Simplicity Is Elegance
I have to admit: I am in a “simplify and eliminate” mood today. I got rid of one time-suck earlier today; have “renegotiated” several commitments (in David Allen’s GTD parlance) in the past week; and am getting quite fond of that sense of liberation that follows. It feels like my lungs gained an [...]
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It’s been awhile!
For those who aren’t familiar with the concept, “7 Days” is a semi-regular feature here at The Inspired Solo in which I corral 7 of the best and most inspiring posts from the prior week in the blogopshere — not legally-related blogs or posts, necessarily, and usually not, in fact. What they have [...]
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What’s the Deal With This Post?
If you’re new here, you might be thinking “Seven who now? Of the what?” (Elsewise, just skip ahead to the good stuff, my peeps.) Here’s what’s what: each week, I go hunting down seven posts that I think might inspire solos and solos-to-be to engage in a little out-of-the-box thinking.
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Each week, I search for a week’s worth of posts — 7 in all — to inspire a solo to engage in a little out-of-the-box thinking.
And, with each post, I provide some suggestions about “entry points” for the posts in question — questions to think about, concepts that might be “between the lines,” a [...]
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Each week, I scour the internet to look for seven posts from the preceding week that, in my humble opinion, represent some inspired thinking, or that might trigger inspired thinking in a solo lawyer.
And with each post, I’ve begun offering some suggestions about “ways in” to the inspiration of each post — i.e., questions to [...]
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Each week at The Inspired Solo, we search the wide blogosphere over to find seven posts of particularly inspiring nature. So, here are your fresh bursts of inspiration for the week most recently ending!
Wonder what LawMummy’s up to these days? Here’s your answer. So here’s my question: Does it inspire you much to do [...]
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From Never the Same River Twice, ten ways to avoid a rigid mind and keep those mental faculties sharp and creative.
Collected suggestions from Zen Habits readers on home office workers; read the comments for alternative takes which might be just as or more helpful, depending on your approach and preferences.
Today Is That Day brings a [...]
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Wow, it’s been awhile since we did this, eh? Let’s get back into the habit. After all, inspiration — like success — is nothing but a habit, right? Here are your inspirational tidbits for the last week, though at least one of them predates last week:
From Priscilla Palmer’s Personal Development Blog comes this post titled [...]
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Let’s make with the inspiration!
Life Learning Today: Should You Start Your Own Work At Home Business? Expect a lot more on this topic here at TIS in the coming days.
Penelope Trunk’s Brazen Careerist: Coachology – Point Your Legal Career In The Right Direction. Here’s a stellar opportunity to get a professional consultant’s assistance in [...]
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This is a little scary – I posted a “7 Days” post for the last week on Saturday using ScribeFire. And it disappeared. It didn’t post, it didn’t post as a draft, it’s not in ScribeFire’s history or notes sections … it just vanished! But I’m not about to let a little ghost in the [...]
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