Much ballyhoo has been made about the “law of attraction,” especially through movies like “The Secret.” The proponents of the “law” claim that it will help you manifest your desires magically. It seems like a bit on the vodoo side for the thinking scientist. But is there a gem in the rough here, that can help you achieve greater success? Morgan examines this, and relates it ...(read more)
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Morgan explores her own experience with fear and the impact it had on her life, then talks about the importance of banishing it to do truly great work.
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Today I had a conversation with someone who is now working for free at a major academic center.
Yes, that’s right. This person is no longer being paid a salary – but is still working.
The center that this person is working at brings in a few hundred million per year in grant money – on top of hundreds of millions in patient care revenues, etc.
But, because ...(read more)
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Having good mentoring is vital to move forward in a science career. Today’s careers are fraught with complexities that didn’t previously exist, and navigating through those can be daunting without good advice. However, if you seek out mentors who are too close to the “outcome of the experiment” (that would be you and your career), you are risking problems.
Some departments in some universities assign a mentor ...(read more)
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If you don’t buy my argument from Episode V about the idea that to be truly successful, you need to think “proactive” rather than “reactive”, let’s consider one more idea from Covey’s book.
At the beginning he talks about “production” (P) versus “production capacity” (PC).
Let’s use the analogy of an automobile. The product (P) of an automobile is high speed movement – traveling miles quickly.
The ...(read more)
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