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A pang of existential dread in the night. Everyone at some point senses their career is simply not going the way it should. Whether you feel it now or have confronted the monster under the bed before, this is your sign to take a knee and listen to coach. Your career is in fact going quite well.</p> </p> <p class="article_list_dateline" style="padding:10px 0 20px 0;">Dec 1, 2024 2:00 AM CST</p> </div>  <div class="teaser-image"> <img src="https://www.abajournal.com/images/mag_images/12240125-PM-Opener.png" /> </div>  </div>  <div class="article-teaser"> <div class="teaser-content"> <h3 class="article_list_headline"><a href="/magazine/article/professional-success-is-not-achieved-through-participation-trophies" title="Read Professional success is not achieved through participation trophies">Professional success is not achieved through participation trophies</a></h3> <p> <p>Lawyers, especially new practitioners, are not rewarded for simply showing up. And since the learning curve from law student to lawyer is steep, most of the feedback you’re likely to receive the first few years of practice is critical. Therefore, it is important to challenge yourself regularly and to find security and confidence from within.</p> </p> <p class="article_list_dateline" style="padding:10px 0 20px 0;">Oct 1, 2024 2:20 AM CDT</p> </div>  <div class="teaser-image"> <img src="https://www.abajournal.com/images/mag_images/101124_PM_opener.jpg" /> </div>  </div>  <div class="article-teaser"> <div class="teaser-content"> <h3 class="article_list_headline"><a href="/magazine/article/good-lawyers-dont-only-point-out-problems-they-offer-solutions" title="Read Good lawyers don’t only point out problems, they offer solutions">Good lawyers don’t only point out problems, they offer solutions</a></h3> <p> <p>Understanding how to give an unfettered opinion and drive the client’s decision-making can make the difference between great lawyers and those seen as just OK. With smart guardrails, you shouldn’t be afraid to loosen the strict restraints on your opinions—because at the end of the day, your client wants to know what you think.</p> </p> <p class="article_list_dateline" style="padding:10px 0 20px 0;">Aug 1, 2024 1:50 AM CDT</p> </div>  <div class="teaser-image"> <img src="https://www.abajournal.com/images/main_images/080924-PM-Opener-2.jpg" /> </div>  </div>  <div class="article-teaser"> <div class="teaser-content"> <h3 class="article_list_headline"><a href="/magazine/article/early-career-success-can-come-from-developing-your-ownership-mindset" title="Read Early career success can come from developing your ‘ownership mindset’">Early career success can come from developing your ‘ownership mindset’</a></h3> <p> <p>Ownership mindset. Is it the secret to success, or something everyone talks about but no one really knows what it means? Maybe both. The purpose of this installment of Survival Guide, Esq. is to demystify the concept of ownership mindset as well as provide a few practical tips on how to cultivate and demonstrate it.</p> </p> <p class="article_list_dateline" style="padding:10px 0 20px 0;">Jun 1, 2024 2:10 AM CDT</p> </div>  <div class="teaser-image"> <img src="https://www.abajournal.com/images/mag_images/020324_PM_Chess_750x500px2.jpg" /> </div>  </div>  <div class="article-teaser"> <div class="teaser-content"> <h3 class="article_list_headline"><a href="/magazine/article/unwritten-rules-what-they-expect-you-to-know-on-day-1-but-dont-tell-you" title="Read Unwritten Rules: What they expect you to know on Day 1 but don’t tell you">Unwritten Rules: What they expect you to know on Day 1 but don’t tell you</a></h3> <p> <p>It鈥檚 time to open up the clock and show you what your managers expect you to know when you walk in the door on Day 1.</p> </p> <p class="article_list_dateline" style="padding:10px 0 20px 0;">Apr 1, 2024 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