Get Rice: Ronnie O'Brien Rice, Ph.D., Lawyer

We all have our moments where we are wanting to get so much accomplished in a day? Just yesterday, I got up late because I wanted to spend time with the family. But, I knew I had to get work done too. So, I ended up not completing everything I had planned. So, yes, I know the feeling. How do you accomplish two things at one time? My answer to this question is simple. If you want to accomplish more in life, ‘know your limits.’ Don’t try to get everything done on your ‘to do’ list at the hand of others or detriment to yourself. Life is very much so about progressively getting better. But, also, it’s about living. I talk about this on my podcast:   Success Pays. We all have those limits where we are just inefficient. You have to know everything that you are capable of and keep your focus within that wheelhouse. It is tempting at time to put more on your plate because you are seeing others doing it (appearing) or you are slacking in areas in your life. Don’t look at others. A lot...

What do I mean consistency is the cousin to success ?  There are a lot of people that think you become an overnight success, except the successful. The successful know that what appears to be ‘an overnight success’ took years of working on their craft. To be successful, you have to have a certain high level of consistency. You must stick to your plan, goals, and vision! How many of you guys know someone who is always trying something new and trying something different but never sticks with anything? My point exactly. You either knew or thought of someone in your mind instantly. Now, I don't think it's bad to try something new or to switch it up. However, I think the more times you switch it up and deviate from your original plans, the less likely you are to achieve them. Success can be elusive to some. But, it's really not. Success comes to those who really want it. And consistency is one of the determining factors of achieving success. I wanted to make money to p...

I was asked the other day ‘why am I so motivated about business and law?’ The answer is simple, motivation helped and helps me through my lows in life, my educational degrees, etc. So, what does this have to do with friends ? Real friends will help motivate you in personal, business, etc. When I say motivate, I’m talking about investing in your business, words of encouragements, social media shares, etc. Yes, I’m one of those guys who want to make sure that everyone in my group win! And you should be one of those people as well. Helping others to accomplish their goals is the epitome of friendship. You can have a lot of friends who buy you drinks, take trips with, play golf with, etc. But, how many friends actually invest in your business whether it is a big commitment or buying a $20.00 t-shirt from your friend? I know a lot of times when we think that friendship is just about having fun, but true friendship is about helping each other out during the high and low times of life...

 What do you need to know when conducting business international ? If you are in business, you are doing some type of international business. It is difficult these days to conduct business without having some type of international touch points. If you are in the product business, some part of your product is from out of the country. If you are providing a service, you are using some type of technology and/or service that has an international base. So now that you know that you are doing business internationally, even if it is remotely, what can you do when interacting with clients over the water? Time:   Due to different time zones, it is important to understand that others are either hours earlier than you; or hours late than you. And you must be prepared to engage customers, clients, and/or business partners on their time. Just because it is late for you and they know there is a time differences, does not mean that they want you to be in pajamas on a 10:00 p.m. Zoom ca...

For some, I know this is a no-brainer question, but there is a large group of people who take social media at its word. Yes, I know I’m speaking of social media as a person. But this is something that I notice as a difference between generations. One generation takes social media post at face value, where another does more factchecking . I don’t know if one is better than the other, but it definitely makes me wonder if there is a significant difference. So, one school of thought is that there is more information to be processed that does not need to be filtered through the traditional methods of News Television Stations, Newspaper, Magazines, etc. For example, the viral video of police officers’ conduct when arresting Black males. If the videos have to travel through the traditional channels, those videos may have not been released. On the other hand, without some type of ‘checks and balance’ of the length and aspect of the video, the context of the video can be lost because the...

Success is whatever you make it. For me, success is about setting a goal and achieving it. Yes, I know it sounds simple, but you’ll be surprised that many people are living horrible lives because they feel like they aren’t successful. But, yet they haven’t either set a goal or put things in place to achieve them. But how can you be successful without having any goals and plans to get there. If you fail to plan, you plan to fail. This is simple and straightforward. So, when developing your success goal, you have to understand your strengths and weaknesses. Because when you are setting you goals, you don’t want to set them so high that you’ll never achieve them. Or set them so low, that you are (1) not motivated to achieve them; and (2) they provide no heavy effort of change on your part. Success is something that you might not be able to determine or measure, but we all know it when we see it. Whether it is the big homes, spending time with your family or vacationing in exotic pla...

So, habits are something that I constantly preach on because they are so important. Having great habits can propel you into the next level of your life. Also, habits are one of the things I’m constantly evolving with myself. Habits is basically your behavior daily. These habits can be changed at any time. You make the decision. So I have several suggestions on how to develop rock solid habits in your life:   (1) be in line with your passion ; (2) have a strong purpose for wanting to engage in a specific behavior; and (3) reward yourself. Yes, this sound simple, but how many do you know try to start working out at the beginning of the year, but by February have broken that promise? Right! What I’ve found out with habits is that most of the time, people are trying to develop habits that are entirely out of their wheelhouse. Meaning, a person might want to be a triathlete without any training on basic running skills. I’m not saying you can’t be a triathlete. I’m simply saying t...