Unarguably, learning has been the most important success habit I have picked up during my career so far. The strides I have made so far are only possible due to being open to learning consistently. I have developed a lifelong learning ethic and will continue to strengthen in this area. In this episode, I talk about the power of lifelong learning and how it helped me, how to develop lifelong learning skills, and action items around learning to follow up on.

The power of mentorship cannot be over-emphasized. I have motivational mentors throughout my journey. I had the greatest mentor while I was a PhD student, she not only supported me throughout but also pushed me to become a better scientist. I can’t forget my master’s thesis advisor who introduced me to Bioinformatics and “opened a lot of doors” for me, which enabled me to get to where I am today. I had trouble navigating the “unknowns”, the little decisions that can make a great impact in one’s life. I’m grateful to have made logical decisions, whenever I could, by myself or through the guidance of my mentors. In this episode, I talk about the power of Mentoring and how it helped me, how to seek out mentors, how to become a mentor, and action items to follow up on.