So...I spent my lunch break writing a new post based on a quote from The Merchant of Venice and this evening noticed a typo in the title and, in fixing it, managed to delete the whole thing. Lesson learned.
I'm not going to attempt to rehash it but I also think that it is a bit of a shame since I don't think it hurts to be reminded just how deceptive appearances can be.
When people hear that I am a City lawyer they are, invariably, impressed. They imagine bright, shiny towers of capitalism, champagne receptions, business lunches, high-powered meetings, designer suits, designer bags, designer shoes... Whilst some of these elements are accurate (the little lights of truth in the stereotype), the reality is much more prosaic: hour upon hour behind a desk, hundreds of emails a day, pressure, dull meetings with people who are much too fond of the sound of their own voice, time-recording etc etc.
I was seduced by the 'milk round' and thought that I was fulfilling my potential. Little did I know that a fat pay cheque and a high-powered job did not necessarily mean that I was fulfilling my potential. The size of your success is not equal to the size of your salary. To me, success is doing a job that you love and I realise now that I need to do what I love.
At a book launch last week, I was told that you should endeavour to do a job where your values, passions and strengths overlap and I am lucky enough to know what that job is; unfortunately it's not being a City lawyer...
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