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You may think there's more than one Steve Shine in Fort Wayne.
Truth be told there's only one of him, and he's one busy attorney, real estate developer, landlord, husband, father, television announcer ...
Steve Shine admits he has a problem: he works too much. Way too Much. He works twice the amount of the average 40-hour work week while juggling an extremely busy schedule. There's barely rime to sleep, and there's Certainly no room for error.
Although this 46-year-old Fort Wayne native boasts the energy of a child, he's human, too, and yes, he does get stressed. Sometimes, that is. That doesn't mar his exuberance, though, in any of the leadership positions he holds--and there are many. Stress is not a word Shine often articulates, for he loves what he does.
"Is (this schedule) taxing on my health or psyche?" Shine says. "No, because I love everything that I do. In order for me to get it all done, it's not a chore for me to get here (in my office) first thing in the morning."
By first thing, Shine means 4 a.m. He spends what he calls the most productive three hours working before heading to a daily breakfast meeting at 7 a.m. at Bill's Palace Restaurant. Then it's of to the courthouse. Quitting time arrives at 5 p.m. when Shine trades his dress shoes for sneakers and jogs three or four miles. "After 13 or 14 hours of non-stop activity, running takes the aches and pains of the day away," he says. "It also helps me decompress."
His day doesn't end there, though. Instead, Shine devotes another several hours each night to work. He is an understanding boss at least, and on Saturdays and Sundays, he spends only half the day working. Even on vacations, he doesn't slow down. After all, as he says, "I'm responsible to too many people in too many areas." So just what does that involve? Namely, Shine Law Offices; Broadway Corridor, LLC; F&S Development Co. Inc.; the Allen County Republican Party; Shine Broadcasting Services, LLC; and WFFT-TV Channel 55.
As a child, Shine declared his intentions to become involved with radio when he grew up. "A radio announcer," he says. "That's what I wanted to be."...