As the end of 2023 draws closer, there is a good chance that if you’re reading this you’re already starting to think about what changes you want to make in the new year.
For most of us it will be something meaningful but probably not always something major - after all, nearly all research points to the fact that making a drastic change overnight is rarely sustainable.
But what if you are feeling like maybe you’re stuck?
Like the career path you’ve chosen, while rewarding, no longer holds your attention in the way it used to?
Now there are certain professions that we associate with marketable, versatile skills, and a lot of these usually fall into the creative realm.
So it’s no surprise that when a lawyer thinks about changing careers, not only can it feel like they’re throwing away an education, it can feel like they’re throwing out an identity.
My guest has struggled with these feelings since the minute she walked out of taking the bar exam.
Alexandra Macey Davis is the managing editor of “Public Discourse,” the online policy journal of the The Witherspoon Institute whose mission is to enhance public understanding of the moral foundations of free societies.
But before that, she was the founder of Davis Legal Media, a company that specialized in working with those in the legal fields on marketing, ghostwriting, and major content.
And before THAT, she was a practicing attorney, specializing in business litigation and personal injury.
In this week’s episode, Alex and I talk about what options attorneys have when it comes to stepping back from the practice of law, which also happens to be the subject of her latest book, Pivot: The Non-Traditional J.D. Handbook.
And while the conversation centers around the legal profession, there’s plenty to take away no matter what your line of work, including discussions on procrasti-planning, the sunk cost fallacy, and so much more.
It was a great conversation to close out the year and I hope you enjoy it as much as I did.
We’ll be back next week with our annual New Year’s Lightroast.