“Hey
Dad, do you know where we are going?” says my 8 year old know-it-all son. “Of course, Beckham. I looked it up on Google Maps, and I have it
burnt into my memory,” I reply. I look
to my co-pilot in the seat beside me (ahem, my wife) who is rolling her eyes. I murmur to her…….”I have absolutely no clue
where in the h*** we are.” The tenor of
that trip changed at that moment. A car
load of wife and pissed-off kids is nowhere for a man to be.
I
was actually proud of myself that day. I
admitted I was lost. There is no doubt
that I need a lot of babysitters in my life.
A LOT OF PEOPLE WILL AGREE WITH THE PRIOR SENTENCE. My secretary directs me where to go, when to be
there, how to dress, and when I get out of hand. My wife tells me when my fly is open, when I
left my socks in the wrong spot, and when I am doing anything wrong. Then there are the people that help me keep
my busy life balanced. I have more than
5 people all over the United States that make sure my law firm ship is sailing
where it should. I could not serve my
clients without all of the people in this paragraph.
I
turn down potential clients and cases every day. Need a complex will drafted? I am not your guy. Interested in offering a stock sale to the
public? I am definitely not your
guy. I
talk. That is what I do. My practice is based around litigation and
practicing the art of trial advocacy. I
welcome any battle especially those against insurance companies and large
corporate interests!!!! I also welcome
criminal defendants and small business owners that need a voice in the legal
system.
So
where is the life lesson? I have learned
that being good at one thing and focusing on being the best at that one thing
is the key to sustainability in life. In
legal practice, I want to be great at trial advocacy. At home, I want to be a great father and husband. On the golf course, I want to be Tiger Woods. In life, I want to do the best that I can do
at all things. Who judges such? Not the people around you. It is you that is the sole judge of whether
you are doing the best. Listen to those
babysitters in your life, but execute the plan on your own terms.
I enjoyed this post. I never really thought of those people in my life as babysitters.
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