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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.

Jun 6, 2023

 

In this episode with Cynthia Pong, we discuss:

 

- The model minority myth, and how it pits marginalized communities against each other. 

- The importance of recognizing the differences in AAPI communities, and recognizing our unique history, including Southeast Asian, Pacific Islander, and Native Hawaiian groups.

- How Black, Indigenous, and people of color can get the money, power, and respect you deserve.

- Why divesting yourself from a career path takes time and why it’s important to have compassion with yourself.  

- How to recover after your soul dies from oppression, discrimination, and White supremacy. 

- What individuals and employers can do to create environments that are psychologically safe.  

- How to respond when people say hateful things like you’re a sell out.  

- Why it’s important to ask for help.  


Connect with Cynthia at https://www.embracechange.nyc/ or on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/embracechangenyc/

 

Connect with Samorn on LinkedIn at https://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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