Ralph Waldo Emerson once said, “Nothing was ever achieved without enthusiasm.” Emerson was right. Think about the times when you achieved something in your life

We live in stressful times. Sometimes it seems as if modern society was designed to cause stress, anxiety, and depression. We are barraged with an

In our technologically-advanced age, people are constantly trying to multi-task. We are trying to do more than one thing at the same time. We think

Out of the blue, a good friend of mine sent me a book called The Go-Giver. It’s a short book. I started reading the book

“Grit” – perseverance and passion for long term goals. At VB Attorneys, we represent a lot of people who’ve suffered severe, life-altering injuries. I’ve been

Have you ever woken up in a bad mood? Maybe you didn’t get enough sleep, then you check email first thing and find an inbox

I was able to take 4 days off over Christmas (2 days before, day of, and day after Christmas). I spent that time with my

With the new year upon us, many of you are hoping to achieve some New Year’s resolutions. Unfortunately, the statistics of people actually achieving New

  I’m something of a nerd. Whenever I’m faced with some sort of problem to solve, or issue to overcome, my first tendency is research

Let me tell you a story. When I was in 8th grade (middle school), the high school where I was headed hired a new basketball

Oscar is sitting in his prison cell, which is small, dark, wet, and cold. He has no pictures or posters because the prison guards won’t

Every single day, we all make decisions in our personal and professional life that have major consequences for our future personal and professional well-being. We

Almost 16 years ago I found myself in a terrible work environment. My boss was mean.  He attacked the people who worked with him relentlessly,

Most people think lawyers are trained persuaders. They aren’t. Truth is, we don’t learn persuasion or rhetoric in law school. Instead, law school teaches us