Robinette Law Group - July 2021

Robinette Law Group - July 2021

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GET YOURSELF OUT FROM UNDER THE COVERS Motivation for an Early Morning Workout

Jeffery L .Robinette

CONSISTENCY OVER TIME EQUALS SUCCESS

This is an account of an extraordinary golfer by the name of Tom Kite. He began playing golf at age 6 and won his first tournament at age 11. He turned professional in 1972 and has been a consistent money winner ever since. Tom Kite was not extraordinary because he consistently won the Masters or the U.S. Open or the PGA or any other major golf tournament. In fact, Kite shares the distinction with Gene Littler of playing in the most Masters Tournaments without a win. He was extraordinary because, notwithstanding the fact that he rarely placed first in major golf tournaments, he was always within the inner circle top 10 of almost every tournament and admired by his peers. Kite was the first in Tour history to reach $6 million, $7 million, $8 million, and $9 million in career earnings. He was the Tour’s leading money-winner in 1981 and 1989. Even though the first-place cup often eluded him, he remained steady in his swing and determination to spend time putting, chipping, and driving. He did not have a long drive, but he was accurate. Accurate to a needle. He was able to put placement in place of distance. Through his commitment to consistent diligence toward improvement over the course of decades, Kite became known as “the greatest short iron player the game has seen.” This concept is something that young people need to understand today, as well as adults. Remember the tortoise and the hare. Kite eventually won the U.S. Open in 1992 and spent 175 weeks in the top 10 of the Office World Golf Ranking between 1989 and 1994. Find ways you can consistently improve your top skills to become successful in your sphere of influence, whether it be business,

Your alarm goes off. You crack an eyelid. It’s still dark out, and it’s hours before you need to get up for work. Every cell in your body is fighting to stay underneath the warm covers until absolutely necessary. But you groan as you remember you committed to working out before starting your day. You wonder, Why, oh why, did I do this to myself? As someone who consistently hits snooze in the morning, I can relate. But getting a workout done first thing in the morning is a great way to start the day. On the days I do listen to my alarm, all those endorphins leave me feeling much more energized and confident than I would have if I had just stayed in bed. So, if you’ve made it your mission to pump some iron or run some miles in the cool, dark hours of the morning, here are a few tricks that have helped me motivate myself to get out from under the covers.

relationships, volunteer work, or family life. Though not always first place, Tom Kite set the example of what it takes to be a winner.

To Your Success!

-Jeff

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Choose your workout clothes the night before. Maybe you have new workout clothes that make you excited to exercise. Maybe just having one less task between getting out of bed and starting the workout will make the workout a little easier to start. After all, whenever I get up in the morning to work out, the smallest of tasks can make my groggy brain want to give up. If that sounds like you, then maybe setting out your workout clothes the night before will make things a little easier. Move your alarmclock across the room. Few sounds are more annoying than the piercing beeping of an alarm clock at 5:30 a.m. When my clock goes off, I will do “On the days I do listen to my alarm, all those endorphins leave me feeling much more

anything to shut it up, including getting out of bed and walking across the room to turn it off. At that point, I’m already up and out of bed, having shaken off some of the sleep. While I might not be excited to work out, putting my alarm clock across the room and thereby forcing myself out of bed at least leads me to shrug my shoulders and say, “Well, I’m already up anyway.” Visualize your morning before you fall asleep. If you don’t know how it will look to get ready for your workout and then exercise in the morning, then you won’t do it, plain and simple. You have to tell your brain the night before, “Tomorrow, we’re going to work out and we’re going to like it!” Then, run through the steps you’ll have to take the following morning. Solve the mystery so you have nothing to mull over under the covers. Decisively tackle your morning workout and the rest of the day to follow.

they can certainly make it easier and more likely to happen. Then over time, your body will start to acclimate, and it will feel strange to not get up for your workout. However, until that happens, try some of these methods to get yourself to the gym, or the starting line, each morning.

While these steps might not make getting up for your morning workout easy or fun, energized and confident than I would have if I had just stayed in bed.” 3 Business Tricks That Will Improve Your Personal Life

“Atomic Habits” by James Clear, every new habit has a simple formula behind it: motivation, ability, and prompt.

When you’re constantly in the “zone” at work, you’re not always thinking about what’s best for your personal life. While many business owners prioritize balance, what will truly benefit both your home and work life? Check out these three tricks. 1: Start your day with a plan. We know what you’re thinking: Writing out your plan is more work than just doing it. The key is to plan whenever you can. If you jot

Whether your reminder is an alarm at the same time every day or even another habit (“I’ll exercise before I take my morning shower”), make sure it’s part of any new process you implement. 3: Remember, work is flexible — your personal life isn’t. Bryan G. Dyson, CEO of The Coca-Cola Company,

down things you want to accomplish the following day as they come up, all you’ll need to do is spend a few minutes organizing your list the next morning.

once told his staff, “Imagine life as a game in which you are juggling some five balls in the air. You name them — work, family, health, friends, and spirit — and you are keeping all of these in the air.” In his metaphor, work is a rubber ball. “If you drop it, it will bounce back. But the other four balls are made of glass. If you drop one of these, they will be irrevocably scuffed, marked, nicked, damaged, or even shattered. They will never be the same.”

