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I’m Samorn Selim. 

I’m a lawyer turned career coach on a mission for us to take our careers from dread to joy. As the daughter of poor Lao refugees, I was told to pay my dues.

After coaching over 1,000 clients, I now realize that the idea that you have to pay your dues and work in a toxic place is a myth. 

We can face our challenges head on, do work we are passionate about, and work with good people with kind hearts to make a big impact. So even as we struggle, we can find a sense of belonging.

Dec 27, 2022

Do you feel like the odds are stacked against you?  And you’re struggling to figure out a path forward?  In this episode, we discuss:

 

- How to build belief in yourself when you’re told at birth that you will never amount to anything because of a rare congenital birth defect.   

- What you can do to get into a top 10 law school even when you dropped out of high school. 

- Why it’s important to provide emotional support to your partner when you have young kids.  

- How to make career pivots into different industries, markets, and locations, including going from being a lawyer to a product manager and moving from Asia to the US.

- The importance of being intentional about your career adding value to you and not staying too long.  

 

Since the podcast was recorded, Michael has transitioned from VP of Dapper Labs to Chief Legal Officer at Aalyria.  

 

Mention this podcast and connect with Michael at www.linkedin.com/in/priorart

 

Connect with Samorn at www.linkedin.com/in/samornselim.  

 

Get a copy of Samorn’s book, “Belonging: Self Love Lessons From A Workaholic Depressed Insomniac Lawyer” at https://tinyurl.com/swpc578c

 

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