{"id":3955,"date":"2023-01-31T19:34:18","date_gmt":"2023-02-01T00:34:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/campus.cru.org\/faculty\/?p=3955"},"modified":"2023-08-01T13:30:08","modified_gmt":"2023-08-01T17:30:08","slug":"what-i-needed-to-know","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/campus.cru.org\/faculty\/2023\/what-i-needed-to-know\/","title":{"rendered":"What I Needed to Know"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"3955\" class=\"elementor elementor-3955\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2fab16d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2fab16d\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8b80142\" data-id=\"8b80142\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5a8ec30 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5a8ec30\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Starting my career, I needed the right answers to three&nbsp;questions:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-02a2d56 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"02a2d56\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ol style=\"font-family: 'Cormorant Garamond', serif;font-size: 18px\">\n<li>Who should be my ultimate mentor?<\/li>\n<li>How should I approach tenure and promotion, rewards and accolades, recognition and notoriety?<\/li>\n<li>What are my success criteria?<\/li>\n<\/ol>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-516a8f2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"516a8f2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-size: 18px\">My thoughts after 35 years:<\/span><br><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-88295ac elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"88295ac\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><span style=\"color: inherit;font-family: var( --e-global-typography-bf63faf-font-family ), Serif;font-size: var( --e-global-typography-bf63faf-font-size );font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-bf63faf-font-weight )\">#1 Who should be my ultimate mentor?<\/span><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c2c3c4a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c2c3c4a\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c329f87\" data-id=\"c329f87\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3a6929e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3a6929e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default elementor-inline-editing pen\" style=\"font-family: var( --e-global-typography-bf63faf-font-family ), Serif;font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-bf63faf-font-weight );line-height: var( --e-global-typography-bf63faf-line-height );font-size: var( --e-global-typography-bf63faf-font-size )\" data-elementor-setting-key=\"title\" data-pen-placeholder=\"Type Here...\"><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text );font-size: var( --e-global-typography-5be0fe0-font-size );font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-5be0fe0-font-weight );letter-spacing: var( --e-global-typography-5be0fe0-letter-spacing )\">Jesus is the highest and most knowledgeable in any field! Rev 4:11; John 1:1-3; Gen 1:1. Jesus knows what&#8217;s true across any discipline. Only Jesus knows for what we are made and gifted. He knows the best area of each field, best research questions, best teaching practices, best grant areas, and best service emphases.&nbsp;<\/span><br><\/h2>\n<p>To whom should one turn first with questions when unsure, when stuck on anything? Jesus can be accessed through prayer, and His Spirit can direct every professional decision of those who submit themselves to Him, the ultimate expert and mentor.<\/p>\n<p><strong>My story<\/strong>: I never achieved a consistent level of direct submission to Jesus&#8217;s all-knowing expertise. While I often prayed, I was not submissive to the all-knowing expert in Education.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-12dadeb elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"12dadeb\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3096d3b\" data-id=\"3096d3b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c2267ab elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c2267ab\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">#2. How should I approach tenure and promotion, rewards and accolades, recognition and notoriety?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1c85945 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1c85945\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-23a3393\" data-id=\"23a3393\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4ef4339 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4ef4339\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Realize that God has blessed each with the upbringing, opportunity, education, and positions acquired. The all-knowing God has individually placed each professor for the purpose of glorifying Him \u2013 NOT self-glorification. Focus on Col 3:23-24; 3:1-3; and 3:17; 1Cor 10:31; John 6:27; Eph 2:10. Rest in the results (and non-results) of God-honoring efforts. Let God be an audience of one \u2013 work to please Him; trust His compassionate care.\u00a0<\/p><p>If tenure is denied, He has other, better plans. One&#8217;s identity is not in receiving promotion and\u00a0tenure;. Jesus&#8217; gracious plan is always the best one.<\/p><p><strong>My story<\/strong>: With a tenure decision rapidly approaching, I needed a couple of good publications and some major presentations \u2013 within nine months. As a young believer, for the first time, I truly submitted my job and profession to God. I would do whatever He wanted.\u00a0<\/p><p>Simultaneously God was showing me that I needed\u00a0to spend more time with my wife. One night on the couch at home, she nervously asked, &#8220;Shouldn&#8217;t you be at work?&#8221; and I had to explain what God was telling me.\u00a0<\/p><p>Nine months later, ten national presentations had been accepted and two major articles. It was all of God. I got tenured and promoted and I started over again at a larger, more demanding university. This time I didn&#8217;t worry about it; I was trusting God.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e6f85e5 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e6f85e5\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ee58c1d\" data-id=\"ee58c1d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a689f39 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a689f39\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">#3. What are my success criteria?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-502f180 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"502f180\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ebd6cd9\" data-id=\"ebd6cd9\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fb9f500 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fb9f500\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>1) Contentment &#8212; 1Tim 6:6.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>2) Feeling God&#8217;s pleasure in my toil \u2013 Eccles 3:13.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>3) Sensing the ultimate commendation from my audience of one &#8212; Matt 25:21.<\/p>\n<p><b>My story:&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/b><span style=\"font-size: var( --e-global-typography-5be0fe0-font-size );font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-5be0fe0-font-weight );letter-spacing: var( --e-global-typography-5be0fe0-letter-spacing )\">My life of sanctification involved many years of growing in using these success measurements. They apply to all of life.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: var( --e-global-typography-5be0fe0-font-size );font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-5be0fe0-font-weight );letter-spacing: var( --e-global-typography-5be0fe0-letter-spacing )\"><br><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: var( --e-global-typography-5be0fe0-font-size );font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-5be0fe0-font-weight );letter-spacing: var( --e-global-typography-5be0fe0-letter-spacing )\">I encourage you to ask these questions as early in your career as possible. God will answer, and your career will be marked by His grace and mercy.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-116b468 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"116b468\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0e7e8b4\" data-id=\"0e7e8b4\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a01b348 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a01b348\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Bill Fisk<\/strong><br \/>Teacher Education<br \/>Clemson University<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Starting my career, I needed the right answer to three questions:<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":45210,"featured_media":3956,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"elementor_theme","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"","_seopress_titles_title":"","_seopress_titles_desc":"","_seopress_robots_index":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2436],"tags":[2770,3214,2841,2663,2490,2661,2854],"class_list":["post-3955","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-professional-challenges","tag-being-mentored","tag-bill-fisk","tag-mentoring","tag-mentoring-others","tag-professional-ambition","tag-professional-talk","tag-success"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.7 - 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