Looking to make your next Power Move?

By not being intentional—we often focus on the wrong things and spend our valuable time on things that do not bring us closer to the careers and lives we want. Here are my tips on how to get more intentional.

In the movie the Wizard of Oz, Dorothy endures a journey to the Land of Oz and a fight with the Wicked Witch of the West because Glinda (supposedly the good witch) did not let her know that she always had the power to go home. Without this information, Dorothy wandered through some nasty situations. Many attorneys are like Dorothy in that we walk down a career road—without the critical information needed to move down it.

In The Devil Wears Prada, Andie is failing at her job at a fashion magazine, and it is no surprise because Andie disdained fashion—its importance, and the people who worked in the industry. Moreover, she did not have a poker face on her feelings. While most lawyers don't disdain the law—their mindset hampers them anyway. Many do not see their own value. They doubt their abilities to climb the career ladder or to build a book of business.