While mentors are invaluable, they often focus on your research and academic progress. But your research and academic goals are only a small component of your one amazing life. What about your personal life and individual needs? In this episode, we explore some advantages of working with a coach.

Key Points Discussed:

1. Clarity of Purpose: Coaching helps you gain clarity about your career's direction. In coaching, the center of your career is you.
2. Bringing Your Whole Self: Even when you are laser focused on your academic pursuits, a coach encourages you to bring your entire self to the table.
3. Learning to Trust Yourself: Coaching helps you trust your instincts and inner wisdom. It empowers you to make decisions that align with your unique circumstances.
4. Shaping Your Own Career: With a coach, you're not replicating someone else's path; you're creating your own.
5. Identifying Resources: Coaches assist you in identifying resources that can help you advance. Whatever your goals, a coach can help you achieve them.

Links and Resources Mentioned:

• Website to join the coaching program
• Clinician Researcher Podcast website

Call to Action:

Consider working with a coach to enhance your research career.