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 [...]
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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 »
Mom’s in Maine – Marking Boundaries for Space to Write
Posted in boundaries, children, choice, commitment, determination, dissertation coach, dissertation writing, distractions, family, perseverance, planning, reasons for not writing, strategies, time management, writing, writing schedule, tagged assuming control, dissertation writing, juggling writing and children, Maine, making space for writing, producing text, productivity, setting boundaries, summer writing, work identity on July 22, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Are your children home on vacation from school? And you’re trying to keep an eye on your children, as well as make headway on your writing project? How’s that working for you? During the school year, most academics teach and try to write. Both teaching and writing are critical for an academic’s success and are [...]
Is Your Dissertation One of Your Big Rocks?
Posted in accountability, coaching, dissertation boot camp, dissertation coach, dissertation writing, distractions, following through, mental toughness, planning, self-deception, self-sabotage, showing up, structures, take charge, time management, tagged Big Rocks, dissertation, distractions, late summer chaos, prioritize, self-sabotage, summer writing, time management, where you have control on August 15, 2010 | 1 Comment »
August can be a time of scrambling A friend who was taking her family on a trip to Europe was rushing to get everything done. She said, “All I have to do is just get to the plane.” I know what she means—what a wonderful feeling it is to settle in and stare into space, [...]
To Meet Your Summer Dissertation Goals, Follow These 7 Steps
Posted in academic, coaching, dissertation coach, dissertation writing, getting started, goals, motivation, planning, realistic goals, restart writing, time, time management, writing, tagged adjust schedule, backward planning, dissertation goals, Fourth of July, lower expectations, make goals visible, summer half gone, summer writing, wasted time, write goals on a whiteboard on June 28, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Are you feeling dazed because you just realized that summer is half gone? How can it be almost July? Have you said that, too? If your goal had been to produce a big chunk of text during this summer (as it is here in the US), you might want to turn on your computer and [...]
Keep Your Head in Your Dissertation This Summer
Posted in academic, brave, choice, cleaning, coaching, dissertation coach, dissertation writing, getting started, goals, memorable start, planning, restart writing, Smart Tips, strategies, take charge, writing, tagged priorities, summer writing, urgency on May 28, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
You want to be at a good place with your writing at summer’s end? You can absolutely do that, especially if you approach the summer with a bit of urgency and heat. Get a picture of yourself in your mind’s eye of you taking charge. What would your taking charge look like? 1. See what’s [...]
Commit Now to Do a Bunch of Writing over the Summer
Posted in accountability, advisor, coaching, commitment, dissertation coach, dissertation writing, getting started, goals, perseverance, planning, productivity, self-deception, Smart Tips, structures, take stock, time management, writing, writing, dissertation, tagged be accountable, make weekly commitment, make writing record, making headway on your dissertation, summer writing on May 6, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Are you hoping to do a bunch of work over the summer? You’re not alone. Almost every day I hear those very same words from my clients. What can you put in place now that will help you be a productive writer this summer? 1. Find out exactly how much time you are working now [...]
