quiet-the-power-of-introverts-in-a-world-that-cant-stop-talking-susan-cain

I, too, was once in this position. I enjoyed
practicing corporate law, and for
a while I convinced myself that I was
an attorney at heart. I badly wanted to
believe it, since I had already invested
years in law school and on-the-job
training, and much about Wall Street
law was alluring. My colleagues were
intellectual, kind, and considerate
(mostly). I made a good living. I had an
office on the forty-second floor of a skyscraper
with views of the Statue of
Liberty. I enjoyed the idea that I could
flourish in such a high-powered environment.
And I was pretty good at asking
the “but” and “what if” questions
that are central to the thought processes
of most lawyers.
It took me almost a decade to understand
that the law was never my personal
project, not even close. Today I
can tell you unhesitatingly what is: my
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