Why you should take ownership of your own career

1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:05,860 Welcome to the Clinician Researcher podcast, where academic clinicians learn the skills 2 00:00:05,860 --> 00:00:11,260 to build their own research program, whether or not they have a mentor. 3 00:00:11,260 --> 00:00:17,340 As clinicians, we spend a decade or more as trainees learning to take care of patients. 4 00:00:17,340 --> 00:00:22,380 When we finally start our careers, we want to build research programs, but then we find 5 00:00:22,380 --> 00:00:27,780 that our years of clinical training did not adequately prepare us to lead our research 6 00:00:27,780 --> 00:00:29,200 program. 7 00:00:29,200 --> 00:00:35,480 Through no fault of our own, we struggle to find mentors, and when we can't, we quit. 8 00:00:35,480 --> 00:00:40,580 However, clinicians hold the keys to the greatest research breakthroughs. 9 00:00:40,580 --> 00:00:46,200 For this reason, the Clinician Researcher podcast exists to give academic clinicians 10 00:00:46,200 --> 00:00:51,800 the tools to build their own research program, whether or not they have a mentor. 11 00:00:51,800 --> 00:01:01,040 Now introducing your host, Toyosi Onwuemene. 12 00:01:01,040 --> 00:01:03,680 Welcome to the Clinician Researcher podcast. 13 00:01:03,680 --> 00:01:09,440 I'm your host, Toyosi Onwuemene, and it is a pleasure to be talking with you today. 14 00:01:09,440 --> 00:01:14,120 Today I'm talking about the importance of taking ownership of your own career, why you 15 00:01:14,120 --> 00:01:17,760 should take ownership of your career. 16 00:01:17,760 --> 00:01:23,000 And one of the reasons that I want to share this with you today is because of my prior 17 00:01:23,000 --> 00:01:25,000 experience with myself. 18 00:01:25,000 --> 00:01:27,760 I'm telling on myself today. 19 00:01:27,760 --> 00:01:31,920 So when I first started, I think I had the sense that someone was going to come and give 20 00:01:31,920 --> 00:01:36,320 me the career I wanted, and that someone was going to be a mentor. 21 00:01:36,320 --> 00:01:41,960 And you know, people talk about mentors in a way that many times I feel like, oh my gosh, 22 00:01:41,960 --> 00:01:43,480 I wish I had such a mentor. 23 00:01:43,480 --> 00:01:45,040 And I think many of us probably feel that way. 24 00:01:45,040 --> 00:01:46,040 It's like, oh. 25 00:01:46,040 --> 00:01:52,760 But then actually, I take that back because many people do have those amazing mentors 26 00:01:52,760 --> 00:01:57,960 who like if you literally just give them your career in a platter, they'll just take it 27 00:01:57,960 --> 00:02:01,240 and make it something amazing and awesome. 28 00:02:01,240 --> 00:02:05,480 But I think by and large, the experience may not be exactly that. 29 00:02:05,480 --> 00:02:11,880 And even if you do find a mentor who really is amazing and pours into you and does so 30 00:02:11,880 --> 00:02:18,200 much for you, at the end of the day, the reality is that it's not the mentor's career. 31 00:02:18,200 --> 00:02:19,200 It's your career. 32 00:02:19,200 --> 00:02:23,880 And so I started to tell on myself as an I was that person who really felt like it was 33 00:02:23,880 --> 00:02:26,560 somebody else's responsibility to move my career forward. 34 00:02:26,560 --> 00:02:31,920 And so whenever I had a disappointing experience in a mentoring relationship, I blamed the 35 00:02:31,920 --> 00:02:32,920 mentor. 36 00:02:32,920 --> 00:02:37,700 I was like, well, if this mentor could do would have done better for me, then my life 37 00:02:37,700 --> 00:02:39,080 would be so much better. 38 00:02:39,080 --> 00:02:43,800 And to be honest, at the end of the day, nobody owes me anything. 39 00:02:43,800 --> 00:02:47,160 And so I was childish in those relationships. 40 00:02:47,160 --> 00:02:51,920 And I think the reality of life is that if you will not make your way forward, nobody 41 00:02:51,920 --> 00:02:55,160 else is responsible for helping you move it forward. 