Podcast 28 – Self-Confidence Statement 4: Finding and using a mentor
Finding and using a mentor can help in the process of resilience building. A mentor is someone (often more senior than you) who has had more, sometimes different, sometimes similar, experiences and can help you set your own experiences and views in a different perspective as well as helping you to develop your confidence by talking through aspirations and tackling different challenges. Often they are part of your supportive community of people you trust and who believe in you in the research environment.
Mentoring in academia can work particularly well to help you think through things like determining your future plans, applying for promotion, thinking about how you come up with a writing strategy or how you manage particular situations or people.
I’m glad to hear people raising awareness for peer mentoring! I recently embarked on a similar journey with a fantastic Mentor from Lisnic.com and I wish someone had told me about this pathway back when I was entering the industry.
I’m glad to hear people raising awareness for peer mentoring! I recently embarked on a similar journey with a fantastic Mentor from Lisnic.com and I wish someone had told me about this pathway back when I was entering the industry.