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How to Re-start Your Dissertation after a Vacation, Part I

Nancy Whichard wrote 3 days ago: Re-entry into most any job after a vacation is hard, but sometimes coming back to your diss can be p … more →

Tags: coaching, academic, Distractions, Planning, writing, Dissertation writing, Getting Started, commitment, re-start

Happy Canada Day!

Nancy Whichard wrote 4 days ago: Happy Canada Day to all of my readers, friends, and clients in Canada! All the best, Nancy Nancy Whi … more →

Tags: writing, Zest, Time For Fun!, Canada Day

To Meet Your Summer Dissertation Goals, Follow These 7 Steps

Nancy Whichard wrote 1 week ago: Are you feeling dazed because you just realized that summer is half gone? How can it be almost July? … more →

Tags: coaching, academic, Goals, Realistic Goals, Planning, writing, Dissertation writing, Getting Started, time

To Make Writing Your Dissertation Easier, Move Quickly into Flow

Nancy Whichard wrote 1 month ago: Writing is easier for me when I’m in flow.  That is, when I feel some challenge in expressing the co … more →

Tags: coaching, Distractions, Travel, Productivity, Lizard Brain, Structures, deadline, Smart Tips, Time Management

Smart Tips for the Dissertation AWOL

Nancy Whichard wrote 1 month ago: Have you gone absent from your dissertation?  As far as your advisor is concerned, have you just dis … more →

Tags: coaching, Procrastination, academic, writing, Dissertation writing, Getting Started, re-start, Resilience, Accountability

Blogs for Writers: Operate under the Assumption that You’re Awesome

Nancy Whichard wrote 2 months ago: What are the possibilities if you wrote under the assumption that you could not fail? Some blogs tel … more →

Tags: coaching, academic, Google, acting as if, Lizard Brain, Dissertation writing, Positive Psychology, Smart Tips, self-criticism

For Successful Dissertation Writing, Spring Break or a Reasonable Facsimile Gives You the Distance You Need 2 comments

Nancy Whichard wrote 3 months ago: Are you one of the many overworked, stressed people trying to write a dissertation at the same time … more →

Tags: coaching, academic, Distractions, foxes, Productivity, Self Care, Courage, perseverance, Dissertation writing

Be Your First Reader to Ask and Answer the Question "So What?”1 comment

Nancy Whichard wrote 3 months ago: Have you written a section or a chapter in your dissertation that during the writing you were engage … more →

Tags: academic, deadline, dissertation boot camp, Dissertation writing, focus?, Resources, Strategies, take charge, take stock

What Can You Put Off so that Your Dissertation Comes First?

Nancy Whichard wrote 5 months ago: Is writing your dissertation a top priority for you?  You may think that you are putting your writin … more →

Tags: academic, Distractions, Choice, writing, Dissertation writing, Getting Started, Discipline, Housecleaning, Cleaning

For Motivation, Change Your Perspective: Your Dissertation as a Dog and You as the Dog Whisperer

Nancy Whichard wrote 5 months ago: Mental toughness as the way to finish a dissertation is all well and good, but what if you’re just n … more →

Tags: acting as if, Discipline, dissertation boot camp, Dissertation writing, Getting Started, Goals, mental toughness, Motivation, start writing

To Finish Your Dissertation, Choose Mental Toughness

Nancy Whichard wrote 5 months ago: Do you procrastinate or even deceive yourself about whether you’re procrastinating instead of gettin … more →

Tags: Courage, Discipline, dissertation boot camp, Dissertation writing, focus?, Getting Started, mental toughness, start writing, Strategies

Find Motivation and Structure for Writing Your Dissertation in Dissertation Boot Camp

Nancy Whichard wrote 5 months ago: Experiencing a dissertation boot camp makes great sense. A dissertation coaching client gave an enth … more →

Tags: coaching, academic, Productivity, Self Care, Dissertation writing, MOMENTUM, Motivation, boundaries, dissertation boot camp

To Write Your Dissertation with Less Drama, Make Realistic Goals1 comment

Nancy Whichard wrote 5 months ago: Did you decide that you would make your dissertation a priority this year?  Have you found that inst … more →

Tags: Goals, Realistic Goals, Productivity, Planning, Dissertation writing, Structures, new years resolution, take charge, dissertation boot camp

Something Has to Change if You’re Going to Make Progress on Your Dissertation in 2009

Nancy Whichard wrote 6 months ago: How many people signed their holiday card to you by wishing you a joyful, peaceful and productive ye … more →

Tags: coaching, academic, Goals, Productivity, Planning, Determination, Dissertation writing, Discipline, commitment

Dissertation Boot Camp and Self-Improvement Gurus—Using the Power of Habit in the New Year

Nancy Whichard wrote 6 months ago: What do you want more of in 2009?  Greater productivity in your writing?  Much more motivation to he … more →

Tags: coaching, academic, Distractions, Planning, Determination, perseverance, Dissertation writing, decluttering, Getting Started

Make Getting Started on Your Writing Easier: Top 5 Reasons to Develop a No-Kidding, No-Fooling Daily Writing Habit

Nancy Whichard wrote 6 months ago: What if writing each day on your dissertation was a habit?  What would you gain from that? Do you kn … more →

Tags: Accountability, commitment, Determination, Discipline, Dissertation writing, Distractions, Getting Started, isolated, Isolation

What Do You Do When You Can’t Write Your Dissertation? How Do You Shake Things Up?

Nancy Whichard wrote 6 months ago:  I hear many people say that they can’t write their dissertation. Is that you?  Has it been too long … more →

Tags: Distractions, Planning, Courage, Dissertation writing, Getting Started, re-start, restart writing, dissertation advisors, start writing

What Beliefs and Excuses Help You to Procrastinate?

Nancy Whichard wrote 6 months ago: Have you made up or latched onto a belief in order to justify procrastinating on your dissertation? … more →

Tags: writing, dissertation, coaching, academic, Self-sabotage, Dissertation writing, Getting Started, self-deception, re-start, restart writing

8 Tips for Writing Your Dissertation More Easily before the Holidays

Nancy Whichard wrote 6 months ago: If you have been teaching this past semester and also trying to find the energy to write even the pi … more →

Tags: coaching, Procrastination, academic, Distractions, Planning, Dissertation writing, focus?, Getting Started, Discipline


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