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Interviews, Power @ PYR feat. Dr. Pamela Rivers
Introduce yourself — Who are you, and what do you do? Dr. Pamela Tolbert-Bynum Rivers and I am a college administrator, visionary higher education strategist, and mentor to faculty and administrators. I create projects for progressive educators to feel empowered when...
15 Ways to Use Threads to Become a Thought Leader
At Power Your Research, I teach that thought leadership in the academic world isn’t just about the work you do, it’s about how you share your work and engage with your audience. Recently launched by Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, Threads is a new...
How to Use Threads to Build Your Brand
As an academic, building a personal brand can catapult your career to new heights. And in today’s digitally-connected world, creating a personal brand isn't just about getting published in the right journals, it’s also about carving out a space in digital media and...
What is Threads (and Why Use It?)
If you’re an academic in your 30s, 40s, 50s, and even 60s, you may feel like you’ve missed the social media wave, especially with platforms like TikTok and Instagram. These platforms were dominated by early adopters belonging to the Gen Z and Gen Alpha demographics, leaving many academics feeling like they’re playing catch-up.
Promoting Your First Book as an Academic: Strategies for Visibility
As an academic working on your first or second book, it’s common to face the challenge of limited visibility. However, with the right strategies and tactics, you can effectively promote your book and increase its reach. In this blog post, we will explore five key tactics that can help you gain visibility and maximize your book’s impact.
How To Find the Right Coach: 3 Steps
Are you scared to spend money on a coach to help you reach your goals?
3 Tips for Overcoming Imposter Syndrome: A Guide for Academics
Just like many of you, I’ve wrestled with imposter syndrome. I’ve undercharged for speaking engagements or priced programs too low, missing out on the earning potential my expertise truly deserves. These experiences with imposter syndrome inspired me to share three strategies I’ve used to combat this phenomenon.
How to Beat Imposter Syndrome and Gain the Confidence You Need
The way to overcome imposter syndrome is to be so good that it would be unreasonable to 1) believe you didn’t deserve the opportunities you were getting and 2) unreasonable to think you weren’t good enough.
Academic to 6-figure Plus Entrepreneur: The Journey
My 9-5 paycheck would only take me so far in terms of making more money. I also had a new motivation because I never wanted to find myself broke with nowhere to go ever again. I needed to get financially secure to weather any storm life had in store. While I already had an LLC before my son was born, I was not running it like a business. Over the last six years, I’ve been running two (predominantly) online businesses, Power Your Research and Nerdworks.
What Imposter Syndrome Is and How It Affects Highly Educated People (Imposter Syndrome Memes)
Even the most brilliant minds can sometimes doubt their own abilities, and yes, I'm talking about you, professors, Ph.D. holders, and other highly educated academics out there. You've probably heard of imposter syndrome - that gnawing feeling that, despite your...
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