My advice to fellow attorneys: Never accept the labels others try to stick to you or other people. Here’s why overcoming labels is so important for personal growth and your career.
You have surely been labeled countless times — by family, teachers, friends and even strangers. Some of these labels may have felt like praise; others, like chains. But all of them, no matter how well-intentioned, were reductions and a narrowing of who you are.
It is increasingly important for attorneys and legal professionals to reject labels and become skilled at seeing beyond generalizations.