42 00:02:55,160 --> 00:02:56,760 And it's important to recognize that. 43 00:02:56,760 --> 00:02:58,280 And it's important to acknowledge that. 44 00:02:58,280 --> 00:03:03,000 So anyway, so I want to just share with you some thoughts about the reason why it's important 45 00:03:03,000 --> 00:03:08,000 for you to take ownership of your own career and whether or not you have a great mentor 46 00:03:08,000 --> 00:03:11,900 or not a great mentor doesn't matter. 47 00:03:11,900 --> 00:03:16,760 Because ultimately, since you are the one in charge, you can make it work whether or 48 00:03:16,760 --> 00:03:19,600 not you have the mentor you're looking for. 49 00:03:19,600 --> 00:03:23,640 And I think it's important to recognize that mentors can provide guidance and support and 50 00:03:23,640 --> 00:03:27,920 some do some so amazing and awesome and they really take your career and help you run with 51 00:03:27,920 --> 00:03:29,060 it. 52 00:03:29,060 --> 00:03:33,420 It's really important that you are actively involved in shaping your own career because 53 00:03:33,420 --> 00:03:35,920 it's yours. 54 00:03:35,920 --> 00:03:39,560 And no one's ever going to be invested in your career like you are. 55 00:03:39,560 --> 00:03:44,560 And even when your mentor is wonderful and everybody doesn't have a mentor like that, 56 00:03:44,560 --> 00:03:50,180 being the one to take ownership of your career is responsible because it's important because 57 00:03:50,180 --> 00:03:51,520 it is your career. 58 00:03:51,520 --> 00:03:53,800 It is your career. 59 00:03:53,800 --> 00:03:59,600 So I want to share first that your career is your personal responsibility. 60 00:03:59,600 --> 00:04:00,800 It really is. 61 00:04:00,800 --> 00:04:04,480 And I think the lines get blurred after medical school. 62 00:04:04,480 --> 00:04:09,960 So when we are pursuing the whole path to medical school, that is so easy to stay focused. 63 00:04:09,960 --> 00:04:11,080 You're like, this is my dream. 64 00:04:11,080 --> 00:04:12,080 This is my dream. 65 00:04:12,080 --> 00:04:13,080 This is what I want to do. 66 00:04:13,080 --> 00:04:14,080 Great. 67 00:04:14,080 --> 00:04:19,640 You're not asking your mentors in college to do it for you or to tell you how to go 68 00:04:19,640 --> 00:04:20,640 or to do. 69 00:04:20,640 --> 00:04:24,900 I mean, you might go to them for advice, but you're the one writing all the essays. 70 00:04:24,900 --> 00:04:26,520 You're the one going on the interviews. 71 00:04:26,520 --> 00:04:28,360 You're the one spending money out of pocket. 72 00:04:28,360 --> 00:04:30,560 Maybe now you're not having to do that. 73 00:04:30,560 --> 00:04:32,400 But you really have been responsible. 74 00:04:32,400 --> 00:04:36,680 And then all of a sudden you get into this place called residency where it's just like, 75 00:04:36,680 --> 00:04:40,720 well, here's how you get from the beginning to the end. 76 00:04:40,720 --> 00:04:41,840 And then you get to fellowship. 77 00:04:41,840 --> 00:04:43,680 It's like, oh, here's how you get to the beginning to the end. 78 00:04:43,680 --> 00:04:47,880 And then you start to feel like, well, maybe a program is in charge of your career. 79 00:04:47,880 --> 00:04:51,960 And sometimes we also get that when we're like, oh, this medical school is going to 80 00:04:51,960 --> 00:04:52,960 make me. 81 00:04:52,960 --> 00:04:55,040 Oh my goodness, this is a top tier medical school. 82 00:04:55,040 --> 00:04:57,360 Therefore, my career is going to be amazing. 83 00:04:57,360 --> 00:05:00,640 And we forget that people fail out of top tier programs. 84 00:05:00,640 --> 00:05:01,640 Right? 85 00:05:01,640 --> 00:05:05,520 And the people who don't fail out, the people who really put in the work and the energy 86 00:05:05,520 --> 00:05:06,520 and the effort. 