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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.

Jan 10, 2023

 

Are you looking for your purpose?  Or you’ve found it, but you’re not sure how to pursue it?  In this episode, we discuss:

 

- How to create conditions so that the only path forward is to follow your purpose.

- What it’s like to confront our own privilege and leverage it to do good in the world.

- How to build a sustainable nonprofit by learning skills, including fundraising from $35K to $6M, building a team with a 95% employer net promoter score, and scaling to create universal legal access.  

- Why it’s important to take care of your mental health, especially when you’re dealing with extreme stress and high uncertainty.  

- How to recognize that your biggest strength can also become your biggest weakness, and what you can do to work through that.  

 

Mention this podcast and connect with Adrian at www.linkedin.com/in/adrian-tirtanadi-85892b56 or https://opendoorlegal.org/.  

 

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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