Are you hoping to do a bunch of work over the summer? You’re not alone. Almost every day I hear those very same words from my clients.
What can you put in place now that will help you be a productive writer this summer?
1. Find out exactly how much time you are working now and what [...]
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Commit Now to Do a Bunch of Writing over the Summer
Posted in Smart Tips, accountability, advisor, coaching, commitment, dissertation coach, dissertation writing, getting started, goals, perseverance, planning, productivity, self-deception, structures, take stock, time management, writing, writing, dissertation, tagged be accountable, make weekly commitment, make writing record, making headway on your dissertation, summer writing on May 6, 2008 | No Comments »
What Is the University’s Responsibility to an ABD Struggling with Her Writing?
Posted in Smart Tips, academic, accountability, advice, coaching, coherence, discourse, dissertation advisors, dissertation coach, dissertation writing, isolated, isolation, resilience, resources, setbacks, struggling, teaching writing, training, unclear writing, underprepared students, word usage, writing, writing, dissertation, tagged university's responsibility to dissertation writer, no feedback from advisor, unclear writing, struggling with writing, how to write dissertation on March 5, 2008 | No Comments »
An ABD’s dilemmas with her writing underscore for me the problems dissertation writers have when they’re isolated from campus and from an advisor during the dissertation process.
As a dissertation coach, I don’t fix people’s writing, but I listen, and if a client sends me some text, I see what the writing looks like.
This morning a [...]
2 Huge Benefits to the 4-Step Plan for Greater Productivity
Posted in Smart Tips, academic, accountability, choice, coaching, commitment, deadline, dissertation coach, dissertation writing, exercise, focus, following through, goals, momentum, perseverance, planning, productivity, realistic goals, self-care, time, writing, writing breaks, tagged calm, exercise, fulfilled, greater productivity, low-stress, meet deadlines, no anxiety, plan, stick to plan, write daily on February 10, 2008 | No Comments »
Want to feel calm, even fulfilled, while increasing your productivity? And meet a dissertation deadline? Read on.
Recently, I blogged about how a client achieved greater productivity in her writing.
She and I had collaborated over what steps would most likely yield success. Sticking to her plan gave her the success she wanted–she met her deadline by increasing her [...]
The Big 3: Goals to Pull You Out of Dissertation-Writing Limbo
Posted in Smart Tips, academic, accountability, coaching, commitment, dissertation coach, dissertation writing, getting started, goals, motivation, procrastination, realistic goals, reasons for not writing, restart writing, tagged dissertation writing, getting started, goals, procrastination, reasons for not writing on February 3, 2008 | No Comments »
You can come up with a gazillion reasons for avoiding your dissertation —too tired, too busy, too stressed, too, too, too. And you are all of those things.
However, any reason you come up with for not getting to work on your dissertation will seem paltry when put up against the Big 3 Goals:
1. Defend your [...]
What Is the #1 Reason that You Aren’t Part of the January Dissertation Surge?
Posted in academic, accountability, alliances, coaching, courage, dissertation advisors, dissertation coach, dissertation writing, re-group, re-start, restart writing, writing, dissertation, tagged accountability, dissertation, dissertation coach, hire a coach, January, New Year's Resolutions on January 26, 2008 | No Comments »
This past week has been a busy one for me, in part because I’ve heard from many of you.
It looks like many dissertation writers have decided that it’s time to bring someone else on board.
And I’m not surprised.
In such a long-term project as writing a dissertation, many writers want
–someone you can tell how you’ve messed [...]
