16. How to tell your story and get the recognition you deserve (part 3)

01/30/23 • 21 min

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In the final part of this theory, we think about the story you tell about yourself. What story do you really believe about yourself? Perhaps you believe you're slow at writing. Perhaps you believe that you always get distracted. We'll work through why these stories can lead to some really negative consequences and how you can challenge them and build different stories about yourself. This isn't about "positive thinking", it's about focusing on the stories that make you feel good and help you build the life you want.
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15. How to tell your story and get the recognition you deserve (part 2)

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This is the second of a three part series (check out the first part here - https://www.thephdlifecoach.com/14-how-to-tell-your-story-and-get-the-recognition-you-deserve-part-1) about how to tell your academic story.
This time, I give you a step-by-step process to move from a busy, haphazard-feeling career to having a structured overview that you can use. From here, you can strategise and prioritise about what to focus on and use the document to apply for jobs, plan for promotion and apply for awards and recognitions.

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In this episode I talk about the way PhD students and academics spend so much time looking what they need to do next that they forget to recognise what they've done. I introduce the "well done list" and show you how it can help you build confidence and productivity.
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The PhD Life Coach - 16. How to tell your story and get the recognition you deserve (part 3)

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Hello and welcome to episode 16 of the PhD Life Coach. This is the third of a three-part series where we think about how you tell your story. Now, if you haven't listened to the first two parts of this, don't worry too much actually, because whilst this is connected, it's a little bit more distinct. So in the first session, we thought about how you tell your academic story and why that's important, how that can help you get jobs, get promotions, get awards, and then in part two last week, we r