Academia

Are you unhappy with your career in academia?

It’s not easy pursuing an academic career anymore for a variety of reasons. Juggling home responsibilities with writing, research, and administrative duties in a difficult political climate exhausts professors and administrators. People outside the academic environment do not understand how stressful this can be. Did you know most academics work 50+ hours a week on average? And the pay scale is not comparable to industry for the vast majority of positions. Graduate students and early career academics often feel like they are on a whirly-gig ride they can’t ever get off if they want to get ahead. Dealing with the “third shift” of answering email and social media demands from students and colleagues is especially difficult for young academics starting families. Find out more about how becoming a client can transform your life.
Have you been denied tenure?
Ouch. What a painful place to be. You succeeded in finishing the dissertation, landing that coveted academic job, moved yourself and perhaps your family to a new place, and began the process of settling in and putting down roots, only to discover yourself unwanted. If you are considering leaving academia before tenure, you might spend time beating yourself up, thinking you could have done more with your time. Then realize that the class load you had was daunting and ate up your research time. Now you feel like a pariah in your department. Colleagues fear the contagion of a failed tenure bid, and your chair has so many responsibilities he or she cannot help you with moving on.
Hillary can help! It may feel like the end of the world to you. In reality, it’s a chance for a new beginning. You have the opportunity to reinvent yourself, rebuild your own self-assurance and the buoyancy you had when you landed that job. Examine your options and spend some time exploring your passions, and rediscovering your authentic self.
Are you considering leaving academia altogether?
Has the thought, “I want to leave academia” ever crossed your mind? If you’ve had it with student entitlement attitudes, grading, low pay, and lack of respect as an early career academic or an adjunct, you may want to get out of this workplace in favor of something more rewarding (both emotionally and financially). You have all the skills you need to move into a different field or market, but you don’t know how to revise that CV into a resume, or write a corporate cover letter instead of preparing an entire academic packet. Or you can’t remember what you used to think was fun to do before you went into an academic career.
Hillary can help! There are many people who have successfully left academia for more gratifying careers, and some discovered a career path they didn’t even know existed when they started exploring their alternatives. Learn how to stop making yourself crazy and give yourself the space to breathe in new possibilities, finding the space to play joyously again in the area of your choice. Stop doing all the things you hate and do the things you love. Learn how our EDUCO Program teaches you to navigate the path from striving to a thriving academic. Figure out what you want, and what you need to do to get there.
Are you struggling to get your writing done?
Hillary can help! You know that without publication you cannot advance to tenure and beyond. Imagine not having to feel overwhelmed, exhausted, and stressed all the time. With the right assistance, you can make this your reality. Organize to prioritize your obligations Learn to handle stress Communicate better Gain confidence in yourself Manage all kinds of change and transitions without losing focus and productivity. You can learn tips and tricks to get your writing done that will serve you throughout your academic career, and even into retirement, should you choose to keep writing at that stage.
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What we call the beginning is often the end. And to make an end is to make a beginning. The end is where we start from. —T.S. Eliot, “The Four Quartets”