Pro Tip: Remember to include time to unwind and relax!

2: Develop new and improved processes. While certain activities can’t be replaced with shortcuts (like spending time with family), consider ways to make your current processes more efficient and beneficial. For example, you can’t lose weight if you don’t change your diet and exercise.

We hope these tips help you protect the “glass balls” in your life!

Adjusting your habits might seem difficult, but there’s actually a straightforward method. According to

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Nothing Cold About These Refrigerators POOR SAFETY MEETS MOLTEN ENAMEL It’s a miracle that Adams wasn’t killed, although he lived in severe pain for the rest of his life. His employer attempted to dodge all responsibility, and Adams was forced into the courts to get some kind of justice. As you can imagine, the judicial system took note of the incident and, after examining everything in detail, came to some groundbreaking conclusions, at least for the day. The chief one was that Adams’ injury could not have been foreseen by an average person, because although he had experience, he lacked understanding of the materials he was working with — an understanding that his employer had not provided. Molten enamel has similar properties to lava, and an exploding tank full of the stuff is not a hazard anyone should have to deal with in the workplace. The shockwaves of Adams’ near-fatal injury have reverberated for over a century now and provide valuable precedence when it comes to the duty employers have to their employees, whether that person has experience or not, which is why even today, when we attend ongoing, yearly safety training, we benefit from the hard lessons learned in Adams v. Grand Rapids Refrigerator .

If you don’t know what enamel is, you’ve probably seen it around: It’s the colorful, protective coating that covers tiles and all kinds of fancy cookware. But how does it get on to things? For that, you need heat — enough to melt enamel into a workable, molten-hot liquid. It’s dangerous stuff to work with, which means facilities need to provide extensive training, personal protective equipment, and proper maintenance. The Grand Rapids Refrigerator Company of Grand Rapids, Michigan, had not met its duty in any of those three areas when Harry Adams, an employee, was working for them in the early 1900s. The company used enamel to line the inside of its refrigerators in a process that involved introducing molten enamel to water, a hardening reaction that had a high potential for disaster. And disaster struck in November 1906 when, in the course of Adams’ normal duties, the holding tank full of molten enamel exploded while he operated it at close distance — at the instruction of his foreman who was overseeing the operation.

Take a Break!

Plant-Based Blueberry Muffins Inspired by MyDarlingVegan.com

It’s blueberry season! Whip up this simple muffin recipe to celebrate in style.

Ingredients

• 1 cup soy milk • 1 tsp apple cider vinegar • 2 cups flour • 2 1/2 tsp baking powder • 1/4 tsp baking soda

• 1/2 tsp salt • 1/2 cup plus 2 tbsp sugar • 1/4 cup plus 2 tbsp canola oil • 1 tsp vanilla extract • Zest of 1 lemon • 2 cups fresh blueberries

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 375 F. Grease a muffin tin and set aside. 2. In a bowl, combine soy milk and apple cider vinegar. Set aside. 3. In another bowl, combine flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Set aside. 4. In a third bowl, combine sugar, oil, vanilla extract, and lemon zest. Add milk mixture and stir, then add flour mixture. Stir to combine until well-incorporated but not smooth. Fold in the blueberries. 5. Spoon batter into muffin tin, filling each well 3/4 full. Bake 20–25 minutes, cool, and enjoy!

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INSIDE THIS ISSUE From the Desk of Jeffery L. Robinette PAGE 1 Motivating Yourself to Do That Morning Workout PAGE 1 Make Your Work-Life Balance Easy PAGE 2 Poor Safety Meets Molten Enamel PAGE 3 Take a Break PAGE 3 Plant-Based Blueberry Muffins PAGE 3 The Miraculous Mountain Cat PAGE 4

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The Meow at 10,000 Feet

snow,” Cyril noted. “We picked her up and carried her when she was too exhausted to walk uphill anymore. We were definitely confused. I felt really sorry for the cat. She was really exhausted on the ridge underneath the summit.” The cat stayed with them for some time before they met up with another group of hikers who were headed down the mountain. The cat joined them for what would hopefully be a journey back home. And it was! Remarkably, the cat’s owners were found. They revealed that their cat had vanished four days earlier and apparently followed yet another group of hikers up Bristen. “Animals do weird things. And they are way tougher than humans. They’ll never give up. Even though they are hurting really, really bad,” Cyril said of his feline hiking companion. Hopefully, that will be the little feline’s last trip up for some time!

High on the slopes of Bristen, a mountain in the Glarus Alps in central Switzerland, a pair of skiers discovered something unexpected. At 4:30 a.m., the skiers climbed toward the summit of Bristen when they realized they weren’t alone. They were being followed by a cat — not a lynx or a wildcat, but a little mewling house cat. How does a house cat end up on the slopes of a snow-covered, 10,000-foot mountain? This was an answer the skiers wouldn’t get. They weren’t even sure what to do with a cat in general. It’s likely that it simply wandered away from one of the nearby towns or villages near the base of the mountain, but even for a human, that’s a major undertaking. Lost, the cat followed the only sign of civilization it could find: the skiers, Cyril and Erik Rohrer. “She started to shiver, and her paws began to bleed from the hard

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