Leaving The Law For Coaching as an Ontological Coach with Matt Maxwell

On today’s show, Sarah talks with Matt Maxwell. Matt is a former lawyer who is now a Leadership Coach and Facilitator.  In this conversation, Sarah and Matt talk about: How he found himself asking during the first month of law school, “When did I actually choose to do this?”; How he raised the idea of leaving law school early on with his then-wife, but ultimately was held back by a sunk costs fallacy; Why taking the LSAT was his favorite part of his entire legal journey; The role his spiritual life played in deciding to leave the law; Why he left his in-house job with a great schedule to go back to biglaw AFTER he decided he wanted to leave the law; How he accelerated his exit strategy from the law; What made him decide to become a coach; The difference between professional coaching and advice giving, and the difference between coaching and therapy; The value of both coaching and therapy; The organization that Matt trained with, and why he recommends people check it out if interested in coaching; How our training as lawyers makes us uniquely susceptible to not making a career change; Why you should look for ways to enjoy your job while you’re still working as a lawyer; and much more! Visit Matt’s website, listen to his podcast, and connect with Matt on Instagram, Facebook, and LinkedIn!  Take the guesswork out of your first steps to leaving the law by grabbing Sarah’s free guide at formerlawyer.com/guide! Learn more and pre-order the Jump Start mini-course at formerlawyer.com/jumpstart! Connect with Former Lawyer on Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn, and Twitter!I'm closing enrollment for my self-paced group program, the Former Lawyer Collaborative, permanently on August 31st, 2026. If you've been thinking about joining now is the time. Head to formerlawyer.com/collab to join before doors close on August 31st.