I’m making a short movie or vlog about our day trip to Kinsale and the Old Head of Kinsale on 19th March 2022. I have quite a good deal of camera footage and the temptation is to just dump it on a timeline and add some music with a few captions thrown in. And if… Continue reading Making a short movie/VLOG and the bittersweet attempt to capture memories
Leaving your routine-mentally resetting is a vital benefit
We were away for a couple of days in Cork in the last few days. As much as I am committed to, and reliant on, my daily routine I believe there is an important benefit of being taken out of your regular routine, your accustomed course. What happens is you notice that your world, or… Continue reading Leaving your routine-mentally resetting is a vital benefit
Finding Woody Guthrie in Kinsale, #2
We were in Kinsale yesterday as we are in Cork for the long weekend-the new public holiday on Friday in recognition of the Covid 19 sacrifices made by people etc. Kinsale is a beautiful town and the Old Head of Kinsale is spectacular. But I was staring into the window of a second hand book… Continue reading Finding Woody Guthrie in Kinsale, #2
Finding Woody Guthrie in Kinsale
It’s 2.30 in the morning as I write this post. I forgot about today’s (Saturday’s blog post) because we are away in Cork for the weekend. We were in Kinsale today and I came across a second hand book shop in the stunning little town. In the window was a 2nd hand copy of “Bound… Continue reading Finding Woody Guthrie in Kinsale
Combining two interests: baking and photography
I baked some sourdough bread with black and green olives this morning. Look at the photographs below. It turned out well and I am looking forward to getting stuck into the bread when it cools down. Taking photographs of bread that I bake allows me to combine two interests of mine: baking and photography. I… Continue reading Combining two interests: baking and photography
Monitoring and tweaking my social media marketing time and effort
I spend a great deal of time on social media marketing. I have it baked into my daily schedule and the first 25 minutes of my working time each day is spent on marketing on social media. That’s 7 days each week. For this reason, I keep a close eye on the effectiveness of the… Continue reading Monitoring and tweaking my social media marketing time and effort
Rant about interfering helpers
It happens all the time. The unwanted, uninvited, interfering helper gets his/her oar in with the client. And the effect, intended or otherwise, is to make the solicitor look lazy, incompetent, or uncaring. When nothing could be further from the truth. But when you’re explaining your losing. I won’t identify the group of individuals I… Continue reading Rant about interfering helpers
Blocking tricolour flaunting social media accounts
I blocked a couple of accounts on one of my social media pages over the last week. And they had one thing in common: both of them had the Irish tricolour in their profile. The little green, white and gold/orange flag image. This is something I have noticed creeping into social media platforms over the… Continue reading Blocking tricolour flaunting social media accounts
The 2 most important tools in the development of my business
I was just thinking this morning about the two most important tools in the growth of my solicitor’s practice since I qualified and started my practice in 2011. I cannot separate them because there is an element of chicken and egg about them. But the two most instrumental tools or spheres of activity have been… Continue reading The 2 most important tools in the development of my business
Developing a practice or daily habit
Listening to the Akimbo podcast yesterday, while I cut the grass around the house, Seth Godin was speaking again about developing a practice. He has written a book, I believe, called “The Practice”. It is about showing up every day and committing to developing a positive habit or practice in your life. He made the… Continue reading Developing a practice or daily habit