87 00:05:06,520 --> 00:05:12,840 And yes, I acknowledge the space of good fortune and not having a major illness or a major 88 00:05:12,840 --> 00:05:13,840 life event. 89 00:05:13,840 --> 00:05:19,240 But for the most part, if you succeed at the end of your training, it's not because the 90 00:05:19,240 --> 00:05:22,780 institution made you succeed, it's because you succeeded. 91 00:05:22,780 --> 00:05:27,680 And so it becomes more obvious that it's up to us to succeed when we enter into faculty 92 00:05:27,680 --> 00:05:32,040 careers where you find out that people are not thinking about you as much as you are 93 00:05:32,040 --> 00:05:33,440 thinking about yourself. 94 00:05:33,440 --> 00:05:34,560 And it makes sense. 95 00:05:34,560 --> 00:05:37,120 It's not their careers, it's yours. 96 00:05:37,120 --> 00:05:42,120 And so it's important to take personal responsibility for your career. 97 00:05:42,120 --> 00:05:43,120 Mentors are great. 98 00:05:43,120 --> 00:05:46,440 They offer advice, they offer assistance, they help you, they show you things you've 99 00:05:46,440 --> 00:05:48,240 never done before. 100 00:05:48,240 --> 00:05:52,760 They can't actually make decisions for you, not in a way that's effective. 101 00:05:52,760 --> 00:05:56,380 Because if this person is a research mentor, your life is so much bigger than just the 102 00:05:56,380 --> 00:05:58,040 research you do. 103 00:05:58,040 --> 00:05:59,880 What about your family concerns? 104 00:05:59,880 --> 00:06:01,520 What about relationship concerns? 105 00:06:01,520 --> 00:06:03,880 What about your challenges with children? 106 00:06:03,880 --> 00:06:07,080 Or maybe you're trying to have children and you're having to go through all the stuff 107 00:06:07,080 --> 00:06:10,280 to make it happen. 108 00:06:10,280 --> 00:06:16,000 Your research mentor is not the person who can take all of your career and take all of 109 00:06:16,000 --> 00:06:19,640 your life and decide the direction of your career. 110 00:06:19,640 --> 00:06:23,480 So it really is your personal responsibility and it's important for you to step up to it 111 00:06:23,480 --> 00:06:29,280 because no one is going to take personal responsibility for your career like you can. 112 00:06:29,280 --> 00:06:31,360 No one's going to do that. 113 00:06:31,360 --> 00:06:36,280 And if they do, are they going to make the best decisions for you given everything that's 114 00:06:36,280 --> 00:06:41,560 going on in your life, not given the narrow lens and the narrow window of this research 115 00:06:41,560 --> 00:06:43,360 career that you're undertaking? 116 00:06:43,360 --> 00:06:48,240 Because your research career is important, but your life exists within the context, within 117 00:06:48,240 --> 00:06:49,240 a greater context. 118 00:06:49,240 --> 00:06:52,200 And so that's important for you to take that personal responsibility. 119 00:06:52,200 --> 00:06:54,640 Okay. 120 00:06:54,640 --> 00:07:02,040 The other thing is the importance of you directing your journey, the importance of you directing 121 00:07:02,040 --> 00:07:03,040 your journey. 122 00:07:03,040 --> 00:07:06,080 And it does go back to what we talked about earlier. 123 00:07:06,080 --> 00:07:10,120 It's that you are one person and you are so big. 124 00:07:10,120 --> 00:07:14,720 You're so huge in the sense that the scope of you is huge. 125 00:07:14,720 --> 00:07:23,920 So there's the spiritual existential part of you that's not part of your research program, 126 00:07:23,920 --> 00:07:26,280 but it's an integral part. 127 00:07:26,280 --> 00:07:29,280 It just permeates all that you do. 128 00:07:29,280 --> 00:07:33,880 And it's not necessarily something you take to a research mentor to help navigate for 129 00:07:33,880 --> 00:07:34,880 you. 130 00:07:34,880 --> 00:07:37,000 And that's one piece of it. 131 00:07:37,000 --> 00:07:39,120 And how about having fun? 132 00:07:39,120 --> 00:07:42,760 Where you go on vacation, who you hang out with. 133 00:07:42,760 --> 00:07:46,160 I don't know about you, but that's not something I would bring to a mentor to help you make 134 00:07:46,160 --> 00:07:47,240 decisions. 