The New Year at its most powerful is a time for reflection and a time to think about where you want to put your focus. The holidays are often jam-packed with travel, planning, buying, eating, interacting, negotiating, and not much quiet time. The first week of the New Year may reveal that it’s harder to [...]
Posts Tagged ‘motivation’
Reset Your Frenzied Focus—Awestruck by Christmas Beauty and a Good Book
Posted in dissertation coach, dissertation writing, distractions, family, focus, getting started, memories, mental toughness, momentum, motivation, planning, using your strengths, write more easily, You Tube, tagged Christmas lights, concentration, decorations, dissertation coaching, focus, motivation, New York City, plan, schedule, stress, Téa Obreht, The Tiger’s Wife on January 4, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
What’s mental toughness got to do with it?
Posted in basketball, discipline, dissertation coach, dissertation writing, fears, mental toughness, motivation, perseverance, self-discipline, Steve Nash, take charge, zest, tagged dissertation, motivation, National Basketball Association, self-control, writing on July 3, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Many readers of Successful Writing Tips are looking for help with motivation. And they also are interested in what mental toughness has to do with motivation. As a dissertation writer, you may often find yourself in chaos, frustrated, with no easy way out. You’re not alone. Many other writers find themselves in a similar predicament. A [...]
Summer Productivity Tips: Use the August Hype for Successful Writing
Posted in academic, accountability, advisor, boundaries, coaching, dissertation advisors, dissertation boot camp, dissertation coach, dissertation writing, distractions, motivation, New Year's Resolution, productivity, restart writing, tagged dissertation boot camp, dissertation coaching, juggling dissertation, marketing, motivation, success is a habit, successful writing, summer productivity, use the hype, working full time, writing, writing habit on July 20, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
What does August have in common with January and New Year’s? If you are an academic writer, a PhD in academia, or an ABD, the last half of summer and August, in particular, may be the calm before the storm, the last best chance to do some serious writing before classes start and maybe before your [...]
How Does Mental Toughness Affect Your Motivation to Write Your Dissertation?
Posted in academic, coaching, discipline, dissertation coach, dissertation writing, goals, perseverance, Smart Tips, writing, tagged accomplishing something, discipline, dissertation, mental toughness, motivation on June 2, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
One of the top 3 posts on my blog is “Motivation in Writing the Dissertation–It’s All about Mental Toughness and Discipline.” Day after day, it stays in the top 3 posts. As yesterday turned into today, the first two hits of this new day again were on “Motivation in Writing the Dissertation–It’s All about Mental [...]
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 [...]
Dissertation Boot Camp? Use All that January Offers for Your Dissertation Surge
Posted in academic, coaching, commitment, dissertation coach, dissertation writing, New Year's Resolution, re-group, re-start, resources, tagged dissertation boot camp, dissertation coaching, energy, January, marketing, motivation, writing on January 13, 2008 | 3 Comments »
January is the time for take-charge measures. Weight loss organizations market heavily in January. Gyms offer great deals. E-newsletters multiply, magazines bulge with tips to make this year different, and Oprah offers all of us a way to control our weight. It makes sense to take advantage of the season, the urge, the energy [...]
“Nothing motivates like a hard deadline. . .”
Posted in academic, choice, coaching, commitment, deadline, determination, dissertation coach, dissertation writing, following through, goals, momentum, motivation, start writing, writing, dissertation, tagged deadline, dissertation, momentum, motivation, reaching a goal before a deadline, writing, writing before the holidays on December 18, 2007 | 1 Comment »
Maybe you have received ads, as I have, proclaiming that “this is your final courtesy reminder about tomorrow night’s teleconference.” Final reminder? Wow! I take note of that, even if I hadn’t thought about going to the teleconference at all. One client who had set this Saturday night before her family’s Christmas as a deadline [...]
Motivation in Writing the Dissertation–It’s All about Mental Toughness and Discipline
Posted in academic, basketball, brave, Charlie Rose, choice, coaching, courage, discipline, dissertation coach, dissertation writing, mental toughness, momentum, motivation, Steve Nash, writing, dissertation, tagged brave, courage, discipline, dissertation, mental toughness, motivation, Steve Nash on December 3, 2007 | 3 Comments »
A post that originally appeared in this space was reprinted in the Nov. 24, 2007 issue of the ABD Survival Guide newsletter under the title of “Ask Steven Nash: How Can I Regain My Motivation?” I first wrote the article for this blog after seeing Charlie Rose interview Steve Nash. I was struck by the [...]
