The life of a practicing lawyer is fairly predictable. Cases and clients come in, we do the work, and then we’re done. Some clients come back, new clients come in, and the cycle continues.
Is that all there is? Is that all there is? If that’s all there is, my friends, then let’s keep dancing. Let’s break out the booze and have a ball. If that’s all there is. (Big Peggy Lee fan, here.)
This can’t be all there is. There has to be something else. Something you’re working towards.
I’m not talking about formal goal setting here. I’m talking about something exciting that you are working on, outside of your regular daily work.
Renowned plastics surgeon and author of Psycho Cybernetics, Maxwell Maltz, put it this way:
“People who say that life is not worthwhile are really saying that they themselves have no personal goals which are worthwhile… Get yourself a goal worth working for. Better still, get yourself a project… Always have something ahead of you to ‘look forward to’ – work for and hope for.”
You might be starting a side business, writing a book, or training for your first marathon.
It should be something that puts a smile on your face every morning when you wake up and think about it. Something that makes you feel better when you’re having a bad day.
We all need a project. We all need something to look forward to.
So, what are you working on?
