In Part One, we explored how lawpreneurs are bridging law, business, and society through innovation, entrepreneurship, and strategic thinking. But perhaps the most powerful contribution of the lawpreneurial mindset isn’t just in tools or tactics—it’s in shaping a new legal culture.
This is the real disruption. And it’s cultural.
From Gatekeepers to Changemakers
Traditionally, lawyers have served as gatekeepers—interpreting rules, managing risk, and preserving order. But lawpreneurs are flipping the script. They see law as a profession and a platform for building, leading, and empowering.
They are stepping into roles once reserved for public intellectuals, activists, CEOS, and educators. They create legal content, launch podcasts, build communities, teach future lawyers, and collaborate with technologists, artists, and economists. In short, they are becoming cultural architects of the legal profession.
Humanizing the Practice
In a field often seen as rigid, hierarchical, and overly formal, lawpreneurs are injecting humanity. They are rethinking legal education to prioritize empathy, social awareness, and interdisciplinary thinking. They’re advocating for mental health, diversity, and well-being—topics that were once whispered, if acknowledged at all.
Workshops, fireside talks, legal wellness retreats, and mentorship circles are replacing the old boys’ club with a culture of growth and openness.
Law as a Public Service, Not Just a Private Career
The lawpreneurial shift is also recentering the purpose of legal work. It’s no longer only about billing hours, climbing ranks, or winning cases. It’s about impact.
Lawpreneurs are building NGOS, legal tech startups, access-to-justice platforms, and public interest labs. They treat the law as a tool for systemic change, not just personal advancement. And they do this with a strong sense of civic responsibility—a return to law’s original purpose as a mechanism to serve society.
Rewriting the Rules of Leadership
Today’s lawpreneurs don’t wait to be promoted—they promote ideas. They start conversations. They launch movements. They lead by influence, not seniority. And that’s rewriting what it means to be a “leader” in law.
It’s no longer about tenure. It’s about relevance, values, and voice.
Whether it’s a 25-year-old lawyer starting a podcast on constitutional rights, a legal influencer explaining the latest legislation on Instagram, or a startup founder building AI tools to help small firms thrive, the new legal culture rewards boldness, clarity, and contribution.
A Culture Worth Building
This cultural revolution isn’t about abandoning tradition—it’s about evolving it. Lawpreneurs aren’t anti-establishment. They are pro-growth.
They believe that excellence can coexist with creativity, that tradition can be strengthened through reform, and that the law is most powerful when it is inclusive, accessible, and alive.
Final Thought The real legacy of lawpreneurs will not be in the apps they build or the firms they launch—it will be in the culture they shape. A culture where law is not just practiced, but lived. Where lawyers are not just professionals, but leaders, educators, and visionaries.
The future of law will be defined not only by what we build but by who we become.
What does the future of the law look like? Have you ever imagined a world where the legal profession’s stigma of being a static relic of the past is no more? The profession is a dynamic, ever-evolving force. This future could be brought upon us by “lawpreneurs,” a new breed of legal professionals blending entrepreneurial spirit with legal expertise. Nevertheless, what does this mean for the traditional legal landscape, and how might it reshape our understanding of justice and business?
Let’s look at the traditional boundaries of the legal profession. For years, they have remained firmly entrenched and resistant to change. Now, lawpreneurs are challenging these boundaries, infusing the legal field with innovation and a forward-thinking mindset in a way that poses a question; could this be the answer to the stagnation that has plagued traditional law professionals? To answer that, we can examine platforms like “Rocket Lawyer” which swiftly connects clients with legal professionals, the high demand for this feature suggests that the future of law could be more accessible and inclusive. But can technology truly democratize legal resources, or are there unforeseen pitfalls?
Furthermore, how does the merging of business acumen with legal expertise change the game? Lawpreneurs understand that legal strategies must be intricately woven with business objectives to foster sustainable growth. This holistic approach allows them to provide comprehensive solutions, addressing both legal and economic challenges. Is this the key to making law more relevant in today’s fast-paced business world? Could startups and established corporations alike find unprecedented value in this new breed of legal advisor?
