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#132 - Employment law and HR solicitor Alison Colley describes how she created her own ideal work environment by starting her own business.

What you'll learn

• [01:40] Alison explains why she became interested in employment law and what her career ambitions were.
• [05:53] Why Alison decided to change the direction of her career.
• [07:50] Alison talks about what led her to go travelling shortly after starting out in her career.
• [10:54] How travelling helped build Alison’s confidence.
• [12:07] Alison explains how she adjusted to life back at her job after travelling.
• [15:20] Alison talks about why she changed law firms.
• [17:33] Why Alison decided to leave her job and start her own business.
• [21:23] How Alison got past her limiting beliefs and decided to start her own law firm.
• [25:50] Finding new clients through networking.
• [27:54] Looking at long term plans when starting up a business.
• [28:48] Alison talks about what her firm looks like now and how it has expanded.
• [31:03] Owning a law firm during the pandemic.
• [32:20] Adjusting your workload to accommodate a good work life balance.
• [33:43] Alison talks about what the longer term plans are for the firm.
• [36:35] Alison explains what has been the most challenging part of her career journey so far and what has been the most rewarding.
• [37:19] Advice for lawyers who might be thinking about starting up their own firm.

Resources mentioned in this episode (some of these are affiliate links and we may get a commission in the event that you make a purchase - this helps us to cover our expenses and is at no additional cost to you):

• Employment Law and HR Podcast
• The Four Hour Work Week, Tim Ferris
• Drupal
• Smart Passive Income
• Internet Business Mastery podcast

For the show notes for this episode, including a full transcript and links to all the resources mentioned, visit:

https://changeworklife.com/creating-your-own-work-environment/

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