- Paperback: 144 pages
- Publisher: XPL Publishing; 1 edition (1 Jun 2007)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 1858113865
- ISBN-13: 978-1858113869
- Product Dimensions: 23.2 x 15.4 x 1.6 cm
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 592,086 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Lawyers need motivating. As with all intelligent human beings, the best motivation is self-motivation. After many years without an original and empathetic book, we now have a strikingly original one written for practitioners. With the metaphor of surfing and the ocean flowing throughout, the authors have drawn on their collective experience and brought together not only some powerful psychological tools but a beautiful collection of ideas and images which will continue to inspire long after the first reading. The first section deals with the power of the mind and examines visualizations, underlying beliefs and one's own internal language. It then goes on to examine communication skills ranging from the building of rapport and body language to advocacy techniques. This is followed by a section on goal setting, values and ways in which positive changes can be made fast and effectively in all areas of one's life. Finally, there is a section on work/life balance focusing on various aspects of health and leisure. It is aimed at lawyers, legal students, staff working in legal offices and anyone interested in improving their lot and living their lives with passion.
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You don't have to be a lawyer or surfer to enjoy this book
21 April 2009
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I'm not a lawyer (and I never will be) but I'm thoroughly enjoying Why Lawyers Should Surf. Tim Kevan, a British surfer, lawyer, and now a novelist, gets just about as close as any writers past to nailing the ineffable nature of surfing, not just with his own deft descriptions, but by referencing great thinkers past. He quotes everyone from Goethe ("All is born of water; all is sustained by water") to Jules Verne ("The sea is everything") to T.S. Eliot ("I have seen [the mermaids] riding seawards on the waves/Combing the white hair of the waves blown back"). It's just the sort of thing we pelagic lit junkies get off on, but I think anyone who has a connection to the sea will enjoy this read. I found myself able to apply most of the insights pointed toward lawyers toward my life as a writer. The wisdom rocks back and forth between broad and very specific. Of course, it also makes a great gift for your stressed out lawyer friends.
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