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Are you thriving personally and professionally? This book is a must read for law students and lawyers. Written by a judge, professor, and certified life coach, it's a comprehensive guide for flourishing in both your life and work. A happy and successful lawyer is not an oxymoron. Yet, most lawyers and law students are plagued with alarming rates of dissatisfaction, depression, anxiety, addiction, and exhaustion. Many lawyers try to serve their clients' best interests while ignoring their own. Do you want to thrive in both your legal career and your personal life, but haven't figured out how? Designed for those working in the legal field including lawyers, law students, judges, clerks, professors, human resource professionals, paralegals, legal secretaries, and more. Similarly, spouses, significant others, and parents will also benefit by learning to support their loved ones while improving their own lives. This book offers the truth and the whole truth for realizing your full potential in all aspects of life. Yes, you can be both happy and successful. It's your complete Master Class for achieving greater significance and prosperity in your career, while optimizing your health and relationships. Get ready to flourish!

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"""For too many, a legal career devolves into dissatisfaction and burnout. Judge Pfahler provides vital wisdom for avoiding these pitfalls and instead cultivating a sustainable professional life rich in meaning."" -Cal Newport, New York Times bestselling author of Digital Minimalism and Deep Work ""This beautifully written book by Judge Stephen Pfahler, who is a certified life coach, is filled with wisdom about how to live a meaningful life. The book is both practical in its guidance and inspirational. I learned a great deal from it and enormously enjoyed reading it."" -Erwin Chemerinsky, Dean and Jesse H. Choper Distinguished Professor of Law, University of California, Berkeley School of Law. ""Written from the perspective of an expert legal practitioner and judge, this easy-to-read and comprehensive guide to thriving in one's personal and professional life is a must for anyone working in a stressful profession or looking to better their lives."" -Boyd Rutherford, Attorney and Former Assistant Secretary, U.S. Department of Agriculture ""Stephen Pfahler brings us a fun and deeply inspiring work. The practical tools and insights in this book will guide anyone seeking total transformation of their careers and lives."" -Mark Divine, Retired U.S, Navy SEAL Commander, Founder & CEO of SEALFIT, Unbeatable and Courage Foundation. New York Times best-selling author of The Way of the SEAL and Unbeatable Mind. ""Stephen's book is amazing and so inspiring. The strategies discussed in the book are applicable to anyone who wants to lead a meaningful, significant, and fulfilling life. It got me even further motivated to do and be my best every day. Thank you for sharing this wisdom."" -Sylvia Dsouza, RAND Corporation, Executive Director of Development. ""The Whole Truth for Lawyers provides a clear and comprehensive blueprint on how you can realize your full potential as a lawyer and a human being. We need more heroes in the legal profession, and this book will help you become one."" -Brian Johnson, Creator of Optimize and Founder CEO of Heroic ""Judge Stephen Pfahler has written a book drawing on his deep experience as a lawyer and judge to offer a guide for flourishing professionally and personally. Judge Pfahler weaves together legal practice tips, philosophical reflection, psychology, and personal advice in a book that should find its way into the hands of every law student and lawyer seeking the good life."" -Michael P. Moreland, University Professor of Law and Religion and Dire"

For too many, a legal career devolves into dissatisfaction and burnout. Judge Pfahler provides vital wisdom for avoiding these pitfalls and instead cultivating a sustainable professional life rich in meaning. -Cal Newport, New York Times bestselling author of Digital Minimalism and Deep Work This beautifully written book by Judge Stephen Pfahler, who is a certified life coach, is filled with wisdom about how to live a meaningful life. The book is both practical in its guidance and inspirational. I learned a great deal from it and enormously enjoyed reading it. -Erwin Chemerinsky, Dean and Jesse H. Choper Distinguished Professor of Law, University of California, Berkeley School of Law. Written from the perspective of an expert legal practitioner and judge, this easy-to-read and comprehensive guide to thriving in one's personal and professional life is a must for anyone working in a stressful profession or looking to better their lives. -Boyd Rutherford, Attorney and Former Assistant Secretary, U.S. Department of Agriculture Stephen Pfahler brings us a fun and deeply inspiring work. The practical tools and insights in this book will guide anyone seeking total transformation of their careers and lives. -Mark Divine, Retired U.S, Navy SEAL Commander, Founder & CEO of SEALFIT, Unbeatable and Courage Foundation. New York Times best-selling author of The Way of the SEAL and Unbeatable Mind. Stephen's book is amazing and so inspiring. The strategies discussed in the book are applicable to anyone who wants to lead a meaningful, significant, and fulfilling life. It got me even further motivated to do and be my best every day. Thank you for sharing this wisdom. -Sylvia Dsouza, RAND Corporation, Executive Director of Development. The Whole Truth for Lawyers provides a clear and comprehensive blueprint on how you can realize your full potential as a lawyer and a human being. We need more heroes in the legal profession, and this book will help you become one. -Brian Johnson, Creator of Optimize and Founder CEO of Heroic Judge Stephen Pfahler has written a book drawing on his deep experience as a lawyer and judge to offer a guide for flourishing professionally and personally. Judge Pfahler weaves together legal practice tips, philosophical reflection, psychology, and personal advice in a book that should find its way into the hands of every law student and lawyer seeking the good life. -Michael P. Moreland, University Professor of Law and Religion and Dire

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Stephen Pfahler has served as a Superior Court Judge for the State of California for the past sixteen years. As a judge, he has handled primarily civil and criminal cases in Los Angeles County, the largest county court system in the nation. Prior to that, he practiced law for over sixteen years and was recognized as a Super Lawyer. Pfahler served for six years as a Police Commissioner for the City of Calabasas. He also currently teaches Public Policy and the Law as an Adjunct Professor at the University of Southern California. Combining his love for the law with his other passion for helping people optimize their lives, Pfahler became a certified life coach, studied Positive Psychology from the University of Pennsylvania, and strongly advocates for lawyer well-being. He also serves on the Mindfulness and Wellness Committee for the California Judges Association. Pfahler lives in Los Angeles, California, with his wife, three kids, and dog.

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