In the MENA region, the impact of lawpreneurship is particularly striking. With the adoption of Western legal frameworks and corporate sensibilities, the region is witnessing a legal renaissance. But what does this mean for local traditions and cultural nuances? Can lawpreneurs successfully blend global standards with local insights to create a legal landscape that is both progressive and culturally attuned?
Think about alternative dispute resolution (ADR). Lawpreneurs, with their business-oriented mindset, are naturally inclined towards mediation and arbitration. Could this shift away from traditional litigation signal a new era of conflict resolution? Are we moving towards a more collaborative and less adversarial approach that prioritizes long-term relationships over short-term victories?
As lawpreneurs continue to redefine the legal profession, they are fostering a new generation of legal practitioners who are not confined by conventional norms. These innovators anticipate and adapt to changes, ensuring the legal system remains relevant and responsive. But what challenges do they face in this quest for relevance? Can they truly bridge the gap between law, business, and society, creating a versatile and resilient legal practice?
In conclusion, lawpreneurship invites us to reimagine the role of law in our lives. By embracing change and fostering innovation, lawpreneurs are not just revitalizing the practice of law but also contributing to the broader socio-economic landscape. Their proactive and integrative approach promises a future where the law is not a static institution but a dynamic force that evolves in harmony with societal needs. As we ponder these changes, one question remains: are we ready to embrace the lawpreneurs’ vision and step into this transformative era of legal practice?
The law is becoming monotonous and outdated in the modern age. In its proper form, the law is “dying” and solidifying in its current condition with no further progression or evolution. The traditional idea of law has become saturated in its ability to survive and continue to prosper in the future due to its lack of accommodating external factors in its approach to legal practice. This can be said of common law practices.
Traditional lawyers and legal practitioners are cut off from society as they do not factor the wider society, culture, economy, business, and overall corporate landscape into their approach or practice.
Globally, in response to its stagnation, the law has subsequently changed and as such, has inevitably evolved. The emergence of new “hybrid” laws and legal systems has affected the practice of law in its traditional form. In addition, the distinction between businessmen and lawyers has evaporated and essentially “merged” into a mutually beneficial overlap and the formation of hybrid legal practitioners, such as lawpreneurs” and corporate lawyers originating in the 1970s. Regionally, corporate law, as well as the business function of law, is highly advanced. The MENA region is witnessing an active transformation into a Western or “European” system.
Regulated or open markets
There is arguably less of a demand for dispute resolution with the emergence of a greater focus on mediation and arbitration.
Can lawpreneurs be considered a facet of alternative dispute resolution?
Lawpreneur = “the new kid on the block”.
Lawpreneurship represents the initial transition of legal systems to “sociological, functional, institutional, scientific, experimental, realistic, and neo-realistic jurisprudence” (Cohen, 1935). In the legal field, lawpreneurship is arguably equivalent to corporate entrepreneurship. In alignment with the familiar concept of entrepreneurship, within a technologically-advancing environment, innovation has facilitated the entry of lawpreneurs into the legal context. Newly-established accommodation within society for new, innovative lawpreneurs can be seen in law firms specializing in start-ups and VC investments. In the Egyptian legal market, modern-day lawyers are more concerned with “business law”.
There is more of an overlap between law and business now than in the traditional legal system, as its own doctrine is set in stone and kept relatively separate from the economy. Therefore, maintaining a business mindset enables lawyers to be more involved in society, which represents the reality of the legal system and incorporates this into their approach to legal practice, leading to prominence and financial success. By combining the societal and corporate landscape, lawpreneurs develop a deep understanding of the intricacies of the legal system within the context of its real-life outcomes.
Lawpreneurship encompasses individual legal practitioners who establish firms, organizations serving justice, and legal start-ups intending to have a broader effect on society. Previously, the concept of SMEs making their way into the domain of “big fish in the market” and finding themselves amongst the most prominent businesses and firms in Egypt, with international reach both in and beyond the MENA region, was vastly unheard of. Some lawpreneurs seek to establish a niche within the legal field by offering innovative legal services to combat this barrier to the market. An example is Elmetr, a platform that promptly connects clients with qualified lawyers. Elmetr provides accessibility to the law by making the search for legal support easier and faster for the wider society (Elmetr, 2022).