135 00:07:47,240 --> 00:07:51,160 But sometimes the stuff that's going on in the research lab or in the research program 136 00:07:51,160 --> 00:07:52,960 may affect your ability to travel. 137 00:07:52,960 --> 00:07:54,960 It's like, oh, this is great conference. 138 00:07:54,960 --> 00:07:56,200 You should go there. 139 00:07:56,200 --> 00:07:57,600 It's coming up in three weeks. 140 00:07:57,600 --> 00:08:02,200 And in three weeks, you have the vacation of a lifetime to Aruba, but you don't want 141 00:08:02,200 --> 00:08:03,400 to disappoint the mentor. 142 00:08:03,400 --> 00:08:04,400 What do you do? 143 00:08:04,400 --> 00:08:07,460 For some of you, the answers to that question is super easy. 144 00:08:07,460 --> 00:08:08,800 It's like, of course I go to Aruba. 145 00:08:08,800 --> 00:08:09,800 What are you kidding me? 146 00:08:09,800 --> 00:08:13,480 But some of you don't actually, you're not sure. 147 00:08:13,480 --> 00:08:18,320 You're like, well, well, maybe. 148 00:08:18,320 --> 00:08:21,600 And no judgment here. 149 00:08:21,600 --> 00:08:29,400 But it's just saying that because you're the one who has the scope of the whole thing, 150 00:08:29,400 --> 00:08:35,480 you know, your relationship challenges or your parenting challenges or your caring for 151 00:08:35,480 --> 00:08:37,560 aging parents challenges. 152 00:08:37,560 --> 00:08:39,520 You know all of that. 153 00:08:39,520 --> 00:08:46,040 And so there is no one better able to bring it all together to make sure that your work 154 00:08:46,040 --> 00:08:50,560 is meaningful and fulfilling and really serves the other areas of your life. 155 00:08:50,560 --> 00:08:57,320 And I don't know about you, there are not very many people you can trust or should trust 156 00:08:57,320 --> 00:09:02,640 with every aspect of your life because no one person is that powerful. 157 00:09:02,640 --> 00:09:08,080 No one person has that capacity to be able to take all of you and make decisions for 158 00:09:08,080 --> 00:09:09,080 you. 159 00:09:09,080 --> 00:09:15,360 So it's important that you are directing your own journey and navigating your own way forward. 160 00:09:15,360 --> 00:09:16,360 Okay. 161 00:09:16,360 --> 00:09:21,520 The other reason it's important for you to take ownership of your career is the need 162 00:09:21,520 --> 00:09:24,800 for being adaptable and resilient. 163 00:09:24,800 --> 00:09:30,280 Look, this work is hard and sometimes you have to pivot or sometimes you have to burn 164 00:09:30,280 --> 00:09:34,880 the boat and jump. 165 00:09:34,880 --> 00:09:39,160 Nobody can make that happen for you or nobody can do it on your behalf. 166 00:09:39,160 --> 00:09:45,520 If everything breaks down and you are left with nothing, it's you. 167 00:09:45,520 --> 00:09:47,480 It's on you. 168 00:09:47,480 --> 00:09:49,760 And it's challenging. 169 00:09:49,760 --> 00:09:54,760 Sometimes the research we're pursuing doesn't work and we have to make the painful shift 170 00:09:54,760 --> 00:10:00,960 to a different research area or to a different mentoring opportunity. 171 00:10:00,960 --> 00:10:07,920 And really the gift is ours, the gift of building resilience, the gift of adapting is ours. 172 00:10:07,920 --> 00:10:13,320 And it's great when we can share those opportunities with mentors who can lead us and show us the 173 00:10:13,320 --> 00:10:14,320 right direction. 174 00:10:14,320 --> 00:10:19,000 And even if they don't exist or even if maybe a mentor is the cause of something that comes 175 00:10:19,000 --> 00:10:25,920 crashing down, you have the opportunity to grow in your resilience because you are taking 176 00:10:25,920 --> 00:10:27,200 ownership of your career. 177 00:10:27,200 --> 00:10:31,040 You're not looking for someone else to tell you whether you can move forward or not. 178 00:10:31,040 --> 00:10:34,380 You're deciding you can move forward and you're the one moving forward. 