Give Yourself Permission to Change Careers featuring Dena Lefkowitz

Dena Lefkowitz was unhappy working in litigation so she changed
firms a few times, before realizing that she needed to get away
from this type of practice. Having a more reasonable work life
has more of an impact on you than having a ton of money. It took
Dena a few years to realize that free time was important and to
look towards in-house positions so that she could spend her time
how she wanted. 



Dena was a lawyer by day and a career coach, thought expert at
night for six years. Dena was on a great trajectory, where the
only way that she could continue to serve her clients was to
leave her full time job. Dena took her side hustle and
transitioned it into a full career and founded a career coaching
business called Achievement By Design, LLC. As a coach, Dena
helps people find careers that respect their values, preferences,
and motives. Dena credits her time attending the Michael Baime
Eight Week Mindfulness Retreat and working with a career
counselor as showing her that she could work in a field that she
enjoyed and be financially stable.





Dena Lefkowitz is also the author of Winning In Your Own Court, a
book that encourages people to create a successful career without
burnout or selling out. This book is a valuable resource for
anyone who is interested in changing careers, but unable to work
with a career coach. With chapters entitled, Curate Your Career
and Honing Your Soft Skills, Dena offers her wisdom and
experience as a career coach to the reader. 



You May Watch this Interview on YouTube:
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Episode Timestamps


00:00 - PODCAST INTRO


01:03 - WELCOME TO YOU ARE A LAWYER 


00:33 - DENA’S BACKGROUND 


04:01 - LITIGATORS ARE ASSERTIVE


04:57 - ACHIEVEMENT BY DESIGN


05:27 - LEARN DIRECTNESS FROM LAW SCHOOL?


06:46 - TYPICAL DAY AS GENERAL COUNSEL


08:17 - UNDERPAID BUT HAPPY


09:22 - BIG LAW VS IN-HOUSE


10:54 - HIRED A CAREER COACH


11:30 - JOURNEY & PRACTICE AD


12:04 - PERMISSION TO CHANGE CAREERS


14:16 - ORIGIN STORY OF YOU ARE A LAWYER


16:27 - DESPERATION LED TO HIRING CAREER COACH


16:43 - ENJOYED WORKING WITH COACH


18:34 - LAWYER SIDE HUSTLE


19:13 - SALARY CHANGES


20:27 - MOTIVES & VALUES


21:55 - WINNING IN YOUR OWN COURT


25:00 - AVOID DERAILING YOUR CAREER


26:28 - NEVER TOO LATE TO CHANGE CAREERS


27:19 - OUTRO