November 22, 2006
- Happy Thanksgiving!
Just a quick note to wish you an enjoyable and relaxing Thanksgiving! Take this day to be grateful for all your blessings and to deeply enjoy your family and friends!
I’m grateful for all of you and appreciate your support of me and my business. Thank you for this.
I’ll see you Friday with some more dissertation [...]
July 25, 2006
- Back after a short absence.
Hi Everyone, It’s been a while since I posted- a lot has been going on. We bought a house and moved, and then I came down with a terrible cold which knocked me out for more than a week. So, in case you were wondering, this is why there haven’t been any updates lately. We [...]
June 30, 2006
- Not everything will work for you. And that’s ok.
You know, it’s funny- I’ve been getting more and more feedback from graduate students, lately. Mostly, this is great. It’s nice hearing about what you like, and what you want to see more of. However, I’m also noticing a trend towards criticism when something I suggest doesn’t work that well for you. It’s happening more [...]
June 28, 2006
- Keeping up with your dissertation during the summer.
Ok- so I suddenly realized that I’ve lost a week or so in writing for the blog. Sorry! It’s been beyond hectic and I realized that some things are starting to fall through the cracks. But, as you can see, I’m back. Which brings me to the idea of keeping up with your dissertation in [...]
June 25, 2006
- Your dissertation will always matter the most to you.
I can’t tell you how many times I’ve heard graduate students complain that nobody seems to care about their dissertation and that very few people appreciate their topic. This always makes me smile when I hear it, because who ever said your dissertation was going to matter to other people? It would be nice if [...]
June 16, 2006
- Travel lightly.
When you are planning your summer work, be sure to travel lightly. This means that you only take with you those items you are actually planning to work on. You don’t travel to the coffee shop with large tomes that you never get around to reading. You don’t overload your "to-do" list with items that [...]
June 14, 2006
- Use your vacation days at milestone markers.
Once you’ve identified your days of rest and relaxation, try planning backwards from these dates so you’re sure to meet important milestones just before them. This accomplishes two things: First, by planning backwards, you are likely to have a more realistic sense of what you can accomplish in the time. and Second, by reaching important milestones just before your [...]
June 12, 2006
- Build in rest and relaxation days first.
As you are planning your summer work schedule, build in some days of rest and relaxation at the beginning, again in a few weeks, and repeat until the end of summer. It’s important to structure in regular breaks and time off. If you have a family vacation planned, build that into your working schedule. Mark [...]
June 9, 2006
- Be reasonable in your planning.
If you’ve been reading for a while now, the idea of being reasonable in your planning is probably something you’ve heard (read) me say before. As I mentioned, it’s easy (and seductive) to look ahead to the long, unscheduled days of summer and plan in 15 hours per day of dissertation progress. It’s tempting to [...]
May 15, 2006
- Have a life outside of graduate school.
Tip #5: Have a life outside of graduate school. Creating and maintaining social contacts outside of your program is a really effective way to detox from the competition and envy. If you can’t share your successes within your program, be sure to share them with people outside of your program. Build in a strong support [...]
March 10, 2006
- You choose how you feel..
You choose how you experience your dissertation process. Only you. What this means? That you decide if you are suffering through it, or whether you are enjoying your way through it. You decide if you feel anxious and overwhelmed, or not. You get to choose. And, at any time, you can choose something else.
That [...]
March 8, 2006
- New Look!
Hi Everyone, We’ve switched from MT to Wordpress. I hope you like the new look! We’ll resume regular content on Friday. Oh, and don’t forget to check the archives- lots of good stuff in there!
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December 23, 2005
- Happy Holidays!
Just a note to wish you and yours happy holidays & Happy New Year! I’ll be back with you in early 2006 for more dissertation completion in record time. Until then, rest up & enjoy yourself- we have a lot to do in 2006!
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