What do you want from your advisor that will make your life as a writer easier?
Great feedback, some feedback, or maybe just feedback once in a while? How about an email saying hello?
If you’re not getting feedback or not even getting answers to your straight-forward questions, here’s one idea. I’m not advising that you take [...]
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One Way to Get a Response from Your Dissertation Advisor
Posted in Smart Tips, advisor, alliances, coaching, courage, dissertation advisors, dissertation coach, dissertation writing, relationships, writing, tagged dissertation advisor, feedback, response, strategy on May 22, 2008 | No Comments »
Want to Feel More Engaged with Your Writing? Empathize with Your Reader
Posted in academic, advisor, alliances, coaching, dissertation coach, dissertation writing, writing, writing, dissertation, tagged audience-directed, know your reader's expectations, know your subject, motivation, write for your reader, write often on April 19, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Writing this blog for the past year has been an act of joy for me.
Many of you also write blogs, and so if you blog frequently, I would wager that you, too, find writing for your blog compelling.
I get to write about something I know, about a process that intrigues me and that is always [...]
Can Curiosity Delay Your Dissertation?
Posted in Lizard Brain, Smart Tips, academic, alliances, coaching, commitment, curiosity, dissertation coach, dissertation writing, gremlin, mental toughness, planning, productivity, research, self-sabotage, structures, top strengths, using your strengths, writing, dissertation, tagged increase curiosity, manage curiosity, plan ahead on April 9, 2008 | No Comments »
Curiosity is a boon to dissertation writers, except when it isn’t.
Curiosity is indeed powerful, giving us the will to explore, to persevere, and even to reach a goal.
I’ve suggested in an earlier blog (“To Enjoy Writing Your Dissertation, Use your Curiosity”) that it might be worth your while as researchers and writers to try to [...]
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 [...]
Where Do You Want to be on Your Dissertation in 3 Months?
Posted in Smart Tips, academic, alliances, choice, coaching, commitment, discipline, dissertation advisors, dissertation coach, dissertation writing, family, following through, getting started, goals, momentum, perseverance, planning, productivity, re-start, realistic goals, resources, restart writing, self-sabotage, strategies, tagged 3-month goals, alliances, goals, plan, resolutions, resources, short-term, support, write it down on December 30, 2007 | No Comments »
Making goals for an entire year seems to me to be self-sabotaging.
Are we talking about making a big change that you’ll be so disciplined that you’ll do that action you’re contemplating every single day for the next year? That’s too much time to deal with.
Chunk it down.
If you decide where you want to be in [...]
Foxy, Foxfire, Foxholes, Foxtrot, Out-foxed: Lessons for Writers from the Foxes
Posted in academic, alliances, coaching, courage, dissertation coach, foxes, goals, life, nature, perseverance, planning, play, writing, dissertation on June 25, 2007 | No Comments »
First there were 2 and now there are 5… 5 foxes living next to us on my cul-de-sac inside the Washington DC beltway.
We first glimpsed the parents in early morning or late at night. During the winter, when new snow and a stillness of the day gave them claim to our street, we would watch [...]
Your Lizard Brain and Writing
Posted in Lizard Brain, Warren Buffett, academic, alliances, coaching, determination, discipline, dissertation coach, dissertation writing, distractions, focus, perseverance, planning, procrastination, self-sabotage, writing, writing, dissertation on June 21, 2007 | No Comments »
During my commute, I heard a broadcast on the same subject as my most recent blog post. It was about that huge impulse to flee that sweeps over us and can make it nearly impossible to stay focused on our writing. That impulse can stem from our brain’s attempt to protect us from the lions [...]
