My Third Legal Job and My Mental Health: Murtaugh Law Year 2
The second year started off with a bang. As part of the separation agreement with the law firm, I took 5-7 worker’s compensation cases and 5-6 small personal injury cases with me. One of the worker’s compensation cases settled for more than any worker’s compensation case I had handled the entire time I was at the firm. So, all of the sudden I was flush with cash in the business bank account.
I used the money to invest in a class about estate planning. The course taught a specific business model for estate planning, which was something I knew I needed to learn more about. My mental health was still good for most of the second year. I did hit a wall at the end of the year at the beginning of winter.
By that time I had started doing trust plans, and I started to feel overwhelmed. I did not realize how much of a learning curve I faced. I started to struggle with procrastination again. So, I reached out Dan Lukasik, who was doing what he called depression coaching at the time. Working with Dan gave me some more structure. The advantage of working for yourself is that you gain control but the downside is you are the only person to create energy and hold yourself accountable. Dan was so supportive and had a system for me to follow and that was exactly what I needed. I felt so much better after I got a little more support.
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