179 00:10:34,380 --> 00:10:36,880 And that is really, really empowering. 180 00:10:36,880 --> 00:10:37,880 Okay. 181 00:10:37,880 --> 00:10:42,320 Another thing is the importance of you continuing to learn. 182 00:10:42,320 --> 00:10:47,500 Because you are leading and taking ownership of your career, you have to learn what's needed 183 00:10:47,500 --> 00:10:50,880 for the next step and the next step and the next step after that. 184 00:10:50,880 --> 00:10:54,760 And sometimes it is a little bit anxiety provoking because it's like, no, just show me what to 185 00:10:54,760 --> 00:10:55,760 do. 186 00:10:55,760 --> 00:10:57,640 It's better if you show me what to do. 187 00:10:57,640 --> 00:11:01,880 But it's like exercising muscles in the gym, right? 188 00:11:01,880 --> 00:11:07,280 The more challenges you bring to this muscle, the better the definition of this muscle, 189 00:11:07,280 --> 00:11:09,960 the more amazing this muscle looks. 190 00:11:09,960 --> 00:11:15,440 And so continuous learning is the muscle that you're building as you're building your research 191 00:11:15,440 --> 00:11:17,080 program. 192 00:11:17,080 --> 00:11:20,440 You know how to find the information you need. 193 00:11:20,440 --> 00:11:24,440 And therefore, whenever challenges come up, you go after the information you need so that 194 00:11:24,440 --> 00:11:26,240 you can solve the problem. 195 00:11:26,240 --> 00:11:30,240 You become a problem solver for your own career. 196 00:11:30,240 --> 00:11:34,440 And so the opportunity to continuously learn rather than say, hey, just teach me all I 197 00:11:34,440 --> 00:11:39,560 need to know is great because lifelong learning is a skill you're always going to be building 198 00:11:39,560 --> 00:11:42,400 no matter where you find yourself. 199 00:11:42,400 --> 00:11:45,320 You are on an ongoing journey. 200 00:11:45,320 --> 00:11:47,400 You're growing, you're developing. 201 00:11:47,400 --> 00:11:51,720 And so as you're taking ownership, it means you start to look for opportunities to learn 202 00:11:51,720 --> 00:11:57,680 new skills, to develop new skills, to develop new strategies, to move your work forward. 203 00:11:57,680 --> 00:12:03,080 And in a sense, it's you becoming the leader and the director of your boat, the captain 204 00:12:03,080 --> 00:12:04,080 of your own enterprise. 205 00:12:04,080 --> 00:12:06,040 You're like, what do I need to move forward? 206 00:12:06,040 --> 00:12:09,200 Oh, this thing about hiring and firing is really hard. 207 00:12:09,200 --> 00:12:11,600 How do I go get the knowledge that I need for that? 208 00:12:11,600 --> 00:12:16,520 And it really helps you kind of like stay resilient and like continue to think about, 209 00:12:16,520 --> 00:12:18,040 OK, how do I move forward? 210 00:12:18,040 --> 00:12:19,340 Where do I go get this knowledge? 211 00:12:19,340 --> 00:12:21,120 Who has access to it? 212 00:12:21,120 --> 00:12:23,360 Rather than trying to get it all from one person. 213 00:12:23,360 --> 00:12:29,040 And so it just helps you kind of exercise the muscle of continuous learning, of continuous 214 00:12:29,040 --> 00:12:32,320 growth, of continued forward motion. 215 00:12:32,320 --> 00:12:36,200 And that is really, really awesome and super, super powerful. 216 00:12:36,200 --> 00:12:41,280 So definitely take ownership of your career so that you continue to learn in a way that 217 00:12:41,280 --> 00:12:42,760 just transforms your experience. 218 00:12:42,760 --> 00:12:48,080 I think the fifth thing I want to talk about is the importance of you doing your own networking 219 00:12:48,080 --> 00:12:50,160 and relationship building. 220 00:12:50,160 --> 00:12:56,200 And so many times as we're coming through in a mentor's research program, their contacts 221 00:12:56,200 --> 00:12:57,200 are our contacts. 