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Book SynopsisAre you are bit restless—satisfied with life and career but concerned you are being shaped by your surroundings? Do you avoid serious discussion about retirement because you don’t know what to do if not lawyering? Have you thought about slowing down but don’t know where to start? Would you like to pursue other interests?
Find Your Landing Zone is a combination of tools, advice, and inspiring stories that will spark the motivation you need to launch a new career, slow down a bit, or embark upon retirement.
You will learn:
- To look change in the eye—and embrace it
- That you don’t need a mountain of money to switch gears
- Ideas for negotiating your exit plan with management
- Tips for solo and small firm practitioners who are thinking about what’s next
- How to progress from thinking about the future to making it happen
Find Your Landing Zone will prepare you for a fulfilling life beyond the practice of law.
Trade ReviewFind Your Landing Zone will prepare you for a fulfilling life beyond the practice of law. Finally, a book that is a must read for every attorney over 50 and every attorney who hopes to reach 50!
- STEVEN DAVID, JUSTICE OF THE INDIANA SUPREME COURT (2010–2022) AND COLONEL, US ARMY RESERVE (RETIRED)
Kevin McGoff’s gift of relating, inspiring, prodding, and problem-solving about his life post-legal career will pay off to any reader who takes this book to heart.
- THE HONORABLE SUSAN BROOKS, UNITED STATES CONGRESSWOMAN, INDIANA’S 5TH DISTRICT (2013–2021)
Kevin’s practical advice, candor, and humor turned an easily overwhelming process into a delicious opportunity for introspection and reframing one’s purpose.
- REBECCA HOWLETT, ATTORNEY AND CONTEMPLATIVE PRACTICES TEACHER, THE LEGAL BURNOUT SOLUTION
McGoff’s insights into the challenges and opportunities of retirement are spot-on, and his writing style is warm, engaging, and down-to-earth.
- CYNTHIA SHARP, AUTHOR OF THE LAWYER’S GUIDE TO FINANCIAL PLANNING (ABA PUBLISHING)
Table of ContentsTable of Contents:
Introduction
Section I: Connect the Dots
1. See Your Future - Don't Wander Into It
2. To Know Where You're Going, Know Where You've Been
3. Reading Cues & Taking Risks
Section II: Chart Your Journey
4. Finding My Landing Zone
5. Arriving at My Landing Zone
6. Finding Your Landing Zone
Section III: Put the Pencil to It
7. Selling My Talents to the Firm
8. Selling Your Talents to the firm
9. Funding Your Next Stage
10. Calculating Your Realistic Financial Needs
11. You Gotta Have a Plan
Section IV: From Plan to Reality
12. Circling Back - Some Goals Need to Germinate
13. Why France, You Ask?
14. Waiting it Out to Make it Happen
Summary
Appendices
Author Page
Notes
