Podcast

3.21: When You Need a Facilitator

The Mindful Academy - Episode 3.21 Highlights In this episode of The Mindful Academy, I discuss the role of a coach as a facilitator, specifically focusing on how coaches can assist teams and departments in academia. Drawing on a recent Mayo Clinic Proceedings study,...

3.20: Marketing for Academics

The Mindful Academy - Episode 3.20 Highlights In today's episode, I discuss how lessons from entrepreneurship can apply to academia, particularly in terms of personal development and overcoming self-limiting beliefs related to marketing and networking. I emphasize...

3.19: MAP Challenge #5

The Mindful Academy - Episode 3.19 Highlights Episode 5 of the Mindful Action Pyramid Planning Challenge focuses on the practical implementation of the previously discussed planning stages. It emphasizes the importance of habits and routines in achieving goals. The...

3.18: MAP Challenge #4

The Mindful Academy - Episode 3.18 Highlights Episode 4 of the Mindful Action Pyramid Planning Challenge focuses on goal setting. Rather than traditional SMART goals, the episode introduces "PACT" goals: Purposeful, Actionable, Continuous, and Trackable. The emphasis...

3.17: MAP Challenge #3

The Mindful Academy - Episode 3.17 Highlights In this episode of the Mindful Academic Podcast, I guide listeners through the third phase of the Mindful Action Pyramid: identifying priority outcomes. This step involves creating a brain dump of all current projects and...

3.16: MAP Challenge #2

The Mindful Academy - Episode 3.16 Highlights In this podcast episode, I guide listeners through the second step of the Mindful Action Planning (MAP) Pyramid Challenge, which focuses on defining personal success.  I emphasize the importance of aligning career goals...

3.15: MAP Challenge #1

The Mindful Academy - Episode 3.15 Highlights In this introduction to the Mindful Action Planning Challenge, I guide participants through the foundational step of identifying their values and crafting a statement of purpose. I emphasize the importance of understanding...

3.14: Intro to MAP

The Mindful Academy - Episode 3.14 Highlights In this kickoff episode of the Mindful Action Planning (MAP) Challenge podcast, I introduce the Mindful Action Planning Pyramid, a tool designed to help academic professionals align their career goals with their values....

3.13: Three Mindsets for Faculty

The Mindful Academy - Episode 3.13 Highlights In this podcast episode, I explore three predominant mental models that faculty members often have about their roles within academia.  The first model is the "freelance independent contractor" mindset, where faculty...

3.12: Two Kinds of Coaching

The Mindful Academy - Episode 3.12 Highlights In this episode of "Two Kinds of Coaching," I explore the essentials of coaching, particularly in an academic context, and distinguish between individual and group coaching. Emphasizing the transformative power of...