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Writers Can Change Their Perspective by Practicing Gratitude

Nancy Whichard wrote 4 days ago: When I’ve asked a dissertation coaching client if he or she would look at a problem through a lens o … more →

Tags: coaching, Self Care, dissertation coach, Positive Psychology, top strengths, anxiety, lens of gratitude, change perspective, gratitude eases writer's anxiety

Time for Your Dissertation: Sometimes Less Is More

Nancy Whichard wrote 5 days ago: Another convert to “Write First Thing”–hurray!  One of my coaching clients said th … more →

Tags: academic, coaching, dissertation coach, focus?, Getting Started, time, Time Management, write more easily, writing habit

"Write First Thing" -- Start Your Day and Your Dissertation Off Right

Nancy Whichard wrote 1 week ago: In order to accomplish the large amount of writing required for a dissertation in any sort of sane w … more →

Tags: Discipline, dissertation coach, Getting Started, showing up, writing habit, writing schedule, make a writing schedule, stick to your schedule, write each morning

Thinking about quitting your dissertation? Consider this . . .

Nancy Whichard wrote 1 week ago: “ABD” is not a credential.  It isn’t a degree.  All things considered, finishing your disserta … more →

Tags: academic, Self-sabotage, Self Care, dissertation coach, using your strengths, dissertation advisors, gratitude, grateful, staying in the moment

I quit! or, changing the way you look at writing the dissertation

Nancy Whichard wrote 2 weeks ago: How often have you felt close to giving up completely on your dissertation? I hear that statement mo … more →

Tags: academic, dissertation coach, Choice, top strengths, using your strengths, Resilience, re-group, trusting yourself, dissertation advisors

Writing a Dissertation? Don’t Try This at Home

Nancy Whichard wrote 3 weeks ago: Now that Halloween is over, it hasn’t taken long for me to eat all of the left-over chocolate-covere … more →

Tags: Discipline, dissertation coach, Distractions, Getting Started, perseverance, Planning, Productivity, Self-sabotage, start writing

Use Humor to Re-group and Start Your Dissertation Writing Session: Practice Resiliency

Nancy Whichard wrote 1 month ago: How was your writing today? You couldn’t get a flow going today during your writing session?  Some w … more →

Tags: coaching, dissertation coach, Flow, Getting Started, Laugh, MOMENTUM, re-group, re-start, regrouping

Writing the Dissertation: Learning how to do something you didn’t know how to do, Part 3

Nancy Whichard wrote 1 month ago: I’m curious how you learned the conventions you are to use, the voice you should use, the way to arg … more →

Tags: academic, dissertation coach, writing, Higher Education, Teaching Writing, trusting yourself, Smart Tips, Discourse, write more easily

Writing the Dissertation: Learning how to do something you didn’t know how to do, Part 2

Nancy Whichard wrote 2 months ago: Dissertation writers are largely self-taught academic writers, and the learning process can be a bol … more →

Tags: academic, acting as if, brave, Courage, Creativity, Discourse, dissertation coach, Higher Education, Practice Writing

My first real post

rshrimali wrote 2 months ago: Why is it that the very first sentence of my first written paragraph gets re-written almost 10 times … more →

Tags: grad student

Writing the Dissertation: Learning how to do something you didn’t know how to do, Part 11 comment

Nancy Whichard wrote 2 months ago:  When and how do we acquire the skills, voice, critical perspectives, and confidence needed for succ … more →

Tags: academic, dissertation coach, fears, Higher Education, Memories, Practice Writing, Teaching Writing, underprepared students, using your strengths

3 Tips for Restarting Your Dissertation

Nancy Whichard wrote 2 months ago: For sundry reasons, several dissertation coaching clients are now looking around and saying, “What h … more →

Tags: coaching, dissertation coach, Getting Started, re-start, re-group, restart writing, showing up, write more easily, Practice Writing

Dissertation Coaching Can Help in Critical Ways

Nancy Whichard wrote 2 months ago: Have you wondered how a dissertation coach could be of help to you? A week ago, I received an email … more →

Tags: coaching, Productivity, Planning, dissertation coach, Smart Tips, Accountability, showing up, Time Management, dissertation boot camp

Have You Practiced Your Dissertation Writing Yet Today?

Nancy Whichard wrote 2 months ago: I have had the same piano tuner for years.  Each time he comes for the yearly tuning, he grumbles th … more →

Tags: coaching, dissertation coach, perseverance, Getting Started, Discipline, restart writing, start writing, Smart Tips, habit

Share Some Kind Words with Your Dissertating Siblings and Friends: Support Is Critical

Nancy Whichard wrote 2 months ago: Georgetown University Professor Deborah Tannen writes about the supportive relationship she has with … more →

Tags: coaching, dissertation coach, HOPE, Positive Psychology, using your strengths, dissertation advisors, Smart Tips, Advisor, blogs

To Make Progress on Your Dissertation, Stop Hiding Out

Nancy Whichard wrote 2 months ago: Nearly every day I receive email from people who are making no or next to no progress on their disse … more →

Tags: academic, Accountability, Advisor, dissertation advisors, dissertation coach, fears, Getting Started, isolated, Isolation

Mental Toughness, Discipline, and Planning—Essentials for Taking on a Beastly Dissertation2 comments

Nancy Whichard wrote 3 months ago: The people I coach are terrific, bright, accomplished. Each is writing a book, a dissertation, or a … more →

Tags: academic, anxiety, brave, Courage, Discipline, dissertation coach, Getting Started, mental toughness, Planning

Low on Motivation? Feeling Down? Is Your Dissertation Going Nowhere Fast?

Nancy Whichard wrote 3 months ago: Is your dissertation making  you moody instead of motivated? It’s possible that you’re t … more →

Tags: Procrastination, Productivity, Self-sabotage, inertia, dissertation coach, Courage, writing, Getting Started, Discipline

How Does a Daily Writing Habit Help You Manage Negative Feelings?

Nancy Whichard wrote 3 months ago: As you attempt to write your dissertation, do you find that your feelings sometimes get in the way?  … more →

Tags: academic, boundaries, Discipline, dissertation boot camp, dissertation coach, Distractions, mental toughness, Procrastination, Productivity


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