By shifting from a common law approach to an economically-minded approach, lawpreneurs are establishing the current legal landscape and moving further away from the traditional practice of law as its separate doctrine, unconcerned with corporate matters in relation to the economy, and not ingrained within society. Lawpreneurs are established within society and have not chosen to divide themselves from the inner workings of society and concern themselves with matters of the economy, as this directly impacts their legal practice or “business”. Therefore, the concept of lawpreneurship contrasts Bourdieu’s conception that the “juridical field” is “an area of structured, socially patterned activity” (Bourdieu, 1987), as lawpreneurs fall outside the scope of “structured” areas.
Lawpreneurs’ success can be partially credited to their futuristic take on the law, opting to stray away from the same outdated legal practices that led to the stagnation of traditional law. Lawpreneurs can be deemed “rogue” in their refusal to remain within the same failing system and the confines of strict legal practice. They are closing the gap between the law and the rest of the society and defying the notion that the law, the economy and business are inherently separate matters. They all directly impact one another and are innately intertwined.
To start on a simple scale, commercial awareness is the act of staying up to date and aware of daily updates within the business and commercial industry. While we would not find an accurate academic definition for such type of awareness as the meaning is implied within, the definition is simple and practical, it’s being aware, and in the know. Commercial awareness is a necessity and extremely vital for the modern business world.
Commercial awareness in the LAW?
Today many lawyers deal with more than just the law. They must understand their client’s business and the environment in which it operates. They must have an understanding of current affairs and how this might affect their clients or even the legal industry in general. In addition, the fact that law firms are themselves commercial enterprises, in business to make money, and you need to understand how they do that and what factors might affect it to be fully commercially aware. In this article, we are going to discuss, what is commercial awareness in law, and how it affects the business, and also how to develop commercial awareness.
How a lawyer can develop a commercial awareness?
Nowadays, a rising lawyer should know where the market is, and where it’s possibly headed. This would lead to the right-sourcing and creating new efficiencies, always maintaining an alternative business structure allows new entrants to break free from the traditional, partner-dominated models and gives lawyers new horizons and sectors to expand their business.
For lawyers, knowing their market is extremely significant. However, it is still not enough to develop commercial awareness. Lawyers would still need to know the client’s market too; the client’s prioritized interests are essential to understand their concern, in other words, the clients expect you to know their needs and to answer their calls, so what are the key players?
One of the impressive aspects of being aware of the previously mentioned, is the ability of a lawyer to spot problems and identify opportunities for clients and this is driven by your commercial awareness of your client’s market, and it makes you stand out, and get defined as someone who works outside the usual known “box” and does not define you, allowing you to be unique than the rest of the market.
Moreover, a lawyer needs to get rid of the traditional partnership idea and start dealing as a trusted business partner that recognizes the obstacles their clients face, and how to navigate through them. To arrive at that modern role, lawyers need to be aware of how the economy works and the consequences of the business, changing the point of view from just the law to new technologies and different improved ideas. That is simply because the New Tech is transforming the legal services market and law firms must be updating these technologies to survive in an increasingly fragmented market, in other terms, IT skills are no longer optional, and they became an indispensable part of the service.
It is safe to say that the days of an isolated lawyer should no longer exist. The finest lawyers add value to their firm by connecting with current and potential clients daily, as well as fellow practitioners from all areas of practice and from all around the world.
Lawyers are service providers. Trust and professionalism are always and continuously required. A lawyer’s skills needed to cultivate, maintain and deepen collaborative relationships with clients
Ways to cultivate those skills:
Practice commercial awareness when reading and watching the news such as The Economist, BBC News, and The Independent.
Complete commercial awareness quizzes online
Attend workshops and other general law-focused events.
