Lawyers invest a lot of time and money in becoming lawyers and spend a lot of time practicing law. It’s easy, then, for us to wrap our identities into our profession and lose our sense of self. This causes all kinds of problems.
Topics Discussed
- why it’s so common for lawyers to equate our identities with our careers
- why rooting our identities in the law is problematic
- how we can come back if we find ourselves in that place
Resources mentioned
Lifestyle Freedom Starter Guide: https://www.rhothomas.com/start
2014 Stanford University Study on Productivity and Work Hours: http://ftp.iza.org/dp8129.pdf
2006 Harvard Business Review Interview with Dr. Charles Czeisler: https://hbr.org/2006/10/sleep-deficit-the-performance-killer
Wealthyesque Episode 2, The One Thing Keeping You Stuck: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/wealthyesque/id1522184058?i=1000484578183
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The Wealthyesque Community: https://www.rhothomas.com/community
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Email: hello@rhothomas.com
Hi, I’m Rho! I’m a wife, mom, and Biglaw associate who believes that true wealth is having control of your time. I help busy lawyers like you take back control of your time by teaching you how to achieve lifestyle freedom through mindset shifts and financial independence. Read a little more about me here.