Are you one of the lucky ones with Spring Break in the offing? Have you been thinking and hoping and waiting for Spring Break? Finally, you say, I’ll make some headway on my dissertation or book. Visualize how it will work when you have none of the usual demands that take your time and distract you [...]
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Writers and Spring Break–Sail on, Silver Girl
Posted in academic, accountability, boot camp, boundaries, commitment, dissertation boot camp, dissertation coach, dissertation writing, distractions, finishing the dissertation, momentum, productivity, start writing, strategies, structures, success, time management, write more easily, writing schedule, tagged discipline, dissertation boot camp, dissertation coach, dissertation coaching, self-care, solitude, Spring Break, structure, thesis, use fail-proof writing strategies, Weight Watchers, writer’s retreat, writing on March 6, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
The Linchpin and location, location, location
Posted in commitment, courage, determination, discipline, dissertation boot camp, dissertation coach, dissertation writing, finishing the dissertation, following through, mental toughness, momentum, re-group, writing, tagged discipline, Holding it all together, Linchpin, location, structure, thesis, writing on February 20, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Do you feel that you’re like that woman in online advertisements who seems to be turning in one direction, but then all of a sudden, even while you are looking at her, has turned and is now going in an opposite direction? Do you need something holding you and your intentions together? You need a [...]
Commit to paper
Posted in academic, brave, commitment, courage, dissertation boot camp, dissertation coach, dissertation writing, procrastination, Smart Tips, start writing, trusting yourself, writing, tagged aha moment, commitment, write before you're ready, writing on February 14, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
“Commit to paper” is a common, but powerful phrase. You don’t need to have already had the aha moment in order to write. There’s no holding back when you allow yourself to see that you have enough to start. Surrender and go with what you have. On Valentine’s Day, it’s time to commit . . . [...]
How Much Writing Did You Do Today? Track How You Are Spending Your Time
Posted in academic, accountability, boot camp, coaching, commitment, discipline, dissertation boot camp, dissertation coach, dissertation writing, getting started, mental toughness, planning, productivity, resources, self-discipline, Smart Tips, take charge, take stock, time, time management, tagged accountability, Doctorate, spend time on writing, Thelma and Louise, thesis, Time, track your time, use small chunks of time to write your dissertation, write your dissertation in the time available, Writer, writing on January 23, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Perhaps what is true for one of my dissertation clients is also true for you. She says that sometimes a day will pass, and she hasn’t done any writing. How do you use your time? How are you spending your time? Do those two questions mean the same thing? It seems to me that we [...]
To focus on your writing, get a cat
Posted in advice, boundaries, coaching, commitment, courage, determination, discipline, dissertation coach, distractions, flow, focus, mental toughness, self-discipline, start writing, take charge, trusting yourself, write more easily, tagged cat's effect on a writer, focus, Murial Spark, Publishing, trusting the process, writer's self-discipline, writing on November 21, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Can’t concentrate? Having trouble getting into flow with your writing? Get a cat! Advice to writers can come from the most interesting places. An unexpected, but most entertaining source of advice is A Far Cry from Kensington, a novel by British writer Muriel Spark. A Far Cry takes place in 1954 London. Mrs. Hawkins, the narrator, has a job in publishing. And yes, [...]
FutureMe–The one who met her dissertation deadlines
Posted in academic, accountability, coaching, commitment, deadline, determination, discipline, dissertation coach, dissertation writing, distractions, email, finishing the dissertation, focus, following through, Lizard Brain, perseverance, planning, resources, self-discipline, self-sabotage, tagged accountability, check up on yourself, dissertation and accountability, do what you said you would do, focus, praise, support on October 17, 2010 | 1 Comment »
How do you keep focused on your writing goal? Our Lizard Brains can make it all too easy to let a goal slip, and with each deadline or marker you miss, it’s that much longer before you finish your dissertation. FutureMe at www.futureme.org is a helpful tool for accountability as you write your dissertation. You can [...]
Make the paradigm shift: See yourself as a writer
Posted in academic, accountability, choice, commitment, determination, discipline, dissertation coach, dissertation writing, following through, habit, mental toughness, perseverance, productivity, self-discipline, showing up, take charge, time management, writing schedule, writing, dissertation, tagged do what you say you’re going to do, finding time to do dissertation, seeing yourself as a writer, Teaching, writing on September 19, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Are you one of the millions of instructors or professors back in the classroom this September? Are you also trying to meet a writing goal? So how are you doing? Keeping all of the balls in the air? Maybe you’re like some of my coaching clients who have returned to their fall teaching jobs [...]
Is Writing Your Real Job?
Posted in coaching, commitment, discipline, dissertation coach, dissertation writing, distractions, procrastination, productivity, reasons for not writing, self-deception, self-sabotage, take charge, writing habit, writing schedule, writing, dissertation, tagged Ann Patchett, eliminating distractions, writing as a job on July 25, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
How would your productivity change if you looked at writing as if it were your real job? Ann Patchett, an award-winning author, has done her best to avoid writing. Her novel Bel Canto, has won both the PEN/Faulkner Award and England’s Orange Prize and was a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award. She [...]
