“The idea for this post hit me today when I was at the gym, sweating profusely,” writes Larry Brooks in a blog post called “Blood, Sweat and Words: How Badly Do You Want This?” As I read his guest post on the blog “Write To Done,” I was reminded once again with how often we [...]
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Release those endorphins and write
Posted in coaching, creativity, dissertation coach, exercise, happiness, motivation, running, self-care, Smart Tips, tagged an exercise high, connection between exercise and writing, creativity, dissertation coaching, endorphins, good mood and writing, mind and body, motivation to write dissertation, writing on February 8, 2011 | 1 Comment »
The Writer’s Pain
Posted in coaching, dissertation coach, dissertation writing, exercise, self-care, setbacks, struggling, writing breaks, tagged back pain and writing, exercise and anxiety, exercise and writing, sedentary work on October 10, 2010 | 1 Comment »
How does your back feel? If you’re like many writers of dissertations, you sit scrunched in front of your computer for far too long with far too few breaks. And by those last 15 minutes of writing you feel the spasms of pain in your lower back. You might be surprised at the number of my [...]
Start Writing by Lowering the Stakes
Posted in anxiety, coaching, dissertation coach, dissertation writing, exercise, fun, getting started, momentum, play, re-group, re-start, resources, restart writing, restarting, start writing, strategies, struggling, write more easily, tagged 750words.com, exercise, improve your mood, lower resistance to writing, restart your writing, to write lower the stakes on June 28, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Feeling stuck? Feeling as if your well has gone dry? What’s a writer to do? At such times when nothing seems to be coming together for you in your writing and when you feel more resistance toward your dissertation than usual, what can you do to stir things up a bit and to start writing? [...]
To Dads Writing Dissertations: Happy Father’s Day!
Posted in academic, determination, courage, perseverance, dissertation writing, discipline, exercise, using your strengths, resilience, mental toughness, brave, family, tagged character strengths, Father’s Day, dads who write, wisdom on June 19, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Happy Father’s Day to all fathers and fathers-to-be who are writing dissertations or articles for journals or books. How hard it is to be the writer at home or at the library, trying to juggle work and family life. But I want to tell you how wonderful it is to have an intelligent, kind man [...]
Re-entry into the Writing Routine: Three Tips for a Smart Restart
Posted in coaching, discipline, dissertation coach, dissertation writing, exercise, getting started, habit, happiness, memorable start, mental toughness, planning, re-group, re-start, resilience, restart writing, restarting, showing up, start writing, write more easily, writing habit, tagged brain cells, exercise, restart your writing, write daily, write more easily, writing habit, writing routine on April 18, 2010 | 2 Comments »
Another Monday is upon us. If you have an office job, will you drag into work, thinking of fifteen other places you would rather be, with bed high on the list? Re-entry into the work week is hard, but re-starting your writing no matter what day of the week wins the Resilience and Determination Litmus Test [...]
Low on Motivation? Feeling Down? Is Your Dissertation Going Nowhere Fast?
Posted in beliefs, courage, discipline, dissertation coach, dissertation writing, exercise, finishing the dissertation, getting started, inertia, mental toughness, motivation, procrastination, productivity, reasons for not writing, self-sabotage, start writing, struggling, time management, write more easily, writing, tagged beliefs, bits of time, blocks of time, breakthrough, dissertation coach, lifting weights, moody, rigid, running, sabotaged, shake things up on August 13, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Is your dissertation making you moody instead of motivated? It’s possible that you’re too set in your ways. Do you believe that things have to be a certain way before you start to write? What time of day have you been telling yourself is the only time you can write? How do you think you have [...]
Like Writing, Exercise Needs to be a Habit: Nine Benefits for Writers
Posted in anxiety, coaching, creativity, discipline, dissertation coach, dissertation writing, exercise, getting started, happiness, inertia, isolated, planning, productivity, restart writing, running, self-care, start writing, time, time management, write more easily, writing, tagged exercise enhances mood, exercising is an aid to writing, plan schedule around exercise on July 26, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
“How would I rate my self-care this week, particularly in the area of exercise?” is one of the questions I ask my clients to think about before we have our coaching call. Since many of my coaching clients are writers, and many of those writers are trying to find time to write a dissertation, I [...]
2 Huge Benefits to the 4-Step Plan for Greater Productivity
Posted in academic, accountability, choice, coaching, commitment, deadline, dissertation coach, dissertation writing, exercise, focus, following through, goals, momentum, perseverance, planning, productivity, realistic goals, self-care, Smart Tips, 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 | Leave a Comment »
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 [...]
4 Tips to Increase Writing Productivity
Posted in academic, coaching, dissertation coach, dissertation writing, exercise, goals, journal, momentum, planning, productivity, Smart Tips, structures, time, writing, writing breaks, writing, dissertation, tagged dissertation, planning, productivity, writing on February 7, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
One of my dissertation clients wanted greater daily productivity as she wrote toward a deadline. To achieve greater productivity, she knew she had some tightening to do. I asked her on a scale of 1 to 10, how would she rate her current productivity. 7.0, she said. When I asked what changes would raise the [...]
Are There Ever Good Reasons Not to Write Your Dissertation?
Posted in academic, coaching, dissertation advisors, dissertation coach, dissertation writing, exercise, getting started, motivation, procrastination, re-start, Smart Tips, tagged dissertation writing, lack of motivation, procrastination, unsure of direction on February 2, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
There are lots of reasons not to write, or so I hear: 1. Midwinter blahs. If you live in an area where January and February are gray and cold, it can be hard to push ahead on your writing. 2. Seasonal fatigue—oh, wait, that was the roadblock in December. No longer an excuse! 3. Low [...]
