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. Usually, we’re resilient, even intrepid, as we go about our jobs, taking care of our family, and, yes, writing… writing dissertations, writing articles, writing books.
But occasionally, we run into overwhelm, too many promises broken, too little support, and our hope and resilience are tested.
Yesterday and today I’ve been mad as a hornet about something that’s not very important in the great scheme of things. I was to have some work done where I live, but the workers showed up with the wrong materials to do the job, resulting in a the need to reschedule and the strong possibility that lots of additional people would be inconvenienced.
It wasn’t the workers’ fault. The faceless scheduler at the company carelessly assigned a two-person crew to a four-person job and completely ignored both the materials needed and the sequence of the steps in the job itself.
What kind of a Mickey Mouse company is this? I asked. I stomped about and fretted for quite a while. But it doesn’t serve me to blow up about a dysfunctional company.
How do I let go of the drama and not get stuck here? What strengths do I call on?
If you, too, are occasionally knocked off your stride, what do you do to help you let go of the madness and move back toward your center? What do you do to quickly regain your footing in order to focus on your work and to be productive?
I’d love to hear from you.
All the best,
Nancy
P.S. What is your goal over the next couple of weeks and what steps are you taking to keep focused on that goal? Do you have some tips for the rest of us or some questions?
Nancy Whichard, Ph.D., PCC
Your International Dissertation and Academic Career Coach
www.nancywhichard.com
www.dissertationbootcamp.net