Written by - John R. Kormanik

The “Gratitude Gap” keeps many attorneys stuck in a cycle of striving. This story shows what happens when you stop to acknowledge how far you’ve already come.

Some lawyers are so focused on the next hill to climb that they forget to appreciate the one they just summited. I call this the Gratitude Gap—the space between achievement and acknowledgment. It’s that voice that says, “Yeah, you won the case, but what’s next?” Or, “Sure, the team delivered, but you could have done more.”

It’s the moment when progress gets swallowed by pressure. When accomplishments are met with silence because they don’t feel “big enough” to celebrate. The gap isn’t a lack of success—it’s a lack of recognition.

And for high-performing attorneys, it can be a dangerous place to linge

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