You can also register for law-related newsletters and sign up to Google Alerts for a commercial law-related topic. In addition to the information above, it is also valuable to have an understanding of key economic and finance concepts. This aspect will always be an extra key to a fine lawyer.
In conclusion, not being commercially aware simply means a lawyer will always be burying their actual skills. Ironically, the type of lawyer who is not commercially aware and up to date will soon be considered the “odd one out” and will fail to rise above. Nowadays, in the 20th century “knowing it all” from merely a studying law perspective for a lawyer is not enough. Putting in mind that it takes years to build strong commercial awareness, the earlier you start, the sooner you shine.
Practising law, as an Egyptian, will have you bound by certain legislation that has hardly changed in time. Making it easy, and essential, to know them (Civil Code, Commercial Law, Criminal Code, Criminal Procedures, Code of Civil & Commercial Procedures), you have to grasp as much knowledge as possible about specializations, different career paths, industries, and markets understand that your preference and passion might help you make a decision. Knowing exactly where your passion belongs in the law is very important, as being a generalist as a lawyer at the start of your career is important, but focusing on where you see yourself will make you choose where you want to apply, who will admire your passion will make you know where to look and who to approach to start your career on the right track.
Read, read and read
Diversify your readings between legal readings (laws, cases, codes, treaties, etc.), technicalities (books about medicine, automotive, sports, finance, economics, etc.), and character-building (philosophy, art, religious, spiritual, etc.) These readings are made in order to gain enough information to build and develop your style. You have nothing if you don’t have knowledge; you won’t be able to hold a conversation with decision-makers, even if you have the opportunity to do so at an event or online through debates on legal opinion posts or news. Lack of knowledge will prevent you from all these opportunities that might give you the chance to show your hand and make you more attractive to recruiters.
Be aware of your surroundings.
As a legal practitioner, you must be aware of the elements that shape the world you serve. For business law, you must be aware of the new happenings in business, finance and economics. For employment, you must be familiar with employment trends, etc. For certain practice areas, you must also have a reliable source of news that sheds light on your peers (legal 500, IFLR, The Law Magazine, GAR, WWL) Awareness is your key. Knowing what is happening every morning will always give you a step ahead to be more active in the market. You will only know the opportunities with full awareness. Allow yourself at least 30 minutes per day to examine what is going on in Egypt’s legal, economic, and political systems.
Networking and building connections
Events, seminars, conferences, online debates, movies, and any sort of activity that allows you to exist in a room with a complete stranger are the most valuable assets for building connections. The more you interact, the higher the chances of your own development and potential findings. Make use of social media: follow people and entities that do not help kill time, but make use of it. Volunteering, internships, and extracellular activities can help you meet new people and learn new things. Not one of them alone. Networking is the best way to circulate your CV. Much better people to know you than reading you. CVs aren’t as appealing as a real connection, which allows you to communicate your goals, knowledge, and skills directly, and which, of course, will stand out from a standard CV application.
Showcase your skills and build a realistic market position
Share your thoughts and achievements with your peers and critiques. Having feedback on opinions, pleadings, writings, and even conversations helps you understand where you stand in any given field and where you are from your target inside it. Competition starts from where you stand, not from where you plan to go. Meaning, that if you plan to get hired by a magic circle law firm, your competition is not potential candidates for that firm, but rather the same people with the same credentials as yours. Be active in what you desire. Attend events, conferences, and seminars, read and debate law books, and post articles, reviews, and opinions on LinkedIn.Connect with people from your industry. follow them. For instance, if you are interested in arbitration, follow organizations like Crcica, join and go to their events, and share useful content on social media.
Break into the hiring process.
If anything in the world, all the above would require testing. Sooner or later, you must know if there is a missing component. That’s why you must always be in check by updating the recruiters’ view on your credentials. check WUZUF, The Law’s ACD, LinkedIn jobs, Facebook jobs, and Facebook groups. There is always something for you. Or at least, something that tells you what to add up.
Apply in the ‘right way’ (understand the employer).
