Writing a dissertation is full of black holes that can swallow you up. Boldness allows you to embrace hope and can make the impossible seem possible. In the short story “Incoming Tide,” Pulitzer Prize winning writer Elizabeth Strout captures the essence of what might result from the interplay of boldness, hope, and perseverance. “Incoming Tide,” [...]
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Boldness and Hope Will Rescue Your Dissertation
Posted in academic, brave, coaching, courage, dissertation coach, dissertation writing, fears, finishing the dissertation, hope, mental toughness, perseverance, reflection, resilience, resources, support, take charge, top strengths, urgency, using your strengths, tagged boldness, character strengths, Elizabeth Strout, Finishing your dissertation, hire a dissertation coach, hope, perseverance, support, the reading life, using your strengths on January 5, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Drama in Your Life? How Do You Refocus and Get Back to Producing Text?
Posted in academic, anxiety, dissertation coach, distractions, focus, life, re-group, re-start, regrouping, restart writing, restarting, setbacks, using your strengths, tagged distractions, emotional responses, life getting in the way of writing, setbacks, small problems, using your strengths on July 22, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Are you negotiating some of life’s bits and pieces today in order to write your dissertation? Has something gotten to you today or this week? It happens. We’re knocked about every day, but we keep going, even with pressures about fitting everything into our schedules, uncertainties about jobs, and, if you commute to work, traffic. [...]
The Grace and Grit of Dissertation Writing
Posted in academic, brave, choice, coaching, commitment, courage, determination, discipline, dissertation coach, dissertation writing, football, joy, mental toughness, perseverance, resilience, Smart Tips, top strengths, using your strengths, writing, writing, dissertation, tagged dissertation, grit, hard choices, joy, perseverance, using your strengths, writing on January 6, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I’m not a football fan; I barely understand the game. But I do know grit when I see it. This holiday has given me time to watch a football game on TV with my family. When I see what those players do for their team, I cringe, but I’m also in awe. When one big [...]
