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Feature Article: Sh-Sh-Sh-Shattered
by Kevin Houchin
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Mick Jagger and the Stones have taken up residence in my head for the past few weeks.
Sha-Do-Be. Shattered. Shattered.
Chatter Chatter.
But Does it Matter?
Shattered.
Then I figured out why it’s sticking. It’s sticking because I see it all around me. The old ways of doing things are falling apart. The "vessels" that we use to contain old ways of thinking are falling apart. They’re not eroding away, things are happening much faster than the process of erosion.
Shattered. Shattered.
The vessels that contain old ways of being a professional and being a human have shattered
•The economy based on sub-prime mortgages & complex finance
Shattered
•The economics of hourly billing (trading moments of your life for someone else’s money)
Shattered
•The "security" of a corporate J-O-B
Shattered
•The concept of making enough money in the first 65 years of your life to spend the final 1/3rd of your life doing nothing productive
Shattered
Sha-do-be. Shattered. Shattered.
You probably feel the same way sometimes. I know I do.
Shattered.
It’s OK to admit it. Sometimes we wonder why we’re working so hard and always seem a little behind where we want to be. It’s natural to feel that way. Our culture insists on ever-greater goals of prosperity.
It’s not your fault the old containers are shattered.
Your choice is what you are going to do about it.
There are literally an infinite number of ways to move forward, and there’s really only one way to try to hold your self back. You’ll definitely succeed at holding yourself back if you spend the next decade, year, month, week, day, hour, minute, or second trying to find and reassemble the shattered pieces of a system that has no remote possibility of working in the future.
Aint you hungry for Success. Success. Success. Successs . . . .
Does it matter?
Yes. It matters.
Your life depends on it.
Are you going to spend your life trading moments of your only scarce commodity (your time on the planet) for other people’s money, or are you going to invest your life in making a difference in the world?
It’s time to start changing our relationship with TIME. What is it going to take to change your relationship with time? I have some ideas that I’ll start sharing over the next few months.
You can also take 5 minutes to watch this video:
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Kevin Houchin is a lawyer, graphic designer, husband, father and creative spirit. In his law practice, Houchin & Associates P.C., Kevin advises creative people on how to maximize creativity, build businesses, and protect intellectual property. He is also the founder of The Space Between Center for Creative Spirit in Business, a unique mentorship program designed to equip, inspire and position lawyers and other entrepreneurs to attract and serve their ideal clients in the information age. From vital flat-fee billing schedules to advanced internet marketing strategies, no subject is left uncovered in this groundbreaking mastermind program.
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Cartoon: Stu's Views
by Stu Rees
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Cartoon: Courtoons
by David Mills
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Courtoons are the creation of David Mills, an Ohio appellate lawyer who works with litigants and law firms involved in civil and criminal cases in federal courts across the country. Visit David's law firm website at www.MillsFederalAppeals.com
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Cartoon: J.D.
by Mark F. Bernstein
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Mark F. Bernstein is a lawyer, cartoonist, writer, historian and producer. He is the author of five books on politics and sports, contributor to numerous national magazines and co-producer of the feature-length documentary film "8: Ivy League Football & America." You can find out more about Mark and his current projects at www.MarkFBernstein.com
Video (and Song) of the Month: My Lawyer's Back
by Bob Noone & the Well Hung Jury
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My lawyer’s back and you’re gonna be sorry
Hey la, hey la, my lawyer’s back
Look out my lawyer’s back
You rang?
Look out my lawyer’s back
My personal defender
Your lawyer’s back pinstripe and black
Just in case you ever get on the wrong track
That’s me, your attorney
Hey you’re in a jam again and you’re needin' free
You’re caught red handed and it’s just because
Honey, stupid is as stupid does
Your transaction was an infraction
And now you need a little court action
So they got your name
They got your fingerprints
They even think they know how the money’s spent
The cop says you’re a tough nut to crack
Well put down the donut, Smokey, his lawyer’s back
Look out my lawyer’s back
My personal defender
Look out my lawyer’s back (yes he is)
He will not surrender (just chill)
The jury hangs on my every syllable
And I am good ‘cause each word is billable
The courtroom is filled with gloom
There’s a sense of doom and you must assume
You look deceiving and no one’s believing
You start to plead but I intercede
I give the cop cross-examination
Now the jury’s got reservations
I wake the state trooper from his stupor
Warrantless seach, now what a blooper
No jurisdiction, his case is fiction
Hey no way gonna get a conviction
I’m your first, last, only solution
When they trample on your constitution
So when your rights are under attack
Don’t you worry fool, ha ha your lawyer’s back
Look out my lawyer’s back
My personal defender
Look out my lawyer’s back
He will not surrender
Just bounce a check with me, bounce with me c’mon
Sidestep the issue
Oh, just slide
Jump to the conclusion, uh huh
Put your neck on the line
And trust me
Look out my lawyer’s back
My personal defender (it’s nice to be needed)
Look out my lawyer’s back
He will not surrender (reality check)
So let me say in closing
Just in case your tired butt was dozing
If I’m around it’s an once of prevention
Trust me bub, it’s for your own protection
Cause I do things that you need not do
And I’m suing people that you need not sue
So don’t put up with all that legal crap
Don’t worry your head: your lawyer, your lawyer’s back
Look out my lawyer’s back (oh yeah)
My personal defender (where would you be without me?)
Look out my lawyer’s back
He will not surrender
Just one of the hilarious songs on
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Lawtoons
by Suzan Charlton, Esq.
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©Suzan Charlton. All rights reserved.
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Cartoon: Law and Disorder
by Paul Brennan
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Cartoon: Jonny Hawkins Collection
by Jonny Hawkins
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©Jonny Hawkins. All rights reserved.
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