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Topics Discussed in this Episode:
- if you left your current professional life behind and ran away to follow your dreams, what would you be doing
- How and why Leslie combined a traditional academic position with a life coaching business on the side.
- Why getting tenure is often a time of an identity crisis and when you question your purpose more deeply.
- How being a coach helps Leslie have a direct impact on women in higher ed.
- How coaching skills improve teaching, research, and mentorship of students.
- Why academic women experience burnout and how to prevent burnout through value-based boundary setting.
- Why taking naps is important self-care.
- The importance of active listening for academics and why we need more of it.
- How to Identify internal blocks like guilt and hyper responsibility to others.
- The problem of overwork and busyness as core to academic culture.
- The importance of celebrating successes and creating a culture that celebrates success and values people.
- Top tips for avoiding academic burnout: take naps, say no, take lunch hour walks, express gratitude, stop competing over who is working hardest, and invest in yourself first.
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Music Credits: Magic by Six Umbrellas
Sound Engineer: Ernesto Valencia