Associate Professor Katrina Thorpe’s chapter takes the form of a letter offering pragmatic advice about how to get the best out of the postdoctoral period and reflecting on the gap between expectations and the realities of what is possible to achieve. Associate Professor Thorpe encourages her fellow ECRs to follow their passion and to enjoy the postdoctoral time to focus on building or enhancing a research profile. She offers sage advice about the importance of saying no to distractions by creating clear boundaries bolstered by a strong sense of the value of the research that Indigenous researchers are undertaking. On a very practical note, Associate Professor Thorpe offers guidance about vital questions to ask when you have research funding. While the focus of the chapter is on Indigenous ECRs, there is also recommendations to universities about the value of developing post Ph.D. pathways for HDR students in your own institutions.