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”Try to stay thankful and look at what has already been achieved. Sometimes you get so wrapped up in the now that you forget about everything it took to get you to where you are. Being grateful and looking back at all the successes can get you back into the right mindset to reduce stress.
Brent M. Daub, Esq.Founding Partner
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1. Who inspires you?
My parents are an inspiration to me. Their work ethic, their toughness, and their love inspires me to be the best I can.
2. What was the best concert you ever went to?
Radiohead, at my college’s outdoor stadium, after their In Rainbows album, in the pouring rain. Unforgettable.
3. Where’s your favorite place in the world?
I’ve lived in many places and many countries, but my favorite place to live is Southern California. Other than that, I love the beaches of Koh Samui in the Gulf of Thailand.
4. If you could be any animal, which would you be?
A giraffe, it’s an interesting animal and it can see very far lol.
5. What’s the last book you read?
The book I’m currently reading is Nixonland by Rick Perlstein.
6. What are you passionate about?
Aside from my career, I am passionate about motorsports and cars.
7. What’s your favorite movie?
It is so hard to pick a single favorite, but one of my favorites is In the Mood for Love. It’s a film directed by Wong Kar Wai with cinematography by Christopher Doyle.
8. What’s the craziest thing you’ve ever done?
I travel to Lincoln, Nebraska every year to compete with 1,200+ other amateur race car drivers at the SCCA Solo Nationals, the largest amateur motorsports event in the world.
9. What are you currently watching on Netflix or TV?
The last show I binged was the The Last Dance, a documentary on Michael Jordan and the 97-98 Chicago Bulls.
10. If you were a super hero, what would your super power be?
It’d definitely be the ability to control time.
11. Who would you most like to swap places with for a day?
I’d like to swap places with Lewis Hamilton and experience a day as a Formula 1 driver.
12. What’s the best meal you ever had?
Aside from mom’s home cooking, it would be the kaiseki tasting at N/Naka near Santa Monica.
13. If you could visit anywhere in the world you’ve never been, where would you go?
I’d like to do a road-trip through Northern Italy in a rented sports car.
14. What are some of your pet peeves?
My biggest pet peeve is a lack of attention to detail and carelessness in a person’s work.
15. What’s your secret talent that no one knows about?
I was a professional musician before I was a lawyer.
16. Which four individuals, living or dead, would you like to eat dinner with the most?
All four of my grandparents. I’d like to see them again.
17. What is the best gift you ever received?
The leather briefcase my wife got me when I graduated law school. I still use it to this day and it has patinaed very well.
18. Name one thing on your bucket list?
Compete as an amateur racing driver at the 24 hours of Le Mans.
19. What is your favorite family tradition?
Big family dinners during the holidays where family from far away are gathered together for a delicious meal.
20. What is your least favorite dessert?
Least favorite? Anything that contains black licorice.
Establish a vision and keep your eye on the prize. You’ll never be able to fully eliminate stress. Think of it like a bicycle — it is the most stable when it’s in motion — so embrace stress as part of the ride and learn how to overcome it and always find a workable plan to get through it; also, keep things fluid, flexible enough for changes, and open enough to pursue unexpected opportunities.
Brent M. Daub, Esq.Founding Partner
Attorney Brent Daub of Gilson Daub: Optimal Performance Before High Pressure Moments; How To Relieve Stress, Clear Your Head, and Prepare Yourself For High Stakes Business Encounters
1. Who inspires you?
My parents: Attorneys and activists, Rai Saint Chu and Rich Turbin.
2. What was the best concert you ever went to?
Taylor Swift at Staples Center, and Weezer at Coachella
3. Where’s your favorite place in the world?
Kahala in Honolulu, Hawaii
4. If you could be any animal, which would you be?
Alligator
5. What’s the last book you read?
Souvenir
6. What are you passionate about?
Politics, and sports
7. What’s your favorite movie?
Contact
8. What’s the craziest thing you’ve ever done?
Ran for political office, and played professional football in Europe.
9. What are you currently watching on Netflix or TV?
Dave
10. If you were a super hero, what would your super power be?
Reading people’s minds
11. Who would you most like to swap places with for a day?
Lebron James
12. What’s the best meal you ever had?
Plate lunch in Hawaii
13. If you could visit anywhere in the world you’ve never been, where would you go?
Croatia or Thailand
14. Which four individuals, living or dead, would you like to eat dinner with the most?
Barack Obama, Kobe Bryant, Beto O’Rourke, and Joe Biden
15. What is the best gift you ever received?
Drive and determination
16. Name one thing on your bucket list?
Running the Hana Relays
17. What is your favorite family tradition?
Passover dinner
18. What is your least favorite dessert?
Licorice
1. Who inspires you?
My wonderful and faithful fiancée, who inspires me daily to pursue righteousness. She’s also very pretty!
2. What was the best concert you ever went to?
John Mayer: The Search for Everything Tour in 2017
3. Where’s your favorite place in the world?
Joshua Tree National Park
4. If you could be any animal, which would you be?
An underwater pineapple-inhabiting sea sponge
5. What’s the last book you read?
“Flour Water Salt Yeast” by Ken Forkish. I wanted to bake sourdough bread but my mom got very territorial over the kitchen so I will have to wait until I move out before I can finally give it a shot
6. What are you passionate about?
Photography, music, and Costco pizza
7. What’s your favorite movie?
Shrek the Musical
8. What’s the craziest thing you’ve ever done?
I once swallowed chewing gum by accident
9. What are you currently watching on Netflix or TV?
Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga
10. If you were a super hero, what would your super power be?
Bending time/space and opening portals to other dimensions. I would gather the Michael Zhus of various parallel universes and host a potluck
11. Who would you most like to swap places with for a day?
Waldo – so I can expose his favorite hiding spots in my upcoming book, “There’s Waldo”
12. What’s the best meal you ever had?
The Double Quarter Pounder at McDonalds
13. If you could visit anywhere in the world you’ve never been, where would you go?
Area 51
14. What are some of your pet peeves?
Drivers who don’t signal before merging lanes and the mockingbirds by my house that start chirping at bedtime
15. What’s your secret talent that no one knows about?
I can recite the entire English alphabet in under a minute with my eyes closed
16. Which four individuals, living or dead, would you like to eat dinner with the most?
Stone Cold Steve Austin, Tupac Shakur, Kanye West, and my first friend, Tom from MySpace
17. What is the best gift you ever received?
When I was in middle school, my mom gifted me a photo album filled with old photos for Christmas. I thought it was the lamest gift but it is now one of my most treasured possessions
18. Name one thing on your bucket list?
Rubbermaid Commercial 10 Qt Brute Heavy-Duty, Corrosive-Resistant, Round Bucket, Red, Model FG296300RED
19. What is your favorite family tradition?
Christmas! That’s when we like to dress our dogs in little elf and Santa outfits
20. What is your least favorite dessert?
Pineapple-infested pizza
What was the best concert you ever went to?
Chris Stapleton – Santa Barbara Bowl
Where’s your favorite place in the world?
Trinity Mountains
What are you passionate about?
Being outdoors, running
What are you currently watching on Netflix or TV?
Wild Kratts (kids favorite)
Who would you most like to swap places with for a day?
Professional golfer or NBA player
What’s the best meal you ever had?
Lamb and potatoes in Greece
What is your least favorite dessert?
Flan
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