“Make each day your masterpiece.”
John Wooden
Mediocrity surrounds us. Too many attorneys settle for average. They do just enough—nothing more. Are you one of them? Did you start out the New Year saying to yourself: “Every brief and motion I write this year will be absolutely average. Yes. In fact, I will wake up every day striving to be average and do just enough that I won’t get fired by my clients or sanctioned by the judge.” Of course not. No attorney should settle for average. This is a profession. This is your reputation. This is your client’s life or business. So to start the New Year I give you my favorite John Wooden quote, just a few words to remember as you work through each day—be it writing a brief, conducting a cross-examination, or whatever else: “Make each day your masterpiece.”