You have a long-term goal—say, writing a dissertation or a book. And the going gets tough. This is one huge project. It’s a long haul—it may mean months or years of coming back to that same project. It’s been going on for quite a while. Have you stuck with it? Have you kept coming back [...]
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What you need to finish your dissertation
Posted in accountability, determination, discipline, dissertation coach, dissertation writing, finishing the dissertation, following through, goals, mental toughness, motivation, perseverance, resilience, self-discipline, showing up, success, using your strengths, tagged dissertation, dissertation coaching, grit, Hailee Steinfeld, long-term goals, mental toughness, perseverance, resilience, True Grit on September 20, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Summer Writing Goals
Posted in determination, discipline, dissertation writing, finishing the dissertation, following through, resilience, showing up, strategies, tagged goals, perseverance, resilience, summer writing, summer writing goals, willpower, writing on August 12, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
How has your summer been so far? Are you meeting your writing goals? Or are you uneasy as you look at the calendar? Unfortunately, the best of intentions at the beginning of summer can sometimes get waylaid. If you have met your writing goals or if you are on track to meet them, congratulations and [...]
Dealing with Setbacks in Writing Your Dissertation
Posted in academic, brave, choice, coaching, courage, determination, discipline, dissertation coach, dissertation writing, goals, mental toughness, perseverance, re-group, re-start, regrouping, resilience, resources, running, setbacks, Smart Tips, training, using your strengths, writing, tagged dissertation, Hillary Clinton, politics, presidential primary, regroup, resilience, restart writing, setbacks, writing on January 9, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
As you write your dissertation, have you wondered how you are going to make it through those times when you feel as if you’ve been punched in the stomach? those low points that come after devastating setbacks? Do you ever say to yourself, “Why does this have to be so hard?” Most of us have at one [...]
How I Regrouped and Re-Started the Writing Even When Life Encroached
Posted in choice, coaching, decluttering, dissertation coach, getting started, re-start, regrouping, resilience, restarting, trusting yourself, Uncategorized, writing, writing, dissertation, tagged coming back from vacation, making choices, re-start writing, resilience, self-awareness, trust yourself on September 22, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
I’ve been on a trip, away from my writing projects and away from other job-related commitments. It’s hard to come back. I enjoy writing my blog. I also have another writing project that is new and important to me, but re-starting takes effort. Coming back to most writing tasks requires more of us than just [...]
