Annie Little helps rid us of lawyer-brain and get on the path to a happier career

Today's guest is Annie Little. She is a former lawyer, and now a career coach specializing in coaching lawyers. Annie walks us through a very helpful framework on thinking through a career shift. It means going back to the drawing board and asking ourselves about our core values. It means training ourselves to think differently. It’s not a quick fix, but a helpful approach for long-term satisfaction.

In this episode, we discuss:

• Taking care of your physical and mental health
• The difference between working for lawyers and working with lawyers
• There are easily accessible, low-investment programs that could be a starting point for you
• If you prioritize the deeper self-reflection, clarity can come quickly
• Turning an epiphany into action is challenging; it’s tempting to fall back into the status quo
• Lawyer-brain is a thing; it will make you focus on all the possible negative outcomes rather than positive possibilities
• The fear of making a mistake can be paralyzing; you have to work through that
• You can change your thought patterns to break away from the limiting stories you tell yourself 
• Identifying your core values
• Identifying the place you want your career to fill in your life
• What would you do if you knew you couldn’t fail?
• The process may be non-linear. And that’s ok
• Resilience is a skill, you can build it

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