Academic Writing Amplified 91: Top Hurdles Our Mid-career Clients Face
Today I have for you an amazing conversation between my 3 rockstar academic coaches Rocío Caballero-Gill, Gina Robinson, and Thea Racelis. They’re sharing what challenges, struggles, and growth they see from our mid-career/post-tenure Elevate participants, and what they love most about the program.
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Key points discussed:
- Who Elevate clients are: mid to late career academics from a variety of fields who have tenure, some who have full, some who have admin or leadership positions, some who are not in traditional academic institutions.
- Common challenges our clients face.
- Helping clients find clarity and certainty in the direction they are going.
- Learning to pause, own, and celebrate accomplishments.
- The feeling of plateau that can come with tenure, and how to move past it.
- Managing scarcity mindset, the need for rest, and the pressure to perform at a certain level.
- Clients as whole people, and the rich community that results from showing up in their fullness.
- Community without competition.
- The coaches’ favorite parts about being involved in Elevate.
Key Quotes:
- “...is there anything after tenure? And the answer is: ‘yes, there is.’” -Thea Racelis
- “We spend a lot of time looking for external validation.” -Gina Robinson
- “We don’t assume everybody is at a specific place.” -Rocío Caballero-Gill
- “Everything that you’re doing is going to end up contributing to whether or not that work gets done...sustainably.” -Gina Robinson
- “If you’re breaking your back to get to tenure, is that how you want to go on?” -Gina Robinson
- “Seeing people say no is part of the richness…” -Thea Racelis
- “How you work is going to influence academica as a whole.” -Gina Robinson
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This episode was first published at cathymazak.com/episode91.