How to Stop Playing Small with 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 ‍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 ‍EPISODE TIMESTAMPS00:00:11 - INTRO: Welcome to You Are A Lawyer and Introduction of Esther Etim00:00:46 - Explanation of the LLB degree and studying law in the United Kingdom00:05:15 - Explanation of attending law school in the United States of America00:05:51 - Without the bar exam, it often feels like your law degree is not worth anything00:06:42 - What was the incentive or advantage of attending law school in the United Kingdom vs Nigeria00:07:44 - Explanation of standardized exams and their importance in education in the United States00:08:25 - 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 & Practice00:19:17 - The use of mental wards in criminal proceedings in the United Kingdom00:28:25 - Discrimination because Esther did not sound Nigerian enough to work in media00:31:13 - It sounds like you are advocating for others even though you didn’t become a full solicitor advocate00:31:28 - If you cannot find something, you must create it00:31:34 - Your privilege is not always about you00:31:57 - 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 podcast00:32:10 - 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 opportunity00:33:47 - Why are you teaching other women to say ‘No?” Why was it so important that you learned how to say no