{"id":139,"date":"2008-07-05T17:44:34","date_gmt":"2008-07-05T05:44:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.waikato.ac.nz\/bioblog\/2008\/07\/advice_to_young_scientists\/"},"modified":"2008-07-05T17:44:34","modified_gmt":"2008-07-05T05:44:34","slug":"advice-to-young-scientists","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.waikato.ac.nz\/bioblog\/2008\/07\/advice-to-young-scientists\/","title":{"rendered":"advice to young scientists"},"content":{"rendered":"

OK, while I’m between conferences (was at AWIS<\/a>, attending Scicon<\/a> from tomorrow), here is the promised blog. It’s basically a series of notes I wrote while listening to one of the inspirational speakers at the AWIS conference, Jilly Evans<\/a> – a New Zealander who now runs a biotech company in the US.<\/p>\n

Here’s what Jilly had to say about being a successful scientist.<\/p>\n

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Do something you are passionate about.<\/p>\n

Believe in yourself – what matters most is how you see yourself.<\/p>\n

Know yourself – understand what is most important to you in the short, medium, & long term: your needs, your strengths & weaknesses. Make a life plan, & be ready to change as new challenges occur.<\/p>\n

Think positively; celebrate success; be a ‘can do’ person.<\/p>\n

Don’t sweat the small things, but look at the big picture. Will what’s happening now matter in a year’s time.<\/p>\n

Don’t take criticism of your science personally. And don’t always assume that what someone says about you is true.<\/p>\n

Choose your friends & your partners well.<\/p>\n

You can’t do it all, all by yourself – get help when you need it.<\/p>\n

Don’t undervalue yourself – take full credit for your accomplishments.<\/p>\n

Be confident & aim high.<\/p>\n

Show generosity of spirit to yourself and to others.<\/p>\n

Try to balance work with the rest of your life: work smart (not long); prioritise & plan each day; don’t let people steal your time; and say ‘no’ sometimes.<\/p>\n

As you can see, this really was an inspirational talk. I hope you find something there for yourselves.<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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