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A story about adaptability & creativity, in a crisis:
Many yrs ago, I had a brutal fight on my hands. An ex, determined to cut me out of my childrens’ lives, & bankrupt me in the process.
He had a wealthy backer, in his father, & a veteran lawyer who played dirty
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Many yrs ago, I had a brutal fight on my hands. An ex, determined to cut me out of my childrens’ lives, & bankrupt me in the process.
He had a wealthy backer, in his father, & a veteran lawyer who played dirty
I had no money (bc he had it all), & worked 2 jobs just to afford the costs of setting up a new home for us & our 6 children.
My Hubs had a good job, but was paying half his salary in child support & all his assets tied up in his own fight w/his exhttps://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="⬇️" title="Downwards arrow" aria-label="Emoji: Downwards arrow">
My Hubs had a good job, but was paying half his salary in child support & all his assets tied up in his own fight w/his ex
I could not afford to lose this fight, but I couldn’t afford a lawyer to help me. I had to do it myself, but also couldn’t afford to screw it up.
They tell you the rules are all very straightforward & publicly available, but they lie. Legal texts are torturous.https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="⬇️" title="Downwards arrow" aria-label="Emoji: Downwards arrow">
They tell you the rules are all very straightforward & publicly available, but they lie. Legal texts are torturous.
What I am good at, is learning fast.
I didn’t have time to go to law school.
Instead, I spent 4 months to take an online course to certify in law clerking, thru a local college. It cost me $685, & taught me all the procedures I needed to know. The arguing, I already had downhttps://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="⬇️" title="Downwards arrow" aria-label="Emoji: Downwards arrow">
I didn’t have time to go to law school.
Instead, I spent 4 months to take an online course to certify in law clerking, thru a local college. It cost me $685, & taught me all the procedures I needed to know. The arguing, I already had down
I used those texts & procedures, & took it all the way thru a 5 day trial, & won.
The judge who presided said I was more prepared & eloquent than many of the lawyers who came thru his courtroom.
I felt pretty good about that.
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The judge who presided said I was more prepared & eloquent than many of the lawyers who came thru his courtroom.
I felt pretty good about that.
I owe that success to those 2 important skills
Adaptability & creativity.
I could have given up, & lost everything that was important to me.
I could have fumbled thru on what I could piece together from research, & prayed I didn’t miss something important, or get a judge who wasn’t patient with self-reps.https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="⬇️" title="Downwards arrow" aria-label="Emoji: Downwards arrow">
I could have given up, & lost everything that was important to me.
I could have fumbled thru on what I could piece together from research, & prayed I didn’t miss something important, or get a judge who wasn’t patient with self-reps.
I could’ve panicked & froze, & let the chips fall where they may.
But I didn’t.
I thought it thru, found a doable solution that empowered me somewhat, & equipped me adequately for the fight ahead.
I had to dig. It was no easy task to fit that around 2 jobs, but I did ithttps://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="⬇️" title="Downwards arrow" aria-label="Emoji: Downwards arrow">
But I didn’t.
I thought it thru, found a doable solution that empowered me somewhat, & equipped me adequately for the fight ahead.
I had to dig. It was no easy task to fit that around 2 jobs, but I did it
It was a creative solution, that proved effective. It has saved me & my family, many times since, in the many subsequent battles.
It has given me enough confidence to stop me from panicking, every time a new fight looms. That alone, is worth every ounce of sweat i put inhttps://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="⬇️" title="Downwards arrow" aria-label="Emoji: Downwards arrow">
It has given me enough confidence to stop me from panicking, every time a new fight looms. That alone, is worth every ounce of sweat i put in
That is the reason why, when others are panicking about what is next in these uncertain times, I am not.
Am I worried? Yes. Who wouldn’t be?
But whatever it is, I am confident I will be able to come up w/creative solutions to adapt, whatever may come.
Knowledge really is power
Am I worried? Yes. Who wouldn’t be?
But whatever it is, I am confident I will be able to come up w/creative solutions to adapt, whatever may come.
Knowledge really is power
