Making a Good Living, No Matter What
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Making a Good Living, No Matter What
@janegenova.bsky.social
I'm an intuitive career coach and tarot reader. I pick up what others don't the obstacles to your ability to earn a good living, no matter what.
On March 20, 2025 the long-time chair of Paul, Weiss law firm Brad Karp went about what was not unusual for this former trial lawyer. That is, have a very stressful several hours.

What happens to a society which gets stuck in one day in time?

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March 20, 2025 - Can Paul, Weiss, et al., Move On?
On March 20, 2025 the long-time chair of Paul, Weiss law firm Brad Karp went about what was not unusual for this former trial lawyer. That i...
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December 31, 2025 at 12:45 AM
Your medical doctor: Scientist or healer? Maybe both.
December 30, 2025 at 11:08 PM
The oldest of us Boomers envied little Caroline Kennedy. Now, again, we wonder how the universe could have unpacked so much tragedy on her. Rest in peace daughter Tatiana.
December 30, 2025 at 10:54 PM
For ambitious lawyers, London is the new Promised Land. American law firms have been moving in. Paul, Weiss is in the front lines.

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London Legal Sector: The US Invasion
Lawfuel quantifies the force field taking over the London legal sector. It's the surge in the number of lawyers who are working there in of...
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December 30, 2025 at 11:01 AM
Vance. From beloved underdog to nobody seems to like him. Not a promising development for a potential GOP presidential candidate.
December 30, 2025 at 9:57 AM
I take a look at the extreme danger of sunk costs. Maybe the mindset of this volatile era is not to invest too much in preparing for any career path.

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December 30, 2025 at 12:58 AM
As a coach I have observed this: The leap into self-employment is not just to counteract the ageism in hiring for full-time, part-time and contract jobs. Age actually brings edges when you're a business owner.

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Solopreneurs: Age Is On Your Side
One third of the aging have started their own businesses. Many of the forms those enterprises take is simple: being a solopreneur . That is...
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December 29, 2025 at 10:34 PM
BoomerVille. Use this off day (at least so far) on the Dow to put together perspective on happiness while aging. And that's this: Lower expectations.

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BoomerVille: Not Every Trading Day Will Be a Good One and More
Dow Jones Industrial Average Index Index: DJI Compare 48,441.56 USD ▼  -269.41 (-0.55%) today If we can pay our housing bills, still purchas...
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December 29, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Degrees and time lags. By time you finish the Ph.D. the market for that knowledge cluster might have collapsed. www.wsj.com/tech/biotech...
Ph.D.s Can’t Find Work as Boston’s Biotech Engine Sputters
A life-sciences job in Boston used to be a sure path to a high-paying career, but empty labs and unemployed grads now herald tougher times in the city.
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December 29, 2025 at 1:29 PM
Job descriptions. Should some of them display mental health warnings?
December 29, 2025 at 1:15 PM
Last March Paul, Weiss and this month Sullivan & Cromwell projected how AI could replace some human lawyers.

But, what's going on in Europe? Has the AI force field overtaken the business of law firms there too?

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December 28, 2025 at 9:04 PM
For hiring, 2025 was a brutal year to search for a job. The Wall Street Journal reports that 2026 could be worse.

However, there is a solution. An old-fashioned one. That's becoming a solopreneur.

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America Not Hiring in 2026: Back to Golden Age of Solopreneurs?
For hiring, 2025 was a brutal year to search for a job. The Wall Street Journal reports that 2026 could be worse: "At a gathering of CEOs i...
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December 28, 2025 at 1:54 PM
Like a number of other celebrities, Brigitte Bardot dies at 91. Is 91 the new 79 (when we're supposed to die)?
December 28, 2025 at 12:35 PM
Dash the hopes of conservatives that Erika Kirk could convert Gen Z females to the role of dutiful wife and prolific child bearer.

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Ironic Shift: Erika Kirk Now Could Be Role Model for Becoming Famous
Dash the hopes of conservatives that Erika Kirk could convert Gen Z females to the role of dutiful wife and prolific child bearer. If thi...
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December 28, 2025 at 1:04 AM
Dying. Is 91 the new 79?
December 27, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Retirement. It's not how much you have saved/invested. It's how much you have reset your lifestyle to conserve funds. I relocated from HCOL New York Metro to first Arizona and then the Midwest. So far I haven't had to dip into investments.
December 27, 2025 at 1:53 PM
Climate change. Hundreds of ski resorts get shuttered. Not enough snow.
December 27, 2025 at 1:50 PM
It's now happening every four to five years (if not more frequently). That is, major transitions in how we can continue to earn a good living.

Let's look at how in 2008 new chair of Paul, Weiss Brad Karp faced that. And did wonderfully.

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Wall Street Powerhouse Paul, Weiss Named The American Lawyer's 2025 Specialty Litigation Department of the Year for Financial Services
The challenge in disrupting a business is preserving the parts which can continue to generate growth.  In 2008, when Brad Karp was voted in ...
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December 27, 2025 at 12:48 AM
I stopped all my streaming subscriptions. Only use free streaming platform Tubi.
December 26, 2025 at 10:01 PM
In a more simple time there was a belief in a "sustainable advantage." Now we know better. With family office so popular law firms with that practice could face fierce competition from other firms elbowing in to start such a niche. janegenovaintuitivecareercoaching.blogspot.com/2025/12/fami...
Family Office Explodes in Popularity - But No Moats for Law Firms Serving Them
The wealth-creation edge of the family office has become obvious to those not at the billionaire point. High-net individuals with "only hu...
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December 26, 2025 at 9:36 PM
The wealth-creation edge of the family office has become obvious to those not at the billionaire point. High-net individuals with "only hundreds of millions" are grabbing onto this advantage.

So, what are the implications for law firms?

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The Family Office Now Used by Those with Only Thousands of Millions of Dollars: Implications for Law Firms
The wealth-creation edge of the family office has become obvious to those not at the billionaire point. High-net individuals with "only hund...
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December 26, 2025 at 5:59 PM
Maybe it'll be youth again who re-shapes the world. Not the establishment big money.

Bloomberg captures the wonderful current unrest among Gen Zers around the world and here at home.

But where does that leave us Boomers?

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It Could Be Happening Again, Youth Changing the World: So, Where Does That Leave Boomers?
Maybe it'll be youth again who re-shapes the world. Not the establishment big money.  In our lifetimes we Boomers could be bearing witness t...
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December 26, 2025 at 3:51 PM
I'm a year older than Donald Trump. I don't fall asleep during meetings. We all age at different rates.
December 25, 2025 at 7:25 PM