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Episode 23: Becoming an East West Lawyer - The Black Box of Psychological Safety and Tips to Overcome the Megabox of Gossip

Imagine having moved heaven and earth to achieve your goals and then have all of that held to ransom as a result of careless words, better known as rumours or gossip?
Many young people will find themselves at the receiving end of gossip or rumours in professional, personal, and social settings. While most of these will fade, they pose significant challenges to one's psychological safety. In this episode, I discuss some techniques that can help one navigate a minefield of gossip.

Becoming an East West Lawyer: The Black Box of Psychological Safety and the Medicine of Journaling

Can journaling help achieve psychological safety?
I can't speak for others, but for me, writing and journaling are useful tools for cultivating and maintaining psychological safety in professional, social, and personal settings. 
In this episode, I discuss the power of paper and pen and four journaling techniques that have helped me: No-Filter Journaling, Staircase Journaling, Vision Journaling, and Identity Journaling. So if you are keen to explore the power of journaling, this episode might be the motivation you need. 
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Episode 21: Becoming an East West Lawyer - The Black Box of Psychological Safety & the Purpose Intervention

In this episode, I discuss how rooting activities in a "why" has helped me create psychological safety.  Many organizations, authors, artists, etc., have stated the importance of using "purpose" as a north star in setting goals and standards. I amplify those discussions in this episode to emphasize the collective benefit of well-being, inclusivity, and efficiency that this approach offers both on an individual and organizational level. 
 
I am now reading extracts from Simon Sinek's "Start with Why", which I first read about two years ago, to complement the points I am making on psychological safety and purpose. 

Episode 20: Becoming an East West Lawyer - The Black Box of Psychological Safety

In this episode, I discuss psychological safety. How comfortable do you feel being yourself and voicing your opinion? Does it make a difference when you can do this vs. when you can't? What is the level of risks you are willing to take when you feel safe taking those risks? And what happens when you operate in the fear of retribution?
Psychological safety is closely linked to acceptance, belonging, risk-taking, and overall growth and progress. In this episode, I discuss the basics—what psychological safety feels like, how it influences us, and how we can start identifying its presence and absence. 

Episode 19: Becoming an East West Lawyer - Tryst in the West with Stereotypes

In this episode I discuss the elite challenges of moving abroad - some elite stereotypes. How do you speak such good English? Why do you not know how to ski? What is Assam? Why do you need to plan an EU travel so far in advance? What - you didn't have a concept of networking drinks in India?
I address these in a laid back rapid fire round. And I am sure I haven't addressed all of them. 

Episode 18: Becoming an East West Lawyer: The Curious Case of Immigrating with Curiosity and Adaptability

In this episode, I discuss the two significant skill development hurdles that greeted me when I moved abroad—the need to be curious and the need to adapt. I break down my Indian law degree and discuss the curiosity I felt when answering questions about how difficult it was to get through an Indian law school and eventually crack the training contract interviews. My degree was not local, but did that really matter? 

Episode 17: Becoming an East West Lawyer: The Legal Route From Delhi to London Magic Circle

In this episode, I discuss the structure of National Law University Delhi and how it facilitated both my access to and bagging of a magic circle training contract. I also discuss my misgivings about moving abroad, and why I finally decided to make a shift from East to West.  

Episode 16: Becoming an East-West Lawyer - My Legal Train from Assam to Delhi

In this episode, I discuss my east-west shift from Assam to Delhi, where I became a National Law University Delhi student. My legal education is one of the most pivotal points of my life, transforming my thinking, aspirations, and potential. But what was it like moving from Assam to Delhi? How do Indian students get into law schools? How competitive is the process? And how do you cope with being a first-generation lawyer in an elite law school in India? I continue to read extracts from Ryan Holiday's book "Courage is Calling".