How I Began to Take Care of Myself and the Difference It Made in Everything
Nearly 8 years ago, I was an associate in a big law firm and very unhappy. I told myself there must be something wrong with me to be so unhappy.
The firm was the best in Los Angeles. I was representing people like Warren Buffet and companies like Universal Studios.
I was making a nice 6-figure paycheck. More than I had ever made in my life.
I was 27 years old. How could I not be overjoyed?
But, I wasn’t.
One day, I heard a woman speak at a networking event. She spoke about branding, but that’s not what I heard.
I heard her talk about how she had created life on her terms. A life she loved. Her work was aligned with her purpose. She got to spend as much time as she wanted to with her children. And, she was making a great living.
I wanted that life. Yet, I felt so far from it.
Driving downtown everyday pushing paper for people who barely appreciated what I was doing. Leaving my daughter and husband. Not really feeling as if I was making a difference in anyone’s life.
I got her book, combing it for her secrets. Inside, I saw she referenced a coach she worked with.
I had considered coaching before, but had poo-poo’d it. “I don’t need a coach, I’m a lawyer.” “I’m too smart for a coach.” “I can’t afford it anyway.”
These were the thoughts that ran through my head whenever I thought of working with a coach.
Until it hit me that I had to do something. I may have been smarter than the girl who was speaking from the stage that day, but she was a heck of a lot happier. I wanted what she had.
So, I hired this coach despite all the mind chatter saying I was nuts.
And the first things she asked me was “when’s the last time you went to the dentist?” “What about getting a haircut?” “When’s the last time you did that?” “A pedicure?” “When’s the last time you had one of those?”
To each one of her questions, my answer was “it’s been a really long time. Why are you asking me this? I thought you were supposed to be getting me happy in my work.”
What I didn’t realize then, but I do now is that it’s all connected. If you aren’t taking care of yourself physically, emotionally and spiritually, you’re likely to be unhappy in your work no matter what you are doing. And of course that’ll be reflected in your bank account and your family relationships.
So, start there. In next week’s Law Business Revolution Briefing Memorandum, I’ll share with you how taking care of myself actually tangibly and literally saved my life.
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