Category Archives: Professionalism

In 1990, my Mom gave me one of those tear-off calendars for one of my Christmas gifts and, to be painfully honest, it didn’t mean much to me at all … at the time. The calendar was Zig Ziglar’s 365 Secrets for Success 1991 Calendar and, if you knew me back in 1990 (or knew of me), you …

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Tension is something we have grown to hate because it is usually viewed as a bad thing. But is it really so bad? Too much surely is – just like the belt on a car engine – if the tension is too high, it keeps the parts from working the way they should and causes …

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These days I have no choice but to become more efficient at how I do things. As readers of this blog can tell from my recent post history, my level of commitments and responsibilities have increased exponentially over the last couple of months and the amount of time I have for getting things done has …

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Friends – I apologize for my rather sparse blogging lately but I promise, it has been for a good reason! I have been busy preparing to launch a new law firm starting tomorrow — BrittonTuma — and I think you will like what we are all about! And, if you don’t, please tell us how …

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What if we, as Americans, showed this kind of determination in everything we do on a daily basis? American People – every single one of us – “let’s roll!”

First I would like to let everyone know that this post is personal and off-topic from my other posts. My precious daughter Clara, who is 5 1/2 years old, was diagnosed with Juvenile Dermatomyosits, called “JM”,  at the end of December 2010. JM is a very rare but life threatening disease when not kept under …

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I have decided to stop being like Clark Griswold with my business development efforts and more like Ray Lewis. If that sounds like the dumbest thing you’ve ever heard just keep reading. I have been working really hard on my business development efforts. Everyone around me knows it. I have devoted a tremendous amount of time …

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