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"The Alchemy of Law Practice"

This post was written by Kevin Houchin: "Whether you realize it or not, the legal profession is plagued by fear.

Think about it--our clients are scared. Your area of practice doesn't matter.  All of our clients are scared of something, or they wouldn't be talking to a lawyer. They are scared to lose what they have, failure, judgment and to be seen as ignorant.

And truthfully, most of us share those same fears.

We are scared of not being good enough, smart enough, fast enough. We're scared to lose what we have, failure, judgment and feeling ignorant. Unlike our clients, it's our job to take on the fears of others, so we carry an ever-increasing load of fear. The more "successful" we are, the more clients we have, the more fears we carry. It can be very difficult.

Except when it's not. Carrying these fears is not difficult when we are in the flow of our magic as lawyers. When we're in that magic, being a lawyer is easy. The trick is being able to enter that state consciously in our day-to-day professional life.  Here's how:

1. Identify the fears...
2. Accept the fears...
3. Move into the fears...
4. Move past the fears..."

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Source: Lawyerist.com, 2 May 2010. © 2007-2010 Lawyerist Media, LLC. Reproduced with permission of the site editor, Sam Glover.

Full post as published by Stark County Law Library Blawg on May 03, 2010 (boomark / email).