Mental toughness as the way to finish a dissertation is all well and good, but what if you’re just not feeling particularly tough? Is “powering through” your work not realistic for you right now, given how even the phrase “power through” makes you snarl? What would help you lean into your work? What can you [...]
Archive for January, 2009
For Motivation, Change Your Perspective: Your Dissertation as a Dog and You as the Dog Whisperer
Posted in acting as if, discipline, dissertation boot camp, dissertation coach, dissertation writing, getting started, goals, mental toughness, motivation, start writing, take charge, You Tube, tagged assertive, change your perspective, playfully naming your dissertation, reframing on January 27, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
To Finish Your Dissertation, Choose Mental Toughness
Posted in courage, discipline, dissertation boot camp, dissertation coach, dissertation writing, focus, getting started, mental toughness, start writing, strategies, tagged mental toughness takes strategic planning on January 26, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Do you procrastinate or even deceive yourself about whether you’re procrastinating instead of getting started on your writing? Do you yield to the urge to flee from your writing every time you feel a little scared? Mental toughness is what you need, but it doesn’t occur by accident. 1. It’s a question of priority 2. [...]
Find Motivation and Structure for Writing Your Dissertation in Dissertation Boot Camp
Posted in academic, boundaries, coaching, dissertation boot camp, dissertation coach, dissertation writing, momentum, motivation, productivity, self-care on January 20, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Experiencing a dissertation boot camp makes great sense. A dissertation coaching client gave an enthusiastic review of her dissertation boot camp. Not only was she productive, but she also gained new insights about the process of writing a dissertation. She noted many accomplishments from dissertation boot camp, such as: 1. Drawing boundaries around the time [...]
To Write Your Dissertation with Less Drama, Make Realistic Goals
Posted in dissertation boot camp, dissertation coach, dissertation writing, goals, New Year's Resolution, planning, productivity, realistic goals, structures, take charge, tagged reduce the drama in writing your dissertation, set realistic goals on January 18, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Did you decide that you would make your dissertation a priority this year? Have you found that instead of writing your dissertation, you continue to resist writing and continue to feel guilty about not writing? Are you sick of all of the drama? Could the problem be your goals? “Having Goals is a Pain in [...]
Something Has to Change if You’re Going to Make Progress on Your Dissertation in 2009
Posted in academic, accountability, coaching, commitment, determination, discipline, dissertation boot camp, dissertation coach, dissertation writing, goals, mental toughness, New Year's Resolution, planning, productivity, take charge, take stock, time management, tagged daily writing, dissertation boot camp, establishing a daily writing time, making a change, something has to change, what I want more of in 2009 on January 4, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
How many people signed their holiday card to you by wishing you a joyful, peaceful and productive year? When you read the word productive, did you wince, thinking that they had somehow emphasized it? Regret and shame can do quite a number on you, making you want to slink behind the couch because you’re sure everyone knows how little progress you [...]
