I literally had the job that so many of us had worked so hard to get.

And it was not an easy job to get. And there was a lot to it. And so when I walked away,

especially not to go to another job or not to become general counsel there, not to go in

house with the client, which is what most people do if they leave and serve like a mid-level

associate, which is what it was.

But literally, like my departure memo, which got sent around the firm,

because every time someone left, he sent a departure memo around.

It effectively said, hey, I'm leaving the law firm,

but I'm also leaving the practice of law to go lead people up mountains

and take them out mountain biking and play with them in the park.

And the hush talk from the people who were at my level and the firm was not kind.

Hey, it's light. Welcome back to the podcast. So on the outside, everything looked great for Jonathan Fields.

He was a high-powered lawyer in New York City, making six figures, rocking the fancy suits,

checking all the boxes of success. But on the inside, he was barely holding it together.

Years of overwork and stress caught up with him until a sudden health crisis forced him to stop and rethink

everything. And in this plot twist, Jonathan shares the unlikely pivot that changed his life.

He left law to become a $12 an hour fitness trainer. And that decision led Jonathan to become a

best-selling author, a major podcast host who show I've

been on a couple of times, and the community builder that he is today. In this episode, you're

going to learn how to recognize when success is quietly wrecking your well-being, how to navigate

identity loss in big transitions, and why starting from scratch might be the smartest

move you could make. We're going to begin with the moment that Jonathan's body gave out and how

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