When writing a hiring material, remember two things: 1) understand what the employer seeks in its candidates, regardless of whether there is a vacancy or not. 2) Be sincere in every word and reflect on your actual expectations, points of negotiation, and strengths. Your cover letter and CV must be tailored to each opportunity. Keep a template but do not use it everywhere. Templates are jump starts, not a go-to solution for applying. Conduct good research on the employer, its people, culture, and objectives. Never make a template CV. Each opportunity is different. You have to be genuine and sincere and passionate about each opportunity you are willing to apply for.
Bonus: Be Patient.
Embrace patience. Competition is tough and fair judgment takes time. Your frustration is real, but so are the consequences that follow it. Everything can be built, destroyed, and rebuilt.
The best thing about movies – ever since the invention of cinema in the 1930’s – is that movies are the product of desire. There is no right way to do it, nor is there a wrong way either. Through the years, this concept was demonstrated by the different individuals with different approaches to each and every aspect of a movie being all labeled a ‘Masterpiece’. Kubrick’s genius, Shahine’s depictions, and Nolan’s perspectives were all testimonials to the grand idea behind making the movie, ‘The Non-way’.
Ironically speaking, ‘it does not take a genius’ to make a masterpiece. Make no mistake, the people I’ve mentioned are something else, but it is not a high level of intellect that makes a masterpiece, but a unique one. You’d wonder, how is it then that a unique intellect makes a masterpiece? The answer lies in the composition of the movie. We all recall the times where we praised an actor, or danced to the soundtrack composed by a film’s musical scorer, stared in awe for a plot twist – courtesy of a great writer – that left us speechless, or even fell in love with a single shot that took us to the perspective of a director.
So, in order to compose a masterpiece of a movie, you need a crew. This crew will include; The Author, The director, The Lead Actor, Supporting Actors, The Producers, and of course The Fans. And when you gather this wild bunch, it will be time that you put them in motion, a 10-main-acts picture that will tell you a story.
(The Author)
Even Anthologies start somewhere. As the first you begin with is finding yourself a story worth telling. In this phase, you can use all your imagination in the story with no limits at all. With your deep desires, fancies, passion, and all your dreams of a perfect life, all can be added to the story. Make no mistake, where you start makes a whole lot of difference. The day you were born would set you somewhere in your parents’ stories, and it is up to you to proceed from there. Find a good point to start a story that everyone would love to hear to the end.
(The Lead Actor)
It is hard to tell a story without demonstration. Just ask yourself what is the difference between being told of the process of hanging a man, and the hanging of Hassan, the friend that you spent most of your school days with who grew up into being a murderer who was captured and you will witness his actions from being dragged to the gallows until the spark fades from the whites of his eyes. A Lead Actor is the main character that helps visualize your story. A lead must reflect your story to its maximum extent, the history of characters, the attitude, the looks, the reaction to and interaction with humans, good times, hard times, relationships, and work. Bear in mind that the story’s moral is embodied in his goals, values, and principles and whether they are achieved or not. It is by how relatable you make the character that you make it possible for others to watch your movie and listen to your story in amusement and empathy, the two main reasons behind these pieces of art and literature.
(Supporting Actors)
In order to put on a great show, you must admit that every story needs to take its rage on someone. Someone has to point out something, someone has to help us realize where the twist lies, and someone must show us how it feels to find true love. Your supporting actors must be chosen very carefully, you have to make sure they all point out the elements that complete the story. Sometimes it is all about supporting or challenging the lead actor. In any case, everyone plays a part that adds up to the story. A masterpiece does not select which part of the narrative it likes, it puts the whole narrative in display.
(THE DIRECTOR)
There are two eyes that see the whole picture, the Director’s and the Fans’ eyes. A film director visualizes the screenplay by guiding the whole throughout the story as a viewer. He is the first true fan of a film. Hence, he is the first to attempt to tell the visual story through the eyes of the fans. And in that regard, he must choose who can help him tell the story from all the aspects. Remember that when you see the movie from a perspective that you can relate to, it is probably because the director and your eyes met.
