Innerview: Lessons In Leadership

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Or if after class, as a student, I go hop on a flight to the airport and I post on social media that I’m on a flight and they’re like, oh, well, what is she doing there? Simultaneously, I am still traveling to speak through balancing and prioritizing my schedule and reclaiming my time. My students expressed an elevated awareness of the college experiences for students of color, and feeling of inspiration to heartily pursue their post secondary goals.

I really appreciate these recommendations, which are the best way for me to start a conversation with a potential host. Emily: It sounds to me like, you know, going into your PhD program, it was never like a question that you would give up the speaking. Natilie remained professional throughout the event while still being able to engage with her young audience in a way that was honest and effective.

And checking bank accounts daily, making sure that, you know, what’s what, did this bill get taken out? The key is finding mentors that are willing to provide some words of wisdom on the struggles they’ve faced and the method they used to successfully or unsuccessfully maneuver through.

And I would do my papers sometimes on the airplane, do my class readings in the back of the Uber as I was going to my hotel to speak. The 103 third parties who use cookies on this service do so for their purposes of displaying and measuring personalized ads, generating audience insights, and developing and improving products. But I’m just wondering like, had you come into graduate school and not had a side business, is your stipend even enough to live on?I wasn’t too sure how it would go, but I knew ISU would help me because I saw the same importance put on peer mentorship that I learned in CMU,” said Williams.

And then I eventually learned, maybe months after that, the business side of speaking and was able to start it as a business and turn it into a very much so awesome, successful career path. And then also writing a book while I was in the doctoral program and releasing the book and also having book sales come in.Illinois State is very far ahead of the curve when it comes down to its GTA program,” said Williams.

Natilie: And with speaking, I was able to, there were some times where I was literally making whatever my assistantship was, I could make double that with speaking. Try and think about what skillset do you have that you can actually monetize, and that you can do it in a way in which you’ll have time to dedicate to it. At the end of every interview, I ask my guest to give their best financial advice for another early-career PhD. Emily: That’s a great thing actually about sort of side hustling or having your own business generally.Whereas you can take over the campus, what are some resources and opportunities that you should take advantage of as a college student? Williams’ began her career as a professional public speaker in August 2016, after receiving her master’s degree from Illinois State University in May 2016.