#7 - Setting Boundaries and Avoiding Academic Burnout with Leslie Wang

Topics Discussed in this Episode:

• if you left your current professional life behind and ran away to follow your dreams, what would you be doing
• How and why Leslie combined a traditional academic position with a life coaching business on the side. 
• Why getting tenure is often a time of an identity crisis and when you question your purpose more deeply. 
• How being a coach helps Leslie have a direct impact on women in higher ed.
• How coaching skills improve teaching, research, and mentorship of students. 
• Why academic women experience burnout and how to prevent burnout through value-based boundary setting.
• Why taking naps is important self-care.
• The importance of active listening for academics and why we need more of it.
• How to Identify internal blocks like guilt and hyper responsibility to others. 
• The problem of overwork and busyness as core to academic culture.
• The importance of celebrating successes and creating a culture that celebrates success and values people. 
• Top tips for avoiding academic burnout: take naps, say no, take lunch hour walks, express gratitude, stop competing over who is working hardest, and invest in yourself first.

Resources Discussed in this Episode:

• Leslie Wang
• Leslie’s coaching business
• The Slow Hustle Mastermind
• Bob Ross

Music Credits: Magic by Six Umbrellas

Sound Engineer: Ernesto Valencia