Getting to the top

Getting to the top, whether the top of one's profession or the top of a mountain, takes more than just saying the words. It takes things like planning, preparation, commitment, sacrifice, etc. Here's a book I recommend in which Ed Viesturs describes getting to the top of the world's tallest mountains. (The book is titled, "No Shortcuts to the Top: Climbing the World's 14 Highest Peaks," written by by Ed Viesturs and David Roberts.)

There are many parallels between mountain climbing and just about any activity, including law school and being a top-notch lawyer. As I read the recent post on the Law Faculty Blog (http://regentlawfaculty.blogspot.com/), it occurred to me that some who are considering going to law school may find value in reading this account of one who had tremendous persistence in everything that he set about to accomplish. He learned valuable lessons about the dangers of taking shortcuts and the tremendous selfishness of doing things for the wrong reasons.

Feeling Disconnected?

Make time for what is important because it's... important!

There are plenty of days when it just feels like stuff is falling through the cracks, and recently, blogging has been one of those things. In fact, just today I got an email saying that as a result of my failure to blog, my blog would be disassociated from the Regent Law School blog, or something like that. Well if that isn't a spur to action, I don't know what is. I may even miss my scheduled workout just to write a short blog note.

I noticed that other law bloggers are adding photos so I've determined to learn how easy it is... tick... tick... tick...

Sweet! That was easy. Hardest part was finding where I put the image file.

"So, what is it?" you ask. Well, someone who knows Colorado pretty well will recognize these peaks as the Maroon Bells, sometimes just referred to as "The Bells." I snapped this photo last year after a failed attempt at "bagging" these peaks. High winds made for less-than-ideal conditions on an already dicey climb. My friend and I aborted our attempt after reaching the saddle of the approaching ridge on the north side. (Oh, and yes, I've photo-shopped the picture to bleach it out.)

If you've read this blog or any of my earlier blogs and would care to share your thoughts or opinions, please feel free. I welcome your input.