Another of my drawings that may have just been another skiing holiday by-product in the later 1990s reveals something more for me today: the importance of caring in the legal profession.

I don’t know about you, but I have taken some hits in my life.

Personally. Professionally. Spiritually.

Sometimes, life just throws you down. The important thing is to get back up. Shake off the snow. Put them skis back on. Continue the ride.

You can do that by yourself.

But it is often so much easier with the support of others. People who care about you. People who you can ask for help. I have been lucky enough to have always been surrounded by such good people. Family. Friends. Colleagues. Advisors. Clients. Caring human beings.

It is this spirit and experience that forms an integral part of my approach as counsel, as mediator, as arbitrator: caring about the matter and those involved. Making sure that what needs to be heard is heard — and taken into consideration. Being there when the going gets tough. When core interests are at stake. When it gets uncomfortable.

I am very grateful for all the role models I have had in this respect, first and foremost my parents. Many more followed and the list is long. They are in many different places in the world and have various roles. But Mom and Dad have always been two bright lights seeking to help others wherever and whenever they could.

Happy Sunday everyone, and a good start to the new week!

#DrawingFromThePast #Caring #ConflictResolution #Arbitration #Mediation #Leadership

𝘈𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘴𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘴:
𝘋𝘳𝘢𝘸𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘗𝘢𝘴𝘵 𝘣𝘶𝘪𝘭𝘥𝘴 𝘰𝘯 𝘭𝘢𝘴𝘵 𝘺𝘦𝘢𝘳’𝘴 #𝟤𝟢𝘠𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘴𝘐𝘯𝘗𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘧𝘭𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴. 𝘐𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘴𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘴, 𝘐 𝘦𝘹𝘱𝘭𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘷𝘢𝘭𝘶𝘦𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘴𝘬𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘮𝘰𝘴𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘮𝘦 𝘪𝘯 𝘥𝘪𝘴𝘱𝘶𝘵𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘰𝘭𝘶𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 — 𝘢𝘴 𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘴𝘦𝘭, 𝘢𝘳𝘣𝘪𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘰𝘳, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘮𝘦𝘥𝘪𝘢𝘵𝘰𝘳 — 𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘶𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘣𝘺 𝘮𝘺 𝘰𝘸𝘯 𝘥𝘳𝘢𝘸𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘴 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘺𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘴. 𝘌𝘢𝘤𝘩 𝘥𝘳𝘢𝘸𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘪𝘴 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘯𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘢 𝘭𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘰𝘯 𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘯𝘦𝘥 𝘢𝘭𝘰𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘢𝘺. 𝘗𝘦𝘳𝘩𝘢𝘱𝘴 𝘴𝘰𝘮𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘮 𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘰𝘸𝘯 𝘦𝘹𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦.