Hey everyone I know I already put up "The Life" Post but now I feel that I should shed some light on the Esq. portion of my life (especially since it has been half a year since I started). It may seem like a huge advertisement but hey I am having some much fun I need to share it all LOL.
I started in April as a Paralegal with my current office. As a paralegal I just helped with closing, will drafting, probating of estate and others things here and there. Once May rolled around and I got admitted to the Bar of NYS I started to handle many in depth cases and closings (with help of course). Also did small representations of clients in criminal and bankruptcy court just enjoying the life.
I then started as a full-fledged lawyer in September were I actually got my first clients and started to take on more of the firms clients by my self :). It has definitely been a journey and it continues to grow day after day. Just tomorrow I am going to search a premises for a Will (and that was just the beginning of the day).
You have to love what you do and I definitely understand that now especially when I am getting calls at all hours of the night or an email that says something needs to be done right away. It can get pretty fast paced, but you just have to be efficient and have a FIRM grasp of the law. With those two qualities you can be a very effective and successful lawyer.
I am also learning alot from the partners in my firm. They are great and take the time to guide me through the various ventures that they have me undertaking. I feel that this is very important for first year lawyers, since without proper guidance you can be doomed to fall within the same mistakes over and over, which can be costly to a client (and the attorney's license). But I am thankful for the place that the LORD has placed me, and I am listening to what He is saying in this situation.
My time as a lawyer has definitely been a rollercoaster but I am enjoying every up and down. I have been learning every day and through this process I am starting to become an attorney, even though I am still in training!!!
Wednesday, January 5, 2011
Character vs. Reputation
A few weeks ago I had a pretty interesting day that inspired me to write this blog. It is funny the title of my blog was the actual title of one of my devotional readings a few mornings ago. Then I get to work and in the middle of the day I come across this "numbers" game which is basically ppl inboxing you a number and you telling them what you think/feel/etc . . . about them lol. So thinking about it I thought basically this game is putting to the test what type of reputation this person may or may not have. While looking at my own "numbered" answers my mind wandered to actually writing a blog on the subject!
Now that the lonnnnngggg intro is out of the way lets get down to business. Now what exactly is your character and/or reputation. Well the way I understand it, your reputation is the way people/world see/view you and your character who you really are (personality, habits and the like). This analysis is important because sometimes your character and your reputation can be two completely different entities that people try really hard to keep intact. The reason why they want to keep these entities in tact is because it is a fundamental part of who that person is. Now why is this part of your person so important, well this is because your character and/or reputation can tell a person about you before you even have a chance to meet them. With your character and/or reputation you can leave an impression on someone even though you never shook their hand. Now I am not saying that this is good but it comes along with building a certain character/reputation.
These two factors affects several areas of a person's life such as (and these are just a few examples): getting a job/into a school (mostly jobs ask for references asking past employers, friends and family what type of person they will be hiring); in Court (reputation evidence in a criminal or civil cases are seen as helpful, while character/habit evidence is taken as weighty evidence); you getting a date (friend's images of you) etc . . . We have to come to understand that our reputation may carry us to a certain place but our character keeps us there!
As people we have to understand that we have to equate our character and reputation so that there is no difference (and if any very minimal). This way we dont have to live secret lives in the back rooms of our souls, while proclaiming a false pretense to the world.
I will leave you with a few quotes that shows the depth of this topic:
“Reputation is an idle and most false imposition; oft got without merit, and lost without deserving.” - William Shakespeare
“It takes many good deeds to build a good reputation, and only one bad one to lose it” - Benjamin Franklin
“Character is like a tree and reputation like a shadow. The shadow is what we think of it; the tree is the real thing.” - Abraham Lincoln
And finally;
“Watch your thoughts, for they become words.
Watch your words, for they become actions.
Watch your actions, for they become habits.
Watch your habits, for they become character.
Watch your character, for it becomes your destiny.” - Unknown
Thanks for listening to my ramblings and enjoy the rest of your day!!! Immmmm bacccckkkkk LOL!
Now that the lonnnnngggg intro is out of the way lets get down to business. Now what exactly is your character and/or reputation. Well the way I understand it, your reputation is the way people/world see/view you and your character who you really are (personality, habits and the like). This analysis is important because sometimes your character and your reputation can be two completely different entities that people try really hard to keep intact. The reason why they want to keep these entities in tact is because it is a fundamental part of who that person is. Now why is this part of your person so important, well this is because your character and/or reputation can tell a person about you before you even have a chance to meet them. With your character and/or reputation you can leave an impression on someone even though you never shook their hand. Now I am not saying that this is good but it comes along with building a certain character/reputation.
These two factors affects several areas of a person's life such as (and these are just a few examples): getting a job/into a school (mostly jobs ask for references asking past employers, friends and family what type of person they will be hiring); in Court (reputation evidence in a criminal or civil cases are seen as helpful, while character/habit evidence is taken as weighty evidence); you getting a date (friend's images of you) etc . . . We have to come to understand that our reputation may carry us to a certain place but our character keeps us there!
As people we have to understand that we have to equate our character and reputation so that there is no difference (and if any very minimal). This way we dont have to live secret lives in the back rooms of our souls, while proclaiming a false pretense to the world.
I will leave you with a few quotes that shows the depth of this topic:
“Reputation is an idle and most false imposition; oft got without merit, and lost without deserving.” - William Shakespeare
“It takes many good deeds to build a good reputation, and only one bad one to lose it” - Benjamin Franklin
“Character is like a tree and reputation like a shadow. The shadow is what we think of it; the tree is the real thing.” - Abraham Lincoln
And finally;
“Watch your thoughts, for they become words.
Watch your words, for they become actions.
Watch your actions, for they become habits.
Watch your habits, for they become character.
Watch your character, for it becomes your destiny.” - Unknown
Thanks for listening to my ramblings and enjoy the rest of your day!!! Immmmm bacccckkkkk LOL!
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