Many non traditional law students have a lot going on in their lives.  I am married, have six children, work full-time, am active in my church, and commute 75 miles one way to law school on the weekends.  This may sound like a huge handful (and it is), but many other non traditional law students are in similar situations.  How do we cope with such responsibilities?

I have often been asked, “how do you do it?”  My reply is always the same, “I just don’t think about it.”  I have found that the more I think about everything that I have to do the more stressed out I feel.  This is not to say that I do not care or plan for situations.  What I mean when I say that I just don’t think about it is simply this: I know I must do it, so I just do it.

In one of my very first posts I outlined what I thought about before deciding to attend law school.  If you can follow this method then why continue to dwell on everything you are doing?  The time for dwelling or planning is before you make committments.  After you have committed to law school you should quit dwelling on all the work, time, and energy it takes and just do it.

I knew what my responsibilities were before law school and so did you.  I heavily researched what law school entailed and (presumably) so did you.  Although I could not envision everything law school would entail, I knew it would be difficult.  But I also knew that I could do it.  You can do it too if you don’t think about it too much.  Keep your mind on the goal and not the journey.  Your mind will thank you in the long run.  God bless and have a great day!