Is practicing law fun for you? Do you enjoy what you do and look forward to coming to work every day?
My guess? You like some things, but not everything. Sometimes, you can’t believe you get paid to do what you do; other times, you think you should have your head examined.
That’s life.
Hey, if everything was easy as pie and your days were filled with nothing but sunshine and lollipops, you probably should have your head examined because you’re living in the real world.
There are good parts and bad parts to being a lawyer (or any occupation) and they go together. You can’t have one without the other.
Problems, challenges, disappointments, losses—they’re part of the deal. You can’t change that. Nor should you try because your very existence depends on it. People don’t hire lawyers when everything is hunky dory.
But one thing you can do, should do, is to have more good days and good moments than bad ones.
Because if you don’t, why bother? Do something else with your life.
Okay, let’s assume you’re going to stay. Now what?
Now you focus on the good things. The wins, the big paydays, the smiles on the faces of the people you help.
Focus on the fun.
Because what you focus on grows.
You want more good times? Think about the good times you already have.
Start by taking inventory. Make a list of what you like about your job. What do you appreciate? What do you love?
Write them down. And, as good things happen, write those down too (in six-minute increments—because that’s fun, isn’t it?)
Find the joy in what you do and you’ll get more of it.
