Written by - John R. Kormanik

If you’ve built a successful firm but still feel the pull for more, you’re not alone.

There’s a particular kind of tension that high-achieving attorneys feel—but rarely discuss:

I’m grateful for all I’ve built… so why do I still want more?

That quiet discomfort—the feeling that something’s missing even though everything “looks” right—is what I call The Gratitude Gap. It’s the internal conflict between contentment and desire, presence and progress, fulfillment and ambition.

And if you don’t learn how to reconcile that tension, it doesn’t go away. It compounds.

Gratitude or Growth? Why That’s the Wrong Question

You’ve likely internalized a belief that’s been baked into law firm culture for decades:

Gratitude means slowing down. Ambition means sacrifici

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