St. Louis Solo

Solo Dreamer over at The Dreams of a Solo has a terrific post on his path into the solo world.  Of particular interest to me is Dreamer’s musings about choosing the solo path and his reasons for doing so.

I think that sometimes we find ourselves on the path of least resistance because that is what we perceive ourselves as “supposed to be doing.”I am reminded of a commercial I saw recently featuring thousands of people all running toward, and jumping into, a giant whole in the ground.  Eventually, one of the runners decides that something is off and decides to turn around and go against the crowd.  I sometimes feel that the decision to take the solo path is like this.  Especially in law school, but even among your more traditionally employed colleagues and your friends and family, no one can understand why you would forgo the steady paycheck, prestige and “security” of a traditional law job.  It takes guts and maybe a little bit of craziness to stop in the middle of the herd, turn around, and begin walking the other way.  But, I think the vast majority of the time, it is only by turning the other way and risking it all that you will find what compliments you as a person and gives you the freedom and opportunity to do a job in a way that only you can.

Solo Dreamer took that chance and it is paying off in spades.  I hope to follow his example. 

Filed under: Inspiration on November 4th, 2007