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On Season Three

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of Building Up The Nerve, we're

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talking all things mentorship. This season is for both mentors and

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mentees to learn about different

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aspects of mentoring, from

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building a relationship, working

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through difficulties, becoming

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a mentor and even ways we can

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systematically build our programs

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to allow good mentorship to thrive.

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As in previous

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seasons, the goal is to help you

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learn from your peers, colleagues, and

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experts to enable you to foster the

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best mentoring relationships possible.

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We want you to have all the

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information you need to succeed.

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I'm Marguerite Matthews, a

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program director at NINDS.

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And I'm Lauren

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Ullrich a program director at NINDS.

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And we're the hosts of Building Up The

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Nerve, where we help you strengthen your

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mentoring relationships with tools and

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advice from both trainees and faculty.

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We know that navigating your career can

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be daunting, but we're here to help.

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It's our job. Here's a preview of what you

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can look forward to this season.

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Everyone in a

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mentee mentor relationship is human.

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And if mistakes are made it's important

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that hopefully there's a certain base

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level of trust where feedback can be

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given and being able to understand

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that it's all about growth and

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communication I think can make for really

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positive mentor mentee relationships.

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I was the only Native American in every grad program I've been in.

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But I made sure that I found

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other Natives to hang out with.

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And when I was thinking about quitting

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my PhD, that was what kind of kept

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me supported in ways that I wasn't

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sure I knew how to ask for within

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my existing cohort, within my PI

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relationship and my grad committee.

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So here you are

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in this messy world in a complicated

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landscape that perhaps was not

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made by people that are anything

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like you, or was not made with your

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success in mind and you are here.

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You're deserving. So ask for what you want and

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what you need until you find

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that you can get access to it.

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It's important to

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self-reflect and say, am I willing to

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put myself through this uncomfortable

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situation even if it takes me a little

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bit longer, it's better to cut my

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losses and be in a better situation.

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And I think that that is a big

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step towards independent thinking

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where you decide for yourself that

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this is what I need to do for me.

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And it will yield better results.

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The biggest thing

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that I look for and think about with

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mentorship is the opportunity for growth. That's a really special thing about

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science and STEM is that your mentors

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are around for a while and they

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get to see you sort of blossom and

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watch all of your dreams come true. And I, I think that that's

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something that we kind of take

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for granted a lot of the time.

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Season

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three debuts April 22nd, 2022.

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