Ep 18 – Success, Failure and Dealing with Change: Advice for Women Looking to Enter Law, with Selma Masood

Leading through change is a large component of success in your career. It’s about being adaptable, rolling with the punches and working out what ‘success’ means to you.

My fabulous guest today is Selma Masood and she is sharing her advice to aspiring lawyers to help them deal with the highs, lows and challenges of succeeding and thriving in a competitive and male dominated industry.

Highlights of this ep:

–          the importance of being flexible and able to adapt to change
–          recognising that success comes from failure
–          dealing with criticism and gaining strength from it
–          unconscious bias in the legal profession and female leadership
–          we must be careful about how we attribute meaning to things
–          importance of building a solid support network and seeking out mentors

Best Quote from this episode:

“Success is not final; failure is not fatal. It is the courage to continue that counts. You have to stick to what you believe in and never be afraid to fail. You have to keep setting goals for yourself, persevere and work hard. Opportunities come rarely so you must grab them when they are there.” (Selma Masood, guest on Her Ambitious Career podcast)

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• Tune into this ep as well: 5 Reasons You’re Lacking Direction & What To Do About It
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About Selma:
Selma Masood, principal at SM & Co Solicitors, had an ambition to own her own law firm by age 40 – she did it. She also had ambitions to sit on the judiciary by age 40 – she achieved that too.

Selma is an accomplished lawyer with firm views on what it takes to reach the top and is keen to share what she has learned with women new to the profession.

About Rebecca:

Rebecca Allen is an Executive Coach and Personal Brand expert who helps ambitious women achieve more from their lives and careers. She has worked over the last 10 years with clients from companies including ANZ Bank, Origin Energy, J.P. Morgan and Coca-Cola Amatil and loves getting those excited phone calls from clients saying they’ve been promoted, have negotiated a seismic pay rise or have moved into a role completely aligned with their mission, values and strengths.