I hear attorneys inserting the word "hope" more frequently in conversations these days.
For example, they will say things like: "I hope this difficult economic downturn will end soon;" or, "I hope I do not get laid off by my Firm;" or, "I hope my clients will pay the bills we have sent out;" or, "If and when I win my (contingency fee) case, I hope the opposing party will be able to satisfy the judgment;"or, "I hope that I will eventually be able to retire;" etc, etc.
Wikipedia defines the word "hope" as "the feeling that what is wanted can be had or that events will turn out for the best." This definition (and my belief about the word "hope") is somewhat like the old saying, "Wishing will make it so."
"Wishing" is, in my opinion, quite a bit different than "DOING." I believe that "DOING" will make things so - - not hoping or wishing.
It is my opinion that many of the lawyers who keep HOPING or WISHING for things to change should, instead, TAKE ACTION by DOING things that will make what they desire occur.
The following are some of my favorite sayings:
"Many of the great achievements of the world were accomplished by tired and discouraged persons who kept on working." [Anonymous]
"The harder I work, the luckier I get" [Gary Player, the golfer]
"Diligence is the mother of good luck" [Benjamin Franklin]
"Most of the important things in the world have been accomplished by people who have kept on trying when there seemed to be no hope at all." [Dale Carnegie]
"If I had eight hour to chop down a tree, I'd spend six hours sharpening my ax" [Abraham Lincoln]
and,
"Twenty years from now, you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn't do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover." [Mark Twain]
Are YOU a hoper, wisher or DOER?
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