I visited Sicily earlier this year. Beautiful island with amazing architecture and delicious food – but what has stuck in my mind the most was the roads. There were closed roads everywhere. At first I assumed they were being repaired. Then we drove along a viaduct and spotted another road running alongside us – also …

A solicitor who attended my workshop recently, told me something interesting. She said she almost didn’t book. Not because she was busy. Not because she couldn’t afford it. Because she was sceptical. She wasn’t sure it would be worth the investment (of time and money, but mainly time). What changed her mind was a conversation with a friend. …

Despite being a music scholar (before I was a lawyer), a recent concert in London showed me something I’ve never seen before. A cellist walked on stage, picked up his cello, and started playing it…like a guitar. Same instrument. Same strings. But a completely different sound. I was completely captivated. Not just by the musicality …

I was in Lisbon a few months ago (speaking at the LAWorld international law firm conference) and ended up wandering into one of its oldest cafés, A Brasileira, which has been open since 1905. It’s the kind of place that feels like it has stories baked into the walls. And as it turned out, it did. The power of …

Two lawyers. Same profession. Same market. Similar experience. Completely different lives. The first starts every Monday already behind. His inbox is full before he’s made his first coffee. Every decision somehow lands on his desk. He hasn’t taken a proper holiday in three years – because the last time he tried, he spent most of it on …