Tag Archives: fear

Riding the Emotional Roller-coaster

Posted on May 19, 2011 by everysixminutes

I have never thought of myself as an entrepreneur, but there I was last Saturday, attending a one-day workshop led by Jerry Colonna, a successful venture capitalist turned life coach, on surviving the startup life while staying grounded in one’s … Continue reading →

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Return to BigLaw? A Reality Check

Posted on April 19, 2011 by everysixminutes

I have received several skeptical comments from someone calling himself Mr. Reality, who seems to take pleasure in belittling my search for fulfillment after BigLaw. You can see the comments here, here and here.

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From VIP to UIP

Posted on March 18, 2011 by everysixminutes

I charged through the five-day South by Southwest (SXSW) Interactive Festival. The Interactive part of the annual SXSW festival focuses on emerging technology, and the hot topic for this year is social media. I pushed myself to attend 90% of … Continue reading →

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Q2 Report: Going Back To Schools (Sort Of)

Posted on February 7, 2011 by everysixminutes

The first three months after quitting – my Q1 of post-BigLaw life – was a period of adjustment. I traveled, decompressed, reflected, established a routine – and felt uneasy with my lack of productivity. Productivity was not an issue for … Continue reading →

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Quitting BigLaw – Part IV: Change in Priorities

Posted on February 1, 2011 by everysixminutes

What better way to wrap up my Quitting BigLaw series and kickstart my Q2 review than to examine how my priorities have changed since quitting by rating the importance of various attributes of a hypothetical future career? For those who … Continue reading →

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What’s Your Default Face?

Posted on January 25, 2011 by everysixminutes

This is the face I’d like to present to the world. This is my Facebook profile picture. This is the picture I submitted to the New York Times. This is probably the face that most people see.

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Quitting BigLaw: Part III – Some Practical Tips

Posted on January 17, 2011 by everysixminutes

Okay, back to my regularly scheduled program. In the first two parts of this series, I provided some reality-checking approaches that may be helpful in think through the decision to jump off the StairMaster. If you conclude that you are … Continue reading →

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Quitting BigLaw: Part II — The Three-Question Roadmap

Posted on January 12, 2011 by everysixminutes

In Part I of this series, I discussed why I think BigLaw is hard to quit. Since making my escape six months ago and talking about the experience on this blog, I have gotten questions from various BigLaw associates asking … Continue reading →

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Can I Be a Momentum Changer?

Posted on January 4, 2011 by everysixminutes

The football season for my team, the New York Giants, ended on Sunday. But it really ended when we were unprepared for an onside kick with 7.5 minutes to go in a critical Eagles/Giants game on December 19. We never … Continue reading →

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A New Year’s Restart

Posted on January 1, 2011 by everysixminutes

It has been almost a month since I last blogged. A few days after publishing my last entry about football, I took off to Boulder and Denver for a short vacation and got sick during the trip. With chills, aches, … Continue reading →

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