Going Alt-ac Archives - Grace Conyers
2015
Skills from academia that make working in industry easier
A client of mine asked me the other day if he was doing the right thing by leaving academia in favour of working in industry. A majority of his reason came down to economics: the cost of staying in academia through his master’s was just cost prohibitive for what he felt he was getting out […]
2014
The importance of science literacy on crowdfunding
While we’re talking about crowdfunding science, there is something that needs to be addressed: Science literacy. It’s more than a buzz-phrase, it is a foundation stone of science itself. Without it, we would not have lively debates, new ideas building off old ideas, and the all important critical thinking to keep the cycle going. And, […]
2014
The potential in crowdfunding
Striking off on your own, or just doing something different in the lab from what you can get a grant for is difficult. Money, therefore, is the biggest concern. Sure, we use a lot of Duct Tape, but it’s not like science is really inexpensive most of the time. So, what’s the alt-pather to do? […]
2014
Begin with failure
All too often you hear of people trying to make “passive income” so they can go to the beach or live a dream life in the middle of a party. The thing they don’t tell you is that the only way their making a passive income is by surviving off suckers that actually buy the […]
2014
The first steps in setting up your transition
The challenge ahead of you as you create your own alternative path depends a great deal on where you are now, and where you want to be. While the pivoting starts here, it doesn’t demand a great deal of planning out minute details. This may seem counter intuitive, but as any productivity coach will tell […]
2014
How to pivot in academia
“G”, a regular client of mine, expressed last month his concern that moving to an alt-path would through away several years of his life. This is no small matter, mind you, when you spend several thousand on your academic career from undergrad years on. However, when you change to an alt-path, you are not throwing away […]
2014
My secret life and formula to success
Hurry up and wait. Once again my life is in a huge transitional phase, and I’m biding my time to figure out what happens next. I’ve never been good at this hurry up and wait game. I want answers now so I can plan ahead and take action. Instead, I’m day job hunting again while […]
2014
Reasons why you should follow an alt-path
In the last two blogs I’ve talked about fear and obstacles that are standing in your way to creating a life you love. Even though I gave you encouragement to find the ways around those blocks that may come to your mind, I didn’t give you a good reason to really follow an alternative path […]
2014
Fear of Walking Alternative Paths
Life is not about stability, it’s about chance. It’s about love, learning, mistakes, falling then picking ourselves back up. It’s about laughing at those mistakes when we’re older. We can rationalise this in our off time, but when it comes to our career choices we have a tendency to think traditional choices for stability’s sake. […]
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