| It recently dawned on me that inside my circle of | | | | Is it within your control to make it happen? If not, what |
| friends, there are now more former lawyers than | | | | can you do to bring it within your control? (If it is not |
| those still actively involved with the law. | | | | within your control, think about setting another goal that |
| Statistics, before the recent credit crunch, revealed | | | | is within your sphere of influence.) |
| that 25% of lawyers were unhappy and wanted to | | | | How will you know when you have achieved your |
| leave the profession. The recession has, therefore, for | | | | goal? |
| some unhappy lawyers been a blessing in disguise. It | | | | What resources do you need both internal and |
| has offered the chance to leave the profession under | | | | external? What options do you have? |
| the cloak of redundancy and to start a new and | | | | What does achieving your goal do for you? Why is it |
| exciting chapter in their lives. For others, redundancy | | | | important to you? |
| has been a huge body-blow rocking them to their core. | | | | If you are successful, what will it cost you? What will |
| With jobs in short supply and money tight, there may | | | | you lose? |
| even be people who want to move on but feel | | | | Who else do you need to involve? |
| trapped and are riding out the storm; they are just | | | | How committed are you, on a scale of 1 – 10, to |
| grateful that they do have a job and regular income. | | | | achieving your goal? (Anything less than a 7, you need |
| Whatever your situation, lawyer or “recovering“ | | | | to revisit your goal as you are unlikely to put the effort |
| lawyer, the ability to plan for the future and set goals is | | | | in to make it happen) |
| vitally important. So being mid-way through the year, it | | | | What timescales are you working to? Are they |
| is useful to dust off what goals you have and see | | | | feasible? |
| whether they are still relevant. | | | | What are your first steps? Set time aside in your diary, |
| To help you, ask yourself the following questions | | | | and commit to taking action on a daily basis (however |
| What specific goal do you want to achieve? What | | | | small) to help move you to your goal. |
| does success mean for you? | | | | |