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How much time and effort should I put to have my dream job?

I want to be a lawyer but I don’t know if it’s worth it. Should I try my hardest in school and how long should I go to college to have a good future?

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John’s Answer

I think you answered your own question in what you wrote. When I was young, my passion and mission in life was to be a chef. On the coast of Mid Coast Maine, I developed an early love for cooking at around 10. My mother, God love her, could burn water. So I cooked for myself when my parents were working or out. Different time and place so it was perfectly fine to leave your 10 year old home by himself with a BB Gun, dirt bike and an ace bandage and fresh ice packs in the freezer. I di have to eat however and we had no cable. Only the major networks and PBS. On PBS there were cooking shows on every afternoon. Yan Can Cook, Julia Childs, The Caujun Guy I couldn't really understand what he said all of the time. They were my first teachers along with a Better Crocker cook book from the 1960's were them. I watched them whenever I could. I would even watch the cooking infomercials on Sunday mornings like the Ron Co. stuff and the Miricle Blade. I'm talking way before the Foreman Grill. I thought about cooking all the time.
By the time I was 12 I would take my bike and dog fishing for perch and trout to make different dishes with. My Gram Gram loved fresh fish and she lived in an in-law apartment above our garage my father and I built when I was 10. I actually was a gifted cook at a young age. My Gram got to eat my fresh catch a couple times a week with my during the summer. I would do my paper route, go to the pond about a mile from home and get my catch the new meal. Think about what I would make for Gram when I got back home. I had the makings of a true passion and drive to want to do, and not just do. To be the best. To be one of those TV celebrities and sell my new cooking equipment on Sunday mornings. My enjoying what I was doing and Gram telling and showing me I was really good at it also is what gave me the motivation to aspire to be a truly respected Chef that people knew who I was.
I ended up working my way up from getting my foot in the door as a dishwasher when I got my license and quit the paper route when I was 16. I kept learning and moving up and was able to get hired for my first executive chef position at age 24, 2 weeks before my 25th birthday. My goal was to be called Chef. My first Sous Chef position was at 19 with no Culinary School experience. My mind was on very few things. Mostly just cooking and there were some cute girls in the kitchen.
The point of my story to you is this: Do you dream or obsess abouts any types of legal cases? Watch crime drama law shows? Know the entire dialog to the movies "My Cousin Vinny" and "the Firm" and "A Few Good Men"? Do you think it might not be worth it because others or you say it will be too hard, expensive or to many years of school? Now you don't have to feel about being a lawyer as I did be a Chef. I was obsessed in a way, but with anyone I know that goes for a dream they get tunnel vision, and the majority of their life is spent on it. It may just be something that sounds good to you really, but you aren't really sure. Why don't you go to a few law offices and talk to some lawyers. Ask them to tell the story of how and why they became a lawyer. See if you could do something simple around the office so you can see what goes on in the office a few hours a week. During the summer go to court and watch a few days here and there. If you need to make yourself go to court to watch after 2 times? Might not be for you. If you're saying in your head you would have got that guy off because you would have------. Might be worth it. Some just know and many spend years to find out, but you have to just go find out sometimes.
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Brittney’s Answer

Hi Baylie,

This is an excellent question! Law school is a very demanding track, however, it is certainly worth the effort! If you are passionate about law, I encourage you to pursue your dreams. If anything, I would recommend choosing a major that you can work with in your undergraduate studies just in case you change your mind about law school.

I used to be interested in law, and I chose accounting to be my undergraduate major so that I could either work while in law school or fall back on accounting if I decided not to go to law school. Currently, I am at a point where I think I enjoy accounting more than law!

So, definitely don't give up if you have a genuine interest in law! It is healthy to question whether that is your final decision, and I definitely recommend research alternative options as well! I would also recommend searching which undergraduate majors best prepare you for the LSAT as well. I chose accounting at first because it was on the list of degrees that would help me prepare and score well on the LSAT.

I wish you all the best!
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Thejaswin’s Answer

As far as the time and effort, Malcolm Gladwell says it takes about 10,000 hours of practice to master a skill.
As far as what you want - Anything that you wish for is worth it. After all it's 'you' who desires it.
From my experience, we can never experience the depths of the ocean without diving in head first.
Wishing all your dreams come true.
Be the best!
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