461. A Lawyer's Dramatic Mindshift Change

“I had an amazing mentor in college, one of my business professors, who was hugely influential in my life. I looked up to him as a mentor probably more than I had looked up to anyone up to that point. He always used to encourage me to go to law school. We continue talking even after I graduated. He pointed out that I didn’t have to become a lawyer, I could just go to law school and learn how to think like a lawyer. He said it was such an amazing way of thinking and I could do anything I wanted there. He was absolutely right.”

Ignoring the naysayers, Jessica landed a position with a prestigious law firm. “I got amazing training from people I believe are some of the best lawyers on the planet. But I spent a long time feeling trapped in my situation. Truthfully, I was not happy doing that work. I was earning a lot of money, had an office with a beautiful view. From the outside, it looked like I had a perfect situation. Finally, I went to an event called the Hoffman Institute outside of Napa, California. It’s a non-profit, and you go there for 7 days with no phone, no email, you don’t tell anyone your last name. It was such a life changing experience. It was the first time I became aware that I had the power to change myself and my situation. It feels a little crazy to say that out loud! I started to become aware that I was going to have to be the one to make a change.”

“I remember in the past year waking up with an overwhelming realization that I was living the life that I wanted, the life I had been dreaming of and envisioning. I had decided to invest in online courses to help me reach my goal. It was a huge turning point.  I was becoming a completely different human being! Today, I’m a completely different person than I was five years ago. I’m leading a very different life, in a very different business, a life and a business that I created.”

1. Pay attention to your desires, begin with a little one, and make it happen.

2. As you gain confidence in following your desires more and more, you will see changes in how you feel. Your life is beginning to change.

3. Recognize that most successful and self-actualized people follow their desires to the max. They have something inside that they want, and they acknowledge it and follow it. Learn to emulate them.

4. Take advantage of online courses, coaches and mentors.

Love Yourself Like Your Life Depends On It, by Kamal Ravikant

Practicing the Power of Now: Essential Teachings, Meditations, and Exercises From The Power of Now, by Eckhart Tolle