(PRODUCER)
Let us admit a fact; sometimes the best story ever told is not worth being told, if it’s being told in a cheap bar. Movies are a prime example of that. If you do not have a scene in an intelligence building, then you do not have a spy movie. Enter the producer, the person who believes in the movie so much, they would literally ‘pay’ to see it. But let us do not put it in shallow waters, a producer’s role is far more complex than that of just throwing away money on a bunch of stories being told. A producer is an archangel that protects the whole movie from the bleak reality where everything needs a cheque, reservation, or license.
(THE AUDIENCE & “THE BIGGEST FAN”)
The most lovable and absurd friend that the movie has is the person that takes a cut of his time and wage to ask themselves whether this was ‘the masterpiece’ they’ve been looking for. Fans go above and beyond if they love a story. That’s why we sell VIP tickets, merchs, promotions, first screenings, and even nights to spend with your favourite actor. And all is done for the love of the story. In reality you, my dear viewer, have always been a loyal fan for a 80 years long movie.
But are you in control of your movie? Have you ever looked at a moment of your life and had this perspective that you couldn’t tell if anyone had it like you did? Have you ever looked at the mirror and thought of how much you have changed both physically, and in character? Have you ever considered your life events, your relationships, your career and your very own behavior? Are you the one writing this story?!!! You surely sensed this in every action that you took that affected you. Every small behavior of you. Every time you question society, rules, religious beliefs, friends, family, where you set from humanity, I am sure that you are watching but haven’t you wondered why you relate so much?.
Maybe this is what happened you, my dear viewer; 10 main phases
Act 1: A Lead Actor walks into a bar.
One day you sat down in one of these dimly lit bars and thought; Who are you in this life?, What do you want? Where do you stand? And from what? What are your habits, routine, rituals, beliefs?, Who are your friends, and family? The infrastructure of your life is explored, and you, my dear viewer, are self aware. And from this point, you have a story to tell, and a goal to reach.
Act 2: The Unforgettable fire.
You surely do not think that longing for peace is not the product of war. With the snap of a finger, the circumstances that will lead you to choose your journey, and take the path, will occur. It takes your perspective to tell if a car crash is just something you saw on the news or if it is what you’ll always remember as the moment that changed it all.
Some people see things as great reasons to find even more greatness, and some people see it as an excuse to become miserable. It is up to you to see the good in every bad and see the bad in every good but at the end of the day, you must see what adds to the narrative. You saw the unforgettable fire, and you realized what you can do to prevent it from happening again.
Act 3: A thousand miles road starts with a step.
You decide to start the action, your real journey, after thinking and inciting a story, you start telling it. It’s the time to start taking your life in the game, you start a career, follow a passion, or decide to follow your dreams. And every morning you decide to wake up dressed up like a hero, thinking that you are on an adventure. You control every scene, each minute you manage it by how you see yourself in your own movie.
You do not quite write very often what this part of your movie may play out, instead you guide every single member of the crew that they must work together so you won’t end up dreaming or imagining but not doing. You enforce your perspective on those who lead, think, and point out the journey. You have successfully shown everyone that you are heading for an adventure to stop the unforgettable fire. And it was very important to be aware of that.
Act 4: When did that happen?
It finally happened and “Reality” hit you. There is no fire, there is nor journey, you are simply stuck in society. You are bound by rules, custom, usage, and history. The economic situation is forcing into the lane that you always mocked and pitied, The political scene says that there wouldn’t be any american dream of any sort any time soon. You’ve become the stereotypical higher education degree holder who must consider the financial status and what a decent job is. Every little detail adds to the betterment of the story. Consider this, this world full of ordinary people, those who led the life that you are avoiding and would be terrified of these obstacles. And what better moment in your movie than that when you realize the difference between what you want and what was brought on you?
A challenging reality is what defines the lead’s development. Great men live for centuries in books and legends, and all their stories are glorified for the hardest of situations. Let it be known that there is no better chiche than that of the moment when you look up to the sky and take a ‘hero’s’ breath. The downs in your movie can be essential in order to test your integrity, relatability, and your willingness to put on a display. It’s all how we see it, and if you are a fan of Gotham, you will know ‘why do we fall’.
