In 2017, after nearly nine years in the legal profession, I was a successful attorney working in the firm where I'd spent my entire legal career. When I first became a lawyer, I was intent on succeeding (and paying off my law school debt). I gave it my all, absorbing every experience and bit of information I could get my hands on. I was convinced that having integrity and working hard was needed to succeed and that it would ultimately be acknowledged and rewarded. A few years