I did some brainstorming and not everything fits within my constraints, given that I only work half time, have to leave at noon, and have little kids at home so it is tough to find time outside of work to DO work (nor do I usually want to.) But I didn’t constrain my brainstorming because, sometimes ideas that don’t seem to work at first can be worked around.

IDEAS:
1. get a mentor
2. take a class
3. join a professional society
4. go to a conference
5. do a personal project e.g. “thesis”
6. write a paper / get it published
7. attend a seminar
8. start a seminar series
9. get higher productivity by using personal “rules”
10. network & meet people (especially if I can get work roles with new people; I find working with a variety of people more effective for me than going to networking events where you just talk.)
11. focus on getting work roles that leverage what I am already good at doing and am passionate about
12. mentor a summer student

Still thinking… 8 months ago