Over the past week two different people, both of whom are approximately 32, seemed surprised that I had heard of the singing group Coldplay.
The frenetic marketing of Coldplay’s new record would make it hard not to have heard of them. To dig up a little more on Coldplay, I turned to YouTube. I found several [...]
Archive for the ‘hope’ Category
3 Success Tips to Help You Engage with Your Writing
Posted in Charlie Rose, Smart Tips, You Tube, choice, coaching, creativity, determination, discipline, dissertation coach, dissertation writing, fears, focus, goals, hope, mental toughness, momentum, perseverance, planning, positive psychology, writing, tagged jumpstarting your writing, last resort, left brain, putting time in, resting the brain, right brain, scaring yourself into writing, threatening yourself on July 22, 2008 | No Comments »
The Strength of Curiosity and Your Dissertation
Posted in Smart Tips, academic, coaching, curiosity, dissertation coach, dissertation writing, gratitude, hope, joy, positive psychology, success, top strengths, using your strengths, writing, zest, tagged dissertation, life satisfaction, top strength, using curiosity on March 31, 2008 | No Comments »
One of the top 5 strengths that many of my dissertation clients share is curiosity.
It’s not surprising that motivated, high-achieving academic people would have curiosity as a top strength.
And as you write a dissertation and live your life, the benefits of curiosity are many. For one thing, curiosity is among those specific strengths which are [...]
A Gratitude Attitude May Help You Move toward Your Goal
Posted in Happier, academic, brave, coaching, courage, creativity, dissertation advisors, dissertation coach, dissertation writing, getting started, goals, hope, perseverance, procrastination, top strengths, using your strengths, writing, dissertation, tagged achieving, dissertation, goals, gratitude, gratitude intervention, happy, increased progress, writing on March 28, 2008 | No Comments »
How would you like to make 20 percent more progress on your dissertation than you’re now making?
Bob Emmons, professor at the University of California, Davis, has found that having a grateful attitude can make that possible.
The author of Thanks! How the New Science of Gratitude Can Make You Happier, Prof. Emmons has made amazing research findings [...]
4 Reasons to Keep Writing Even if You’re Not Sure You’re Going in the Right Direction
Posted in Smart Tips, academic, demands, discipline, dissertation advisors, dissertation coach, dissertation writing, distractions, following through, goals, hope, momentum, re-start, reasons for not writing, restart writing, showing up, strategies, tagged dissertation writing, establishing hope, finishing the dissertation, fixing the writing habit, momentemum, setting goals on February 4, 2008 | No Comments »
Dissertation writers occasionally come to an impasse, unsure of which way to go next. You’ve probably been in this position. You want to move forward, but it may seem prudent to wait—wait to see what your committee chair or mentor says, wait until you have a lot more time to read or go through your [...]
Top 5 Tips to Help You Accomplish Your New Year’s Dissertation Resolution
Posted in New Year's Resolution, Smart Tips, academic, coaching, commitment, dissertation coach, dissertation writing, following through, goals, grateful, gratitude, hope, momentum, motivation, perseverance, productivity, realistic goals, strategies, structures, tagged following through, dissertation coach, New Year's Resolutions, writing resolutions, dissertation resolutions, check points, realistic goals on January 1, 2008 | No Comments »
I asked one of my dissertation coaching clients if he planned to make any resolutions for the New Year.
He said, “I make changes throughout the year.”
He has a long-term plan in place and makes changes as needed. What great planning!
If you also have a plan in place that is working for you, congratulations! Keep it [...]
Take Stock, Refuel via Gratitude and Hope, and Prepare for One More Push
Posted in academic, brave, coaching, commitment, courage, deadline, determination, discipline, dissertation coach, dissertation writing, goals, grateful, gratitude, hope, motivation, perseverance, re-group, re-start, restart writing, take stock, using your strengths, writing, writing, dissertation, tagged courage, deadline, finishing, gratitude, hope, Taking stock in writing process on December 21, 2007 | No Comments »
Have you given yourself until, say, tonight or tomorrow to write and then your plan is to take a break, send the thing off, go on a holiday?
Time to take stock.
Stop and breathe.
Where are you in the process? You’ve put in time, you’ve written some, and you have a bit more to do.
This isn’t the [...]
How Gratitude Can Improve Your Thanksgiving and Your Writing
Posted in academic, choice, coaching, dissertation coach, dissertation writing, gratitude, happiness, hope, positive psychology, reflection, research, resources, using your strengths, writing, writing, dissertation, tagged being grateful, choosing gratitude, gratitude, gratitude and writing, how to be grateful, how to feel like writing during Thanksgiving holiday, practicing gratitude, writing and happiness on November 18, 2007 | No Comments »
Thanksgiving is upon us here in the U.S. And for some, worries and fears accompany the holiday.
1) Depressed—do holidays depress you, make you feel lonely, highlight a less-than-perfect present?
2) Overwhelmed—do holidays mean added work, family responsibilities, traveling, relationships, in-laws?
3) Anxious—have you let weeks (or more) go by without your doing any work on your diss? Are [...]
To Write More Easily, Induce a Good Mood: Five Minutes of Music Can Get You in Front of that Computer Screen and Writing
Posted in Happier, You Tube, coaching, dissertation coach, dissertation writing, distractions, focus, getting started, hope, joy, memories, momentum, music, positive psychology, re-start, resources, restart writing, start writing, strategies, structures, writing, writing, dissertation, tagged "I Can See Clearly Now, "You've Got a Friend", Carole King, connections, dissertation coaching, get started writing, getting started, good mood, positive, self-management, support, writing on November 2, 2007 | 2 Comments »
Writing is easier when you’re in a good mood.
Researchers say that if you can generate a somewhat happy frame of mind, starting your writing and sticking with it will be easier.
So what can you do to bring about a happier mood? Listen to some music!
Music is powerful. Research supports claims that not only can music [...]
You at Your Best: Visioning to Fuel Your Dissertation
Posted in academic, coaching, courage, dissertation coach, getting started, hope, memories, reflection, visioning, writing, writing, dissertation on June 18, 2007 | No Comments »
In my last post, I asked you to take a mental snapshot of yourself when you were at your best, when you were unstoppable.
Take a moment and look now at that snapshot—stay there for a bit. Take it in.
What’s a descriptive phrase that captures the essence of that moment or time of You at Your [...]
