Here’s What 9 High-Paid Executives Do to Relax Outside the Office — and How It Fuels Their Success

Volunteering as a Deputy Sheriff

I volunteer for the Orange County Sheriff’s Department as a deputy sheriff. Where else do you get to combine philanthropy and physical training with invaluable skills like advanced lifesaving, threat assessment, strategic thinking, communication, and teamwork — plus a great uniform?

I began volunteering on September 11, 2001. As the world stopped, I started training. Rather than stare at the television, wondering what to do, I took action. Lawyers like me run into the flames, not away from them, which is why I also became a firefighter. For 14 years, I practiced skills like crisis management, keeping your head while others are losing theirs, patience in the face of abuse, using your voice, and distraction techniques to negotiate peaceful resolutions to problems. These skills not only serve my legal practice — but they also make me a better member of our community. —James Daily, founding partner of Daily Law Group, which helps high-profile clients with fiduciary abuse litigation, including fraud, crisis management, and business and family disputes; connect with James on LinkedIn