In order to be irreplaceable, one must always be different
Was in the hospital again this weekend, although not for me. In the end, everything worked out ok, so that was a huge relief.
I’m there so often, I feel I should get some sort of frequent flyer miles program.
Me: Do we have a cat?
Her: A cat? No.
Me: Then I found your slippers underneath the bed.
After almost two solid months of working 12-14 hour days, took this weekend off. It was weird. There’s this underlying guilt when you live an eat-what-you-kill lifestyle that you should be working on something.
Picked up a book for the first time in months: The Lawyer Bubble – I have a preview copy I’m reviewing for the New York Journal of Books.
It looks bleak for future of the profession, especially for the current classes and recent grads: There are approximately 45,000 new lawyers each year but only 73,600 legal jobs expected in the next decade.
Not good.
My focus in the law is pretty narrow – mainly because it’s the part I find the most interesting.
Coco Chanel once said, In order to be irreplaceable, one must always be different.
Think that’s true but I like to add it: …and to be irreplaceable, one has to do things that one: (a) loves, (b) can be the best in the world at, and (c) can make money doing.
That last part is from Good to Great.
I think that the two ideas combined and lead to a happy and comfortable life.
For a number of my clients, I like to think that I’m irreplaceable. And I think I’m irreplaceable because I’m doing something I’m really good at and enjoy doing (workload notwithstanding).
As for those newly minted lawyers, hope they find something for themselves that fulfill all four criteria.
Life is way too short to spend your time doing something you don’t at least somewhat like.
And having $120,000 in additional debt around your neck while doing it is no fun either.
As for me, I’m going to try and take it easy today.
Maybe have a whole-wheat donut.
Mood: relieved
Music: Let them say I was a hard working stiff and sand of the golden age
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