Be Joyful in Life
Discover Your Best Self As an Attorney.
Let's Work Together to Find The Joy That You're Missing In Your LIfe !
Is Your Life As An Attorney Where You Want To Be? OR ARE YOU READY FOR A CHANGE? Let's Talk!
- DID YOU JUST START IN PRACTICE AND YOU REALIZE THAT YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU'RE DOING BECAUSE LAW SCHOOL DIDN'T PREPARE YOU FOR THE ACTUAL PRACTICE OF LAW? (HELP! I NEED A MENTOR AND A COACH WITH EXPERIENCE!)
- ARE YOU QUESTIONING YOURSELF AND WONDERING WHETHER THE PRACTICE OF LAW IS RIGHT FOR YOU? (DID YOU JUMP OUT OF BED THIS MORNING FEELING EXCITED TO START YOUR DAY? OR DID YOU DRAG OUT OF BED? MAYBE YOU TOOK A "LITTLE" DRINK TO GET YOU GOING?)
- IS THE STRESS OF PRACTICE AFFECTING YOUR PHYSICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH AS WELL AS YOUR PERSONAL RELATIONSHIPS?
- HAVE YOU CONSIDERED SOME OTHER OPTIONS IN PRIVATE PRACTICE THAT COULD BE THE RIGHT CHOICE FOR YOU? (GOING SOLO OR CHOOSING PARTNERS IS SCARY, ISN'T IT?)
- WHAT ABOUT IN-HOUSE COUNSEL, TEACHING LAW, ADMINISTRATIVE LAW OR A JUDGESHIP? (DO YOU QUESTION IF YOU HAVE THE SKILLS OR IF YOU WOULD FIT INTO THAT ROLE?)
- WOULD A TOTALLY DIFFERENT CAREER BE THE RIGHT CHOICE FOR YOUR LIFE? (HOW DO YOU GIVE UP BEING AN ATTORNEY? WILL PEOPLE THINK YOU FAILED?)
- YOU'RE 50, OR OLDER, AND YOU HAVEN'T PLANNED FOR THE LAST 1/3 OF YOUR LIFE? (RESEARCH SHOWS THAT YOU NEED TO PLAN FOR A LOT MORE THAN FINANCIAL SECURITY. HINT - THINK OF YOUR SOCIAL RELATIONSHIPS)
ALL OF THESE QUESTIONS INVOLVE SERIOUS CHOICES; CHOICES THAT ATTORNEYS ARE OFTEN AFRAID TO MAKE FOR FEAR OF MAKING THE "WRONG" CHOICE. BUT NOT MAKING A CHOICE IS A CHOICE IN ITSELF. SO WHO DO YOU WANT TO MAKE THE CHOICES THAT CONTROL YOUR LIFE - FATE, OR YOU?
“AND SUDDENLY YOU KNOW: IT’S TIME TO START SOMETHING NEW AND TRUST THE MAGIC OF BEGINNINGS.” - Meister Earhart
Looking At Change As Opportunity
IN OVER 30 YEARS OF PRACTICING LAW, I DEALT WITH PROBABLY EVERY ISSUE CONCEIVABLE FOR AN ATTORNEY, WHILE TRYING TO DO MY BEST TO WORK WITH CLIENTS, OFFICE STAFF, ATTORNEYS AND JUDGES. AND AS I WAS WORKING AT ALL OF THIS, I ALSO HAD TO TRY AND KEEP MY FAMILY INTACT WHILE MANAGING MY MENTAL AND PHYSICAL HEALTH. (HOW MANY OF US HAVE FAILED TO MANAGE ALL OF THESE AREAS IN OUR LIVES, OR SEEN OUR PEERS SINK UNDER THE LOAD OF IT ALL?)
AS I TRIED TO KEEP ALL THE BALLS OF MY LIFE IN THE AIR, I KNEW THAT THERE HAD TO BE A WAY TO HELP MYSELF, AND MY PEERS, DISCOVER SOLUTIONS TO THE CONSTANT STRESS OF THE PRACTICE OF LAW AND TO ENABLE US TO LEAD HAPPIER LIVES.
I FOUND THAT SOLUTION WHILE TRAINING TO BECOME NATIONALLY CERTIFIED AS A PROFESSIONAL CERTIFIED COACH AND ENERGY LEADERSHIP MASTER PRACTITIONER. I LEARNED THAT I HAD THE POSITIVE ENERGY, AND THE ANSWERS, WITHIN MYSELF TO LIVE THE LIFE THAT I WANTED TO LIVE. AND NOW, I HELP OTHER ATTORNEYS DISCOVER THE SAME POSITIVE SOLUTIONS TO THEIR LIVES. THIS INCLUDES BEING A MENTOR AND COACH TO BOTH YOUNG AND EXPERIENCED ATTORNEYS WHEN THEY NEED HELP.
I KNOW THAT, FOR ATTORNEYS, CHANGE IS ESPECIALLY DIFFICULT - WE SPEND YEARS FOLLOWING A SPECIFIC CAREER PATH AND WE HAVE BEEN TAUGHT THAT WE NEED TO BE IN CONTROL. BUT I ALSO KNOW THAT, WITHOUT CHANGE, WE NEVER GROW.
When a door closes, a window opens. We just have to push the window open and let in the light.
