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article of the week
By Harrison Barnes, Managing Director
- Actors are performers.
- Then again, so are attorneys.
- And to be regarded as legitimate in their prospective fields, both the actor and the attorney have to not only continually be at the top of their game.
- They more importantly have to know their game.
Summary: Learn what the best attorneys and actors both have that enables them to rise above their peers. READ MORE >
Article type: Harrison's Perspectives
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Work, Details, Your Surroundings and Your Mind
April 23, 2018
In this article Harrison discusses the importance of first tending to the smaller tasks in life in order to be able to focus on the real large ones. Harrison believes that the inability to keep small details organized in your life is a reflection of your ability to master details in your work. If you cannot keep your surroundings organized, in all probability you will never be able to master your work. There is a cer...Read more >
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