Why Unhappiness is a Puzzle and How Lawyers Can Solve It featuring Becky Morrison
- Nov 12, 2020
- 2 min read
Becky Morrison explains why she stopped practicing law to obtain an LLM in tax and become an executive coach and the importance of doing what makes you happy now.
About This Episode
Background
In this episode, Becky Morrison, a 2002 Georgetown University Law Center graduate, explains why she stopped being a litigator to follow her passion for helping others, and the importance of coaching others to become successful, to encourage them to untangle the unhappiness of life.
With more than 20 years in entrepreneurial finance and Big Law, Becky Morrison asked herself what would truly make her happy. Becky worked as a litigator before moving into a management role where she oversaw attorneys, litigation support staff, and non-attorney professionals. This role reminded Becky that she really enjoyed managing people.
Why Law School
The skills that Becky honed in law school, such as analyzing case law, researching and issue spotting, were a wonderful foundation for working as an executive coach. In this role, Becky works with legal and non-legal professionals to bring ideas to action, bring focus to a participant's life, and address work-life integration issues. Becky teaches her coaching participants that life is about more than simply chasing the next thing.
What Can You Do with a Law Degree
During a time of transition, Becky worked with a career coach to narrow down her interests. Her experiences with this coach motivated Becky to become an executive coach. Becky is adamant that coaching is not being a therapist, but analyzing in a similar way that a lawyer would review facts. Once lawyers admit that they can be happy, it becomes easier to untangle the puzzle of unhappiness.
Lawyer Side Hustles
Currently earning an LLM in taxation, Becky finds that being a law school graduate allows her to be confident in creating Grantley Coaching and becoming an entrepreneur because her legal background offers her familiarity with business formation activities.
About GUEST
Becky Morrison is licensed in Virginia and Washington, D.C. Follow Becky Morrison on Instagram @the.butterfly.society, connect with Becky Morrison on LinkedIn, and visit her website, grantleycoaching.com, to request a consultation.
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