Act 5: On the other side of the paper, another great story is being written.
What do you make of your past relationship that didn’t work? Or the love of your life that you couldn’t keep? What about your only friend who failed you? your partners who betrayed you – and probably shot you in the back in a very Tarantino-esque way? And millions of other issues that you face every single day. These matters are not just events that add to the hero narrative. These, my dear viewer, are well developed side stories that your story would not be what it is without them. Once more, your view on life will either end your story and quickly stamp that “fin” on your screen and go straight to the credits, or it could help you develop a great second half of a movie.
Life is full of side stories that we must decide how they add up so the show could go on. Side stories can be random in origin but one cannot allow it to build its own narrative and disrupt the movie’s sequence. It’s very hard to continue without seeing the whole picture, and though they constitute a part of that picture, you cannot drown inside stories and get “stuck in a moment”. You can say that it is no shame to be a fan of a side story that ends tragically, but do not pay full price for a half value sequence.
Act 6: “and for the final ingredient, we add something explosive”
What happens when you add the last two acts altogether? A nuclear blast of course, by this act you have probably had your business collapse, or lost a friend or a family member to a pandemic, or – for some reason – you wake up empty longing for someone who’ll never come back. I cannot tell you what you should do in this one, it is totally on you. But I may lay a warning for you, be prepared when you mix the ingredients for a nuclear blast, be prepared to deal with issues whenever they occur. And let us be honest, there is no awesome movie without an explosion.
And now that you woke up in the wake of the explosion, with all the hurt in the world. Take a deep breath, we are almost at the climax.
Act 7: In here we fall as heroes, or rise as kings.
This is it my dear viewer, here you face your disappointments and fears. You go into one final battle and rise as the king you longed to be. In here, you finish the journey you started. All your beliefs, work, aspirations, heartaches, patience, and wisdom are put to test. If this battle does not tell you how determined you are, or Show you what sort of a movie ending you have written, then passing a hard test, or nailing a job, or even running a business against all odds would do.
When you get up on your knees and say “I am coming for everything” and when you really believe in your story. This is the moment when a battle is won and all what ye bid on is finally paying off. You watch yourself moving forward, encouraging yourself, and truly falling in love with your story, and you truly feel sympathy for yourself. Maybe it will hit you eventually, but lead actors don’t lose, they don’t die before their time and achievements are due.
Act 8: Hear my words, for they are divine
This act is pretty self written.History is written by the victor, and you my dear viewer are entitled to write down your own history upon surviving the past seven acts. Do not think hard, or try to establish something very deliberate. You see, the moment you win the battle, your history prior to the battle will be recorded. Think of what Muhammed Ali clay once said, “I am the greatest, I said that even before I knew I was.” in spite of the wording, you can tell that this phrase is self fulfilling because Muhammad Ali that we knew as a champion amplified Muhammad Ali the human who when we knew as a part of the champion, we couldn’t help but be more interested in what history was.
Act 9: “fin”
You can finally sit down, take a deep breath before your time comes, and look back and make sure you left quite the impact, and left memories that would be cherished. By this moment you would have finally made sure of how people will remember you, and what legacy you have left. The end is as important as the start.
I told you before, my dear viewer that a masterpiece can be demonstrated in 10 acts. And it should not come as a surprise to you by now that the 10 act is dedicated to how you will go on from this movie. This “Masterpiece” is only possible when you assume all roles to tell your story, and manage every single scene. You are the one who sees things from the view that the fans would love to see it from. You wrote the story from the very beginning and only you make it a unique one given the differentiations and admiration you give to it.
The more you’ve shed light on your past, understood it, and learnt from it, the more you plan your future scene by scene.
None of what I have told you would matter, if you are not willing to become all.
“If my mind can conceive it, and my heart can believe it—then I can achieve it.” Jesse Jackson – 1983.
Ziad Ali 