What Is My Purpose
I got laid off from my law firm in 2016.
I was 47, and I had no clients.
What firm wanted a 47 year-old, BigLaw burn-out with no book of business?
I felt old, useless, unemployable.
I tried to become a law professor, but that failed fast.
—Doctrinal prof? ❌ Not enough pedigree.
—Legal writing prof? ❌ Not mobile geographically.
—ERISA/tax prof? ❌ Not my subject-matter cup of tea.
On the outside, I suppose I was “fine”: I had my health. My family was intact. And Matt made “just enough” money that we were “OK.”
But inside, I was dying.
By 2020, my last child was about to leave for college, so being a stay-home mom was no longer a cover. Not enough for me.
❓ What is my purpose?
❓ What was meant for my next days?
❓ What was the meaning of this whole “life” thing, anyways?
It was a debilitating cycle that led nowhere.
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Then, one day in 2021, out of the blue, I took a call.
Someone needed me. I’ll call her “T.”
She was a 1L, and she had anxiety—just like me.
She felt all alone in her struggles—just like me.
And she didn’t “get” 1L legal writing—just like me in 1993.
Law school was being taught remotely, exacerbating all:
—the self-doubt
—the insecurity
—the feeling of struggling solo, as if you’re the only one.
For the first time in so long, I felt needed.
(Not just as a wife and mom, but as an independent thinker who was DOING something with my mind that was outside of me.)
I was shocked at how much she didn’t know.
I was shocked by how little school had taught her about writing well.
T was a sponge.
She absorbed everything I said.
—> I taught her all the mental shortcuts and tricks to research and writing I’d picked up for 20 years as a BigLaw litigator.
T’s needs became my purpose.
Through T, I found mine.
And I never looked back.
▶️ Today, I’ve written a book bearing all that I first taught T, PLUS everything I’ve learned & taught others since 2021.
I really think it will help you become a better legal writer.
It would mean the world if you’d support me. 🙏🏻
𝘿𝙚𝙖𝙧 1𝙇: 𝙉𝙤𝙩𝙚𝙨 𝙩𝙤 𝙉𝙪𝙧𝙩𝙪𝙧𝙚 𝙖 𝙉𝙚𝙬 𝙇𝙚𝙜𝙖𝙡 𝙒𝙧𝙞𝙩𝙚𝙧
👉 Coming June 25, 2024 (knock on wood) 👈
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💌 Amanda
P.S. Looking for your life purpose?
Stop looking and go help someone else find and reach theirs.
They may just find yours for you, in the process.
❤️
