Jefferson Fisher
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And so when I share it, I don't think of millions of followers. I think of one person. And in many ways, that is my ability to be the light in their life that they needed to just hear how to inject some grace and kindness into their world. And that is that is my my gift to share. That's why it's my joy, because it's truly my gift.
And so when I share it, I don't think of millions of followers. I think of one person. And in many ways, that is my ability to be the light in their life that they needed to just hear how to inject some grace and kindness into their world. And that is that is my my gift to share. That's why it's my joy, because it's truly my gift.
It's not something that, you know, people say, oh, you learned it in law school. It's because you're an attorney. No, no, no. Law school teaches you how to read the law. It doesn't teach you how to read people. And so many things that have happened to me are from a spirit of discernment that you only know when you feel it, and that's the wisdom that is given.
It's not something that, you know, people say, oh, you learned it in law school. It's because you're an attorney. No, no, no. Law school teaches you how to read the law. It doesn't teach you how to read people. And so many things that have happened to me are from a spirit of discernment that you only know when you feel it, and that's the wisdom that is given.
Yeah. Yeah, that's a good question. It was painful at the beginning. Those are some of the most emotional, difficult conversations. He's been at that firm for over 35 years. I was been there for maybe six. And I just knew in my heart of hearts, this is not... I wasn't fulfilled. Like I said, I felt like I was running with a parachute. Something was always holding me back.
Yeah. Yeah, that's a good question. It was painful at the beginning. Those are some of the most emotional, difficult conversations. He's been at that firm for over 35 years. I was been there for maybe six. And I just knew in my heart of hearts, this is not... I wasn't fulfilled. Like I said, I felt like I was running with a parachute. Something was always holding me back.
I wouldn't be able to express how I wanted to express. I couldn't really be creative. Having the conversation with him of leaving the firm, It may not sound like a big deal to some people. It was a really big deal. And he, I mean, almost begged me to stay. I mean, because in some sense, it was me leaving him. And so it wasn't leaving the firm. It was me leaving him.
I wouldn't be able to express how I wanted to express. I couldn't really be creative. Having the conversation with him of leaving the firm, It may not sound like a big deal to some people. It was a really big deal. And he, I mean, almost begged me to stay. I mean, because in some sense, it was me leaving him. And so it wasn't leaving the firm. It was me leaving him.
The ability to talk about cases every day. I'm walking away from that. The things that were heart-wrenching and just felt like a kick in the gut, that it wasn't I was leaving the firm. I was leaving him. And that was really hard to express. And he just would ask to help me save it. Let's do something different, get more involved. And I just would be, I've done that. I've tried. This is my path.
The ability to talk about cases every day. I'm walking away from that. The things that were heart-wrenching and just felt like a kick in the gut, that it wasn't I was leaving the firm. I was leaving him. And that was really hard to express. And he just would ask to help me save it. Let's do something different, get more involved. And I just would be, I've done that. I've tried. This is my path.
And that was really, really difficult. But the way things turn out,
And that was really, really difficult. But the way things turn out,
How did he react to that? Both my parents did not really do social media at all at the time, and I didn't really do it either. Because at the time, Instagram was just take a picture of your latte and put an X-Pro filter on it, call it a day. And when they first saw it, they didn't really understand it. Because at first, I was just doing it for the law firm. He's like, oh, okay, well, you do that.
How did he react to that? Both my parents did not really do social media at all at the time, and I didn't really do it either. Because at the time, Instagram was just take a picture of your latte and put an X-Pro filter on it, call it a day. And when they first saw it, they didn't really understand it. Because at first, I was just doing it for the law firm. He's like, oh, okay, well, you do that.
But for a while, he just didn't.
But for a while, he just didn't.
it's not that he didn't want to talk with me we have a very close relationship same with my mom wonderful wonderful wonderful people it was that it was just a sore topic for a while and when the law firm started doing well and things were starting to roll and i'll just never forget because you started your own i started my own law firm and all i had i went from having a corner office
it's not that he didn't want to talk with me we have a very close relationship same with my mom wonderful wonderful wonderful people it was that it was just a sore topic for a while and when the law firm started doing well and things were starting to roll and i'll just never forget because you started your own i started my own law firm and all i had i went from having a corner office
uh two paralegals an assistant a whole team that just by myself at a coffee shop with my laptop next to somebody else who was in college you know and i just served coffee shops or borrowed friends back offices and when i got my own office and i was starting to do well and he called me And he said, well, I got a question for you. I said, what's that, Dad?
uh two paralegals an assistant a whole team that just by myself at a coffee shop with my laptop next to somebody else who was in college you know and i just served coffee shops or borrowed friends back offices and when i got my own office and i was starting to do well and he called me And he said, well, I got a question for you. I said, what's that, Dad?