# 304: Meeting Goals Mid Career - Featuring Dr. Filomena Garcia

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Podcast: [Academic Writing Amplified](https://stenobird.com/podcast/academic-writing-amplified-595201)
Published: 2026-01-27T08:00:00+00:00
Episode link: https://www.scholarsvoice.org/podcast/304
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## Resource

Many early-career academics believe that once they secure tenure, the pressure eases, writing gets easier, and work magically fits into a reasonable workday. In this episode, I explain why that belief doesn't hold up and how to take control of your career before a major milestone or promotion. Tenure is an impressive achievement. While it is a big step in your career, it doesn't automatically undo years of overwork, binge-and-bust work patterns, or unsustainable writing and publishing habits. That's why I invited Dr. Filomena Garcia to join me for a candid conversation about her experience as a mid-career academic and why she chose to join Navigate. Filomena and I discuss her journey navigating institutional change while parenting three young children, and her realization that "being mid-career" wasn't enough to give her the academic life she wanted. You'll hear how she used Navigate to gain new skills, publish stalled work, and take back control of her time, without relying on nights and weekends. If you're mid-career and realizing that "more experience" isn't the same as better systems, this episode will help you rethink what's possible. For full show notes visit scholarsvoice.org/podcast . We're receiving applications for our next cohort of Navigate: Your Writing Roadmap®. Check out the program details and start your application process here . CONTINUE THE CONVERSATION: Our 12-week Navigate: Your Writing Roadmap® program helps tenure-track womxn and nonbinary professors to publish their backlog of papers so that their voice can have the impact they know is possible. Apply here! Cathy's book, Making Time to Write: How to Resist the Patriarchy and Take Control of Your Academic Career Through Writing is available in print! Learn how to build your career around your wri…

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