28. Stop Limiting Yourself

Academia is rife with scarcity mindset--the idea that there are finite opportunities, jobs, and funding to go around and only the best and brightest will survive. For us academics raised in scarcity mindset, we often cannot see new opportunities or potentials because our inner critic tells us that we'll "never be good enough" or "the competition will be so fierce--you'll never get it." As a result, we might be afraid to branch out and take career risks, such as applying for jobs in an adjacent industry, applying for fellowships and grants, or sending in publications to top journals.  But in this week's episode, I share why we're ultimately limiting our potential when we buy into the scarcity mindset. I incorporate some personal examples and also an example from a friend who just got a job he never thought he was qualified for or deserved. I close this episode with reflective exercises to help you identify where the scarcity mindset shows up in your life and how to retrain your brain against it.  Happy listening!