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How to Stop Playing Small featuring Esther Etim
You Are A Lawyer: Take Risks and Change Careers in Law
English - December 01, 2022 10:00 - 39 minutes - 27.3 MBBusiness Education fearless lawyer ambitious attorney career change side hustle game changer Homepage Download Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
When you stop playing small, you decide that you will accept all the opportunities and blessings that life has to offer. You are always prepared, you are ready to meet any challenge, and you get excited by new experiences.
Esther Etim has opportunities thrown at her and she is prepared every single time.
The countless options excited Esther Etim:
When Esther was unsure about studying law so she created her own mentorship program, Esther learned her answer because she was proactive. Esther Etim worked and wrote, studied, prepared, and managed her expectations for life. And life continued to surprise Esther (and me!) with the opportunities presented to her.When a report needed to be edited to perfection - Esther handled it.When a radio station asked Esther Etim to become an interviewer - Esther was ready. When a book publisher created an ad specifically looking for her (so cool!), Esther responded to the advertisement because she was ready.Stop. Playing. Small! Esther will help you forget that you know the word SMALL.
Currently, when Esther Etim is not writing multicultural fiction, she is producing a movie about how she is not “Nigerian enough” for some people.
For assistance with creating a legal career or help with building a personal brand and business that you actually like visit www.estheretim.org/links.
LISTEN TO LEARN:
How to prepare in undergraduate school to become a lawyer (LLB)The challenge of looking for a job during the 2008 global recessionHow to use your law background as a bloggerThe importance of Lagos in Nigerian entertainment and media
WE ALSO DISCUSS:
How to deal with one-sided and selfish friendshipsStudying law in the United Kingdom versus NigeriaWorking as a writer on a reality television showWhy you need to create a blogazine
EPISODE TIMESTAMPS
00:00:00 - INTRO: Welcome to You Are A Lawyer and Introduction of Esther Etim
00:00:46 - Explanation of the LLB degree and studying law in the United Kingdom
00:05:15 - Explanation of attending law school in the United States of America
00:05:51 - Without the bar exam, it often feels like your law degree is not worth anything
00:06:42 - What was the incentive or advantage of attending law school in the United Kingdom vs Nigeria
00:07:44 - Explanation of standardized exams and their importance in education in the United States
00:08:25 - Graduated from secondary school at 16 and attended law school at 21. Is this track typical of students in Nigeria?
00:09:28 - You decided not to practice law after finishing all of your exams. Why did you make that decision?
00:18:39 - Advertisement for The Heart-Centered Lawyers Membership from Journey & Practice
00:19:17 - The use of mental wards in criminal proceedings in the United Kingdom
00:28:25 - Discrimination because Esther did not sound Nigerian enough to work in media
00:31:13 - It sounds like you are advocating for others even though you didn’t become a full solicitor advocate
00:31:28 - If you cannot find something, you must create it
00:31:34 - Your privilege is not always about you
00:31:57 - Esther listened to the You Are A Lawyer podcast and thought, “How can I participate and help others?” and pitched herself to be a guest on this podcast
00:32:10 - Your story will resonate with others and challenge them to say, “Am I doing everything I can in my life?” or “Why aren’t I doing more?”
00:33:01 - Work hard because you never know who is watching; your enemies or your next opportunity
00:33:47 - Why are you teaching other women to say ‘No?” Why was it so important that you learned how to say no?
00:37:16 - Women are always rationalizing responses or emotions, but No is a complete sentence
00:37:28 - Are you still writing your BEFFTA award-winning blog?
00:37:46 - You wouldn’t take too much time away from writing because writers need to write
00:38:15 - Do all of the stuff!
00:38:19 - Esther, is there anything else you want to share with the audience?
Esther Etim: First, don't be afraid to ask questions. Second, don't be afraid to start where you are. And Third, learn to recognize people, things, and situations for what they are, not what your ego or emotions would prefer, and treat them accordingly.
00:39:24 - OUTRO: Rate the podcast and tell a friend to listen to You Are A Lawyer
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Esther Etim is not licensed to practice law. Learn more about Esther Etim:
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chioma-esther-edem-etim-ce3/
Website: www.estheretim.org/links
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