The resources below explore various aspects of mindset and mood, from the stories we tell ourselves to the ways our emotions impact our experience. All of the content was developed with faculty and academic leaders in mind.
then and now
Technicolor world
once swam in sepia. Now
songs spring from whispers.
© 2017 Elizabeth Odders-White
It happens when we least expect it. We open an email, glance at a website, or peruse a conference program and there it is… OUR paper, written by another author.
The message that’s been buzzing around me over the past couple of weeks is this: “Less prep, more presence.”
We glance over at a colleague during a high-stakes meeting and notice the frown on his face. Immediately, our mind gets to work… "He hates this idea. He’s going to do everything possible to kill my proposal..."
Setting boundaries seems easy in theory, but it’s much harder in practice, especially when people start bumping up against those boundaries and expressing their displeasure—sometimes subtly, sometimes not.
While negative emotions narrow our focus, it turns out that the opposite is also true... positive emotions broaden our awareness.
We all procrastinate. We all have insecurities. We all have days when things don’t go as planned. Luckily, there is a fairly simple technique that I’ve found remarkably helpful.
I invite you to join me as I practice saying yes to whatever comes—the pleasant and the unpleasant, the planned and the unforeseen, the ups and the downs.
This sign reminds me how much I could use a recombobulation station of my own. Couldn’t you? The thought of having a place to regroup mentally, emotionally, and physically feels miraculous.
Students, colleagues, family members,… people in general will sometimes do things that make us feel “less than.” It often has nothing to do with you.
Leaps of faith can be thrilling. Excitement courses through our veins. We see endless possibility. We’ve got the world on a string.
Has your brain been in overdrive lately? Mine certainly has. If you’re like me, you’ve been both blessed and cursed with a brain that never stops.
Welcome to the very first post of The STANDOUT Professor blog! The overarching goal of The STANDOUT Professor community is to help faculty and leaders who challenge stereotypes thrive. I hope that you’ll feel a sense of belonging here and that the resources on the site will make your life at least a little easier… happier… better.
As an assistant professor, especially in the first couple of years, so much is new. It’s easy to feel as if we’re never fully prepared for anything.