Patience is Not Always a Virtue

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Patience is commonly extolled as a great virtue, and most of the time it is. However, as lawyers we are prone to deceiving ourselves – we say that we’re being patient, but in reality we are being something else. In this podcast I look at the question: when is patience not really a virtue? The answer, of course, is when it’s not patience at all. To highlight the problem where patience is a veneer for the real issue, I look at three examples: Where patience is just the excuse for a deeper issue; Where rather than patience, what’s holding you back is fear; and Where patience is just a basis for you to be lazy. My question for you today is this: what is it that you should be doing that you aren’t? What is it that you’re telling yourself is coming, but haven’t actually taken any steps to begin? Resources Mentioned in this Podcast Bird in Search of a Cage – podcast Building your Personal Brand – podcast Happy Lawyering!Patience is commonly extolled as a great virtue, and most of the time it is. However, as lawyers we are prone to deceiving ourselves – we say that we’re being patient, but in reality we are being something else. In this podcast I look at the question: when is patience not really a virtue? The answer, of course, is when it’s not patience at all. To highlight the problem where patience is a veneer for the real issue, I look at three examples: Where patience is just the excuse for a deeper issue; Where rather than patience, what’s holding you back is fear; and Where patience is just a basis for you to be lazy. My question for you today is this: what is it that you should be doing that you aren’t? What is it that you’re telling yourself is coming, but haven’t actually taken any steps to begin? Resources Mentioned in this Podcast Bird in Search of a Cage – podcast Building your Personal Brand – podcast Happy Lawyering!

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