On today’s episode of the Higher Ed Career Coach show on BlogTalkRadio, we’ll be talking with Cindy Kane, Director, Student Involvement & Leadership at Bridgewater State College in Bridgewater, MA, about the challenges of parenting young children and working in student affairs. Kane is also a doctoral candidate, an adjunct instructor for the Department of Counselor Education at Bridgewater State College, and of course, a working parent. You can follow her at @cindykane on Twitter, and you can follow the funny exploits and life commentary of her son at @littleredsaid.
The two rules of procrastination: 1) Do it today. 2) Tomorrow will be today tomorrow. ~Author Unknown
I get some sick thrill out of pulling a project together at the last minute, but this approach is doomed to failure in the context of grad school and full-time employment. This semester I have decided that in order for me to maintain some balance in life and conquer procrastination, I would need to make some changes.
What Do YOU Value?
During a job search, it’s tempting to let your values take a back seat to getting the “right” job. It’s easy to spend more time looking at the duties listed in the job posting than looking at what isn’t found there: benefits, values, and institutional culture. Day in and day out, the overall picture of the position is what keeps us happy, motivated, and contributing to the success of our university, and to ourselves as people. Our job descriptions are not our life descriptions, people!
