Happy New Year from Owen, Patterson & Owen

January is a time when so many of us make resolutions, only to fail a few weeks or months later. For many years, I fell into the trap of resolving to exercise more or read for fun, only to find by February that I had been swept into the bustle of Owen, Patterson & Owen, our busy personal injury firm, and that I had not exercised more or read for fun more consistently.
I have learned important lessons about goals from my children. One daughter sets monthly goals and has done so for years. In writing. They are right there, in her journal, staring back at her every day. She usually reaches those goals. She cooks a new recipe, reads a new book, and works out several days a week. She reaches goals in her career. When the next month comes, new goals are set.
From my son, I have also learned. A lawyer at our firm, he has very different goals. He wants to consciously learn something new every single day. He has been like this since he was a toddler. With an unquenchable thirst for knowledge, he devours information, both digital and old school, designed to improve himself and OPO.
This January, we will set goals. We will not make resolutions. We will take what we have learned through working remotely to improve interpersonal relationships with clients, where they see us up close in our homes and offices more often through technology. We will continue to improve office morale because a happy and invested staff means better results for our clients. We began weekly all-hands meetings last year, and we will continue this positive attorney/staff interaction. We will continue to improve our technical skills to increase efficiency, using new programs to move cases faster so clients can put tragedy behind them. OPO and our clients are part of our family. You mean everything to us. We must improve or we are moving backward. That is our #1 goal. Every month, when we set our goals, you are always first on our list. Call OPO at 661-799-3899 or email us at info@opolaw.com.