222 00:12:57,200 --> 00:13:02,340 And when we first start, it's so important because, hey, you have no contacts. 223 00:13:02,340 --> 00:13:07,440 And so it's so helpful that your mentor is able to introduce you to amazing people. 224 00:13:07,440 --> 00:13:08,840 And it's great. 225 00:13:08,840 --> 00:13:14,460 And you also need to advance beyond that network to start connecting networks together. 226 00:13:14,460 --> 00:13:18,280 And so when you see yourself as being in charge of your own career, you take ownership of 227 00:13:18,280 --> 00:13:20,720 your own networking and relationship building. 228 00:13:20,720 --> 00:13:25,440 You don't wait and say, well, if I'm not introduced, then perhaps I don't need to know this person. 229 00:13:25,440 --> 00:13:29,920 You say, well, to what extent does this person fit within my research program? 230 00:13:29,920 --> 00:13:33,720 To what extent does their expertise help me? 231 00:13:33,720 --> 00:13:35,800 You are proactive. 232 00:13:35,800 --> 00:13:37,760 You're going after these relationships. 233 00:13:37,760 --> 00:13:39,280 You're actively nurturing them. 234 00:13:39,280 --> 00:13:43,040 In fact, you're seeking out new mentors, new collaborators. 235 00:13:43,040 --> 00:13:49,960 And sometimes I hear people think, well, if I go talk to another mentor, then am I being 236 00:13:49,960 --> 00:13:50,960 disloyal? 237 00:13:50,960 --> 00:13:53,660 And it can feel that way. 238 00:13:53,660 --> 00:13:55,160 But it's not disloyal. 239 00:13:55,160 --> 00:13:57,280 It's your career that you're building. 240 00:13:57,280 --> 00:14:03,280 And any feeling you have of being disloyal to one mentor because you go seek out another 241 00:14:03,280 --> 00:14:09,920 is not really healthy because your career is going to be on a different level than your 242 00:14:09,920 --> 00:14:12,600 primary research mentor's career. 243 00:14:12,600 --> 00:14:16,200 They started this career maybe 20, 30, 40 years before you. 244 00:14:16,200 --> 00:14:21,560 And you're just starting in a different era, in a different time zone, in a different era, 245 00:14:21,560 --> 00:14:22,640 really. 246 00:14:22,640 --> 00:14:27,240 And so the networks you're going to want to build are going to be different from those 247 00:14:27,240 --> 00:14:29,180 of your mentor. 248 00:14:29,180 --> 00:14:33,040 And so you want to be the one taking ownership for that, seeking out new mentors, seeking 249 00:14:33,040 --> 00:14:40,320 out new collaborations so that it can really help accelerate your career. 250 00:14:40,320 --> 00:14:42,600 And mentors are amazing. 251 00:14:42,600 --> 00:14:46,200 And I hope you don't get the sense that I don't think that our mentors are. 252 00:14:46,200 --> 00:14:47,200 They are. 253 00:14:47,200 --> 00:14:49,680 And would we go far without them? 254 00:14:49,680 --> 00:14:51,680 We might. 255 00:14:51,680 --> 00:14:55,600 It would be harder, but we still could. 256 00:14:55,600 --> 00:14:59,120 But it's important not to say you're going to put all your eggs in one basket. 257 00:14:59,120 --> 00:15:04,600 And if your mentor doesn't move forward in the one direction, then you have to decide 258 00:15:04,600 --> 00:15:06,840 you're not moving forward in that direction. 259 00:15:06,840 --> 00:15:07,840 So you get to choose. 260 00:15:07,840 --> 00:15:10,720 You get to choose because it's your own career. 261 00:15:10,720 --> 00:15:14,960 And so your mentor is great to provide you the kind of career guidance, support, and 262 00:15:14,960 --> 00:15:17,200 value insights that you need. 263 00:15:17,200 --> 00:15:18,720 But your career journey is yours. 264 00:15:18,720 --> 00:15:19,820 It's unique to you. 265 00:15:19,820 --> 00:15:24,440 Your life experiences all come together. 266 00:15:24,440 --> 00:15:25,440 And they're different. 267 00:15:25,440 --> 00:15:28,440 They're different than anything that anyone else has ever experienced. 