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289: [Mid-Career Series] 5 Myths About Your Post Tenure Career (Re-Release EP 49)

Release Date: 09/30/2025

Summer Writing Planning Workshop [replay]

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More like ☀️Summer Writing Planning PARTY 💃🏻 The energy was HIGH! My goal was to get 500 people registered and over 850+ of you did! You all are amazing!! This workshop was like a big party with minds blown (“Let’s normalize planning and re-planning” - YES!)... lots of talk about how to recover from derailments… and only a tiny bit of resistance to my “work on writing one thing at a time” idea (it’s not a strict “rule”, just a gentle suggestion 😉). The workshop lasted 90 minutes and I answered every single question, so you’re going to want to listen until the...

The magic gift of time

Academic Writing Amplified

Welcome to this series of tiny podcast episodes designed to help you think through the process of reaching new levels of growth in your writing and publishing. ☀️FREE Summer Writing Planning Workshop April 23 ☀️ You're invited to my FREE Summer Writing Planning Workshop on Thursday, April 23 at 1:00 PM EST/10:00 AM PST! In the free 90- minute workshop, I’ll walk you through the same method I teach in my signature program for planning your writing in the context of your real life (The Writing Roadmap). For summer, that “real life” needs to include rest. You’ll leave the...

The power of just doing it

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A fearless summer

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If you're right, you lose

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Fear of overwhelm

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Fear of growth

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Trying a little versus trying a lot

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An energizing versus draining calendar

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Writing is hard

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Earning tenure is often treated as the finish line of an academic career—but what if it’s actually the start of a whole new set of challenges?

This episode is part of our Mid-Career Series, where I discuss what life really looks like post-tenure.

Too often, scholars expect tenure to mean lighter workloads, more freedom, and clearer direction. In reality, many find themselves juggling even more demands with fewer guideposts for what comes next.

I unpack five common myths about the post-tenure career stage and reveal what’s really waiting on the other side of promotion. You’ll hear why tenure can feel both more demanding and more liberating, and how to approach this stage of your career with clarity and purpose.

If you’re post-tenure or preparing for it, don’t miss this myth-busting conversation. Listen now for a fresh perspective on shaping your next chapter in academia.

For full show notes visit scholarsvoice.org/podcast.

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