24. Quitting My Lawyer Job in BigLaw: The 10 Mindset Shifts That Allowed Me to Choose Joy Part 1

In this two-part series, I am sharing my career story. I share about what led my to law school, what brought me to Big Law in NYC (aka a large, corporate law firm), what it was like to work in a rigorous, fast-paced, sophisticated environment, and what led me to leave to create a whole new career.

I didn’t have the confidence to make this sort of dramatic leap when I started. I needed to develop some mindset shifts and learn about myself and my desires to have the confidence to make. In this episode, I outline those mindset shift and learnings that allowed me to make choose myself, my joy, and my wellbeing, such as:

• Realizing that my career shouldn’t make me feel drained, miserable, or deadened. It is possible to feel fulfilled and excited by my work.
• To be really successful, loving your work matters.
• I was relying heavily on weekends and trips to bring me joy.
• I had to work very hard to stay grateful and positive.
• There are many ways to define success.
• There are many ways to make money and establish financial abundance.
• I don’t have to have everything figure out. I just need to have the next step figured out.
• My identity is not the same as my work.
• Grieving the loss of the vision I once I had for my career.
• Realizing my joy was up to me.

I have a lot to say (and I share a lot of personal context), so this story will be split in two parts. In Part 2, I will discuss what circumstances prompted me to actually leave, the practical considerations (aka career reputation, money and finance), and what came next.

If you would benefit from support as you are making a career shift, I would love to welcome you into my coaching program, Sunbeam. Consider setting up a connection call to feel into whether we are a good fit.

Mentioned in this episode:

Therapist Emily Marr: https://www.greenwichcenterforpersonalgrowth.com

Coach and Akashic Record Reader Dani Dillard: https://nectarhealinghouse.com

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