268 00:15:28,440 --> 00:15:31,020 So nobody else can live your career for you. 269 00:15:31,020 --> 00:15:35,040 Even if they were born at the exact same time as you were, or even are from the same family 270 00:15:35,040 --> 00:15:38,800 as you, no one can lead your career like you can. 271 00:15:38,800 --> 00:15:43,200 And when you take ownership of your career, you empower yourself to make informed decisions. 272 00:15:43,200 --> 00:15:45,080 You're able to set and pursue your own goals. 273 00:15:45,080 --> 00:15:47,180 You can adapt to changes. 274 00:15:47,180 --> 00:15:51,560 You ultimately are able to create a path that aligns with your values and aspirations. 275 00:15:51,560 --> 00:15:56,480 You are saying, this is the path I'm choosing because it makes sense to me. 276 00:15:56,480 --> 00:15:58,680 And it's the path that I own. 277 00:15:58,680 --> 00:16:02,200 And it's really, really awesome and amazing and so powerful. 278 00:16:02,200 --> 00:16:06,480 So just to recap, when you're taking ownership of your own career, it allows you to take 279 00:16:06,480 --> 00:16:10,020 personal responsibility and not advocate it to someone else. 280 00:16:10,020 --> 00:16:15,600 It allows you to direct and lead your career so you have self-direction. 281 00:16:15,600 --> 00:16:19,400 It gives you opportunity for adaptability and resilience as you're making the decisions 282 00:16:19,400 --> 00:16:23,320 for how your career should go and where next to take it. 283 00:16:23,320 --> 00:16:26,040 It allows you to become a continuous learner. 284 00:16:26,040 --> 00:16:27,040 That's number four. 285 00:16:27,040 --> 00:16:32,060 And it just enhances your feelings of self-efficacy because you're someone who's continuously 286 00:16:32,060 --> 00:16:35,360 learning how to move your own career forward. 287 00:16:35,360 --> 00:16:40,280 And finally, it allows you to network and build your own relationships and take ownership 288 00:16:40,280 --> 00:16:44,880 for the network that you have so that you can move your career forward. 289 00:16:44,880 --> 00:16:46,200 All right. 290 00:16:46,200 --> 00:16:47,560 That's all I have for today's episode. 291 00:16:47,560 --> 00:16:50,560 If somebody else needs to hear this, please share it with them. 292 00:16:50,560 --> 00:16:54,680 And if you are a clinician looking to make the transition from clinician to clinician 293 00:16:54,680 --> 00:16:58,680 scientist, you're looking for a coach, I want to work with you. 294 00:16:58,680 --> 00:17:01,360 Please reach out to me on DM. 295 00:17:01,360 --> 00:17:02,360 I am on Instagram. 296 00:17:02,360 --> 00:17:05,280 I'm also on Facebook and I'm on LinkedIn as well. 297 00:17:05,280 --> 00:17:11,280 Send me a DM and let's set up a discovery call to see if it makes sense for us to move 298 00:17:11,280 --> 00:17:12,280 forward. 299 00:17:12,280 --> 00:17:13,280 All right. 300 00:17:13,280 --> 00:17:14,800 It was such a pleasure talking with you today. 301 00:17:14,800 --> 00:17:24,840 I look forward to the next time. 302 00:17:24,840 --> 00:17:30,200 Thanks for listening to this episode of the Clinician Researcher Podcast where academic 303 00:17:30,200 --> 00:17:35,920 clinicians learn the skills to build their own research program, whether or not they 304 00:17:35,920 --> 00:17:37,000 have a mentor. 305 00:17:37,000 --> 00:17:43,080 If you found the information in this episode to be helpful, don't keep it all to yourself. 306 00:17:43,080 --> 00:17:44,840 Someone else needs to hear it. 307 00:17:44,840 --> 00:17:48,880 So take a minute right now and share it. 308 00:17:48,880 --> 00:17:54,360 As you share this episode, you become part of our mission to help launch a new generation 309 00:17:54,360 --> 00:18:00,120 of clinician researchers who make transformative discoveries that change the way we do healthcare. 310 00:18:00,120 --> 00:18:01,120 Thank you. 311 00:18:01,120 --> 00:18:29,680 At this time, let's take a moment to make some comments.