Comments on: I am great, I am great, I am great http://drshellie.blogsome.com/2009/01/14/i-am-great-i-am-great-i-am-great/ life, life in science, miscellaneous thoughts Wed, 02 Dec 2009 20:24:25 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=1.5.1-alpha by: Wayfarer scientista http://drshellie.blogsome.com/2009/01/14/i-am-great-i-am-great-i-am-great/#comment-720 Wed, 04 Mar 2009 01:35:30 +0000 http://drshellie.blogsome.com/2009/01/14/i-am-great-i-am-great-i-am-great/#comment-720 laugh! indeed, funny how these things change. I think part of it is being in a real job long enough to no longer have imposter syndrome. laugh! indeed, funny how these things change. I think part of it is being in a real job long enough to no longer have imposter syndrome.

]]> by: tania http://drshellie.blogsome.com/2009/01/14/i-am-great-i-am-great-i-am-great/#comment-716 Thu, 15 Jan 2009 16:45:56 +0000 http://drshellie.blogsome.com/2009/01/14/i-am-great-i-am-great-i-am-great/#comment-716 for me the confidence has come from gradually replacing items on my CV that sound great with ones that actual are. for me the confidence has come from gradually replacing items on my CV that sound great with ones that actual are.

]]> by: Non-US Female Prof http://drshellie.blogsome.com/2009/01/14/i-am-great-i-am-great-i-am-great/#comment-715 Thu, 15 Jan 2009 10:39:11 +0000 http://drshellie.blogsome.com/2009/01/14/i-am-great-i-am-great-i-am-great/#comment-715 Two things that helped me a lot are (1) Having to write letter for my own graduate students, saying how great they are, and (2) Being on the "other side" as a reviewer and reading how researchers (whom I know well) describe themselves and their work (in grant proposals and research statements). Two things that helped me a lot are
(1) Having to write letter for my own graduate students, saying how great they are, and
(2) Being on the “other side” as a reviewer and reading how researchers (whom I know well) describe themselves and their work (in grant proposals and research statements).

]]> by: Cloud http://drshellie.blogsome.com/2009/01/14/i-am-great-i-am-great-i-am-great/#comment-714 Thu, 15 Jan 2009 04:49:56 +0000 http://drshellie.blogsome.com/2009/01/14/i-am-great-i-am-great-i-am-great/#comment-714 I think we just get more confident as we get older and advance in our careers. And of course you're great! I think we just get more confident as we get older and advance in our careers.

And of course you’re great!

]]> by: Jenn http://drshellie.blogsome.com/2009/01/14/i-am-great-i-am-great-i-am-great/#comment-713 Thu, 15 Jan 2009 02:23:01 +0000 http://drshellie.blogsome.com/2009/01/14/i-am-great-i-am-great-i-am-great/#comment-713 I've been spending most of grad school carefully training myself to say I'm great, even when I don't believe it. It's helpful, I think, but hard. I’ve been spending most of grad school carefully training myself to say I’m great, even when I don’t believe it. It’s helpful, I think, but hard.

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