A friend of mine posted on Facebook about a grinch lawyer who ruined her Christmas by dropping work on her desk Christmas Eve morning that had to be completed by the end of the day.
It reminded me of a story about a client of mine who was shocked to discover he had turned into that Christmas grinch himself.
Read on if you are afraid you might become (or have already become) the type of lawyer you never expected to be.
A number of years ago, I was running a mastermind meeting for a roomful of lawyers who had just joined our Personal Family Lawyer program (for lawyers who want to guide families through the process of leaving a legacy of love – aka estate planning) and each lawyer was sharing why they joined. This one lawyer stood up and he shared this story...
The Lawyer Who Stole Christmas
He was a litigation attorney. A good one. Then, one year, he was working on some interrogatories and as he filed them, he pumped his fist with glee as he noticed that he would ruin opposing counsel's Christmas based on their response date.
Mid-fist pump he stopped. He saw himself and realized he had become the type of lawyer he never imagined he would be. A lawyer who was happy to ruin another person's Christmas.
A real-life grinch.
As he looked at his life, he saw that this was just one of the ways he had become someone he didn't like.
- He no longer loved the work he did. It had become a game of competition, fear, and one-upmanship.
- He wasn't kind to his family in the way he had been before.
- He was often stressed out, grumpy, and impatient.
He began to think, "what type of lawyer should I be?"
And he decided to make a shift. So he joined our program and we taught him a new way.
Today, he has a thriving practice as an estate planning and business planning lawyer in Texas, serving families and small business owners, making a difference in their lives, and making people's Christmases better, instead of ruining them.
He's now happy, thriving, and loves being a lawyer again. And his family is happy to have their dad and husband back again.
Take a good hard look at your life. Have you become a person you never thought you would be?
Do you blame it on your law practice? It doesn't have to be this way.
You can be the person you've always wanted to be and love your life as a lawyer.
It does take intention, commitment, focus, and willingness. We can help.
Are you ready to make the shift and become the type of lawyer you always wanted to be?
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