April 14, 2020
I know how it feels to have the rug pulled out from under you and not know which direction to turn. My younger brother contracted Hodgkin’s Disease when he was 9, at a time when childhood cancers often meant a death sentence. (He survived, thank God!). I graduated from law school in the early 1990s into one of the worst markets for hiring lawyers. Lived through 9/11 in NYC and its ripple effect on small businesses. Had my first law firm implode after being in partnership for 12 years. Endured the financial crisis of 2008. Rode out major hurricanes and superstorms—with and without names—and the power outages that resulted in 2010, 2011 (Irene), 2012 (Sandy), and 2017. And now, the “Pandemic Pause.” So I know the panicked feeling of wanting to stand firm, pretending the world as I know it isn’t crumbling, and re-establish a solid foundation right away … but find I’m building – whatever the new thing is– on shifting sands. Over the years, I learned a couple of important lessons, based on…
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