, organisation, standard operating procedures and obsessive compulsive disorder
I have just updated “Buying a House in Ireland: A Step by Step Guide by a Builder/Solicitor”
I have just updated my book about buying or selling property in Ireland, “Buying a House in Ireland: A Step by Step Guide by a Builder/Solicitor”. Additional material which I have now added to the book includes: The new homebuying assistance scheme, The First Home Scheme Initiative Exempt developments BCMS (Building Control Management System) Attic… Continue reading I have just updated “Buying a House in Ireland: A Step by Step Guide by a Builder/Solicitor”
100,000 hours of viewing time on my YouTube channel
YouTube let me know this week that I had achieved the milestone of 100,000 hours of viewing time on my YouTube channel. This gives me a great deal of satisfaction and I pay no heed to the fact that my channel is on the go for over 10 years now. Or the fact that I… Continue reading 100,000 hours of viewing time on my YouTube channel
I’d sooner be woke than fascist
I’d sooner be woke than fascist. I am not sure what ‘woke’ means, or when it crept into the general vocabulary and lexicon. But I have seen woke persons and views online, or at least persons who have been accused of being woke. And for me it is a far more attractive position than being… Continue reading I’d sooner be woke than fascist
Comments on my Enoch Burke YouTube videos-some are appalling
I am surprised, and appalled, at some of the comments I have read on my YouTube channel regarding the Enoch Burke affair and his committal to Mountjoy prison for contempt of court. I have made a few videos about the situation as it is of general, societal, and legal interest. Issues of religious belief, religious… Continue reading Comments on my Enoch Burke YouTube videos-some are appalling
Instructing a solicitor? Give him/her the full and complete story
If you are going to engage the services of a solicitor in a legal dispute-for example an employment matter which will be dealt with by the Workplace Relations Commission (WRC)-make sure you give your solicitor all the facts. Good and bad. Full and complete instructions. Before the hearing. Preferably long before the hearing. The time… Continue reading Instructing a solicitor? Give him/her the full and complete story
Verbal chicanery
I’m reading Thomas Mann’s ‘The Magic Mountain’ at the moment, having just read his Nobel Prize winning novel ‘Buddenrooks’. Mann’s writing is sparkling, and it is my intention to read everything he wrote, so taken am I with his use of words and language. I encountered a phrase yesterday-verbal chicanery-which caused me to smile. It… Continue reading Verbal chicanery