My  two day forced Sabbatical due to the nagging pain in my gums gave me ample time to re-asses my practice and had me thinking what else do I need to do to make myself a good lawyer.

I decided to write an early New Year's resolution and it includes some things on my personal life since I read somewhere that you need to be a good person first before you can be a good lawyer.

1. Wake up at 5:00 and read a law book.

2. Resurrect my law school syllabus and use them as a study guide.

3. Start my day in the office with reading the newspaper.

4. Exercise during lunch time.

5. Take my vitamins. C, E, Folic Acid and B plus.

6. Take my medications.

7. Do my yoga once a week.

8. Run.

9. Do soccer practice every Sunday.

10. Meet appointments.

11. Meet deadlines.

12. Read three new cases a day.

13. Go to office at 7:30 in the morning.

14. Leave at 5:45.

15. Monitor all cases every Monday.

16. Read 1 law related book every week.

17. Read 1 law journal article every Tuesday.

18. Be a reliable person.

19. Be a good wife.


20. Attend MCLE's.


21. Be at the court by 8:00 am regardless of who the judge is and observe the conduct of hearings by judges who start on time.


22. Teach.


23. Study LlM at the San Beda College of Law.