How to Stop Playing Small featuring Esther Etim

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
recession

How to use your law background as a blogger

The importance of Lagos in Nigerian entertainment and media



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WE ALSO DISCUSS:


How to deal with one-sided and selfish friendships

Studying law in the United Kingdom versus Nigeria

Working as a writer on a reality television show

Why you need to create a blogazine



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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/


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Website: www.estheretim.org/links


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