Hello friends! Let’s talk about Talks. Just like writing, they are a part of academic life. We do not get to opt out because we 1) don’t like them, 2) hate public speaking, or 3) don’t see the point. Doesn’t matter, they are part of the fabric of an academic career.  However – I want […]

Happy New Year Ya’ll! I, for one, am excited. I hope you are too. I’m jumping off in the newsletter this year with a concept I’ve been teaching my coaching clients that I think everyone can use: The CEO, The Scientist, and The Worker Bee.  I used to think these were 3 different personality types I […]

I have been looking forward to this month for…many months. I’m going radical in December and want to tell you why. At some point during the summer, I said, out loud, when trying to balance my calendar, “I would get SO much more work done if it weren’t for all of these meetings!!” I meant it. The amount […]

A disclaimer at the top that gratitude is a good thing. Being grateful can save us from living in a perpetual state of negative emotions – envy, complaining, and the worst, entitlement. I have a gratitude journal and it gets filled every night.  HOWEVER, I’m talking about a different gratitude today. I’m talking about that job-related […]

This issue is inspired by a follower who sent me a DM on twitter with a request for this topic! So here we go – academic medicine is the triumvirate – clinical, teaching, and research. We call the folks who excel at all three, “triple threats.” I don’t need any more words to say what […]

Friends, I’m writing this because of how many times I’ve seen my dear, earnest peers and colleagues skip over this important step in pursuit of new research, education, or program ideas.  It’s painful to watch. Let’s talk about why it is so important to learn and perfect the art of nurturing your new ideas. Nurturing […]

Hello Hello! Welcome my first monthly newsletter where I take a deeper dive into one of the many topics that affect our academic lives. This month, we are talking mentor rehabilitation! Why mentor rehabilitation? Because we deserve it! More on that at the end… What is mentor rehabilitation? It’s actually kind of easy when your mentor […]