As an international speaker and consultant, I cover the world from Sydney to Dubai . Here are 10 secrets that have made the difference for me and my family.

Send postcards from everywhere. It makes younger children look forward to your next trip and reminds your spouse that you are thinking of him or her.

Use your frequent flier miles for the family. My family knows that long trips mean many miles to apply to great summer vacations. This helps them see the positive side of my time away.

Be home when you are home. When I had a non-traveling job, I would leave for the office at 6am and return at 11pm . The funny thing is that I called that ‘being home’. When I started traveling, I knew a change was needed. I scheduled breakfast with each of my two children each week at our favorite bagel shop. It was great one-on-one time and ensured that they did not get lost in the post-trip paperwork. I actually spend more high-value time with the family now than I did before.

If we value the pursuit of knowledge, we must be free to follow wherever that search may lead us.”

Adlai E. Stevenson Jr. (American politician, 1900-1965).

Since the e-discovery related amendments to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure in December 2006, it has become increasingly common for litigants to seek complete copies, or images, of computer hard drives from their adversaries. Not all appreciate, however, that such requests are not likely to be supported by the court in the absence of special circumstances that justify such an invasive and often overreaching demand.

This article will discuss how the rules and court decisions have addressed the propriety and parameters of hard drive image requests.