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GAZETTE
JULY 1995
continually rushed; you're away too
many evenings because of office or
other commitments; and your spouse
and children are missing you. What
should you do?
Write down the various categories in
your life; spouse, work, children,
financial, recreation/exercise, extra-
curricular committees etc. Determine
what the stressors are in each category
and plan your goals accordingly.
Whatever you decide to do, make your
plans specific and reasonable. Start
with one or two at a time and expand
them as you achieve progress. Review
your goals monthly, occasionally
modifying your goals if they aren't
attainable. Keep at it.
Just as the stress process itself is
dynamic, so too is stress management.
For stress management to be effective
there must be a continuous cycle of
assessment, intervention and
evaluation. There are no quick fixes
here, rather stress management is a
way of life. Ta k i ng control is the
starting point for all stress
management. As
George
Bernard
Shaw
put it in his play 'Mrs Wa r r en 's
Profession': 'People are always
blaming their circumstances for what
they are. I don't believe in
circumstances. The people who get on
in this world are the people who get
up and look for the circumstances they
want, and if they c an 't find them,
make them.' And example of working
within the Circle of Influence!
* Professor Ciaran A. O'Boyle is
Professor of Psychology in the
Medical School of the Royal College
of Surgeons in Ireland. The material
in this article was presented as a
paper at the Annual Conference of
the Law Society of Northern Ireland.
RESULTS OF
SOCCER BLITZ
RAFFLE
lst Prize - Blue Ticket No. 167
2nd Prize - Ye l l ow Ticket No. 43
3rd Prize - Blue Ticket No. 3 58
The winners can contact Orla Coyne
at 8 72 3 2 5 5.
Younger Members Committee - Visit to Scotland
Pictured on their visit to Scotland are l-r: Monica Leech, Younger Members Committee;
Jan
McCleen, Chairperson,
Scottish Younger Lawyers Committee;
Orla Coyne,
Chairperson,
Younger Members Coimmittee;
Bailie Craig Roberton, City of Glasgow City Council;
Philipa
Howley, Younger Members Committee
and John Campbell,
Younger Members
Committee.
During the weekend of 10/11 June the
Scottish Young Lawyers played host to
a "clan gathering" - of the legal variety
- on the occasion of their annual
conference. Delegates taking part were
drawn from young lawyers groups in
England. France, Belgium. Denmark
and the Czech Republic. Six
representatives from the Younger
Members Committee attended from
Ireland and were joined by two of our
colleagues from the Northern Ireland
Young Solicitors group.
Although the conference itself was held
in Glasgow, Friday was spent on a
working visit to Edinburgh which is the
legal as well as the administrative
capital of Scotland. Members of the
Scottish Bar were on hand to explain
the workings of the Scottish Legal
System and to brief the party on the
background of the cases being heard in
the Court of Sessions.
It was of some interest to note that
Scottish Barristers have evolved the
practice of walking up and down their
equivalent of the Round Hall to avoid
eavesdroppers! If the current good
weather continues this practice may
well catch on in Dublin!
The weekend was not without its social
events including a civic reception
hosted by the Glasgow City Council.
The social highlight however, was the
Highland Ceilidh at which the visiting
delegations amused and entertained the
hosts with our interpretations of
Scottish dancing!
From an Irish point of view, it was very
reassuring to discover that many of our
concerns about working conditions
within the profession and career
prospects are shared by our fellow
Europeans.
"Haste ye back" is the traditional
Scottish farewell and the courtesy,
friendship and hospitality of our hosts
on this occasion were greatly
appreciated by the Younger Members
Committee, all of whom look forward
to the return visit.
JC
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