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Dissertation Made Easy –19– Summer’s Over? :? :?

The academic year is officially getting started again, but if you are at the dissertation or candidacy stage, you know that summer is really a figment of others’ imaginations. If you took the time to indulge, that’s actually a great thing. Whether you took a full summer vacation or just a few breaks here and there, summer still slows you down. Taking time to accommodate, rest, family, friends and especially kids does take some of the speed out of your progress. So now that things are back to “normal”, resume your routines. Remember, it wasn’t that long ago that the kids were in school, projects had to be completed and you still had your own school work. Get those schedules back into play and have everyone take on their assigned tasks again. This is the perfect time to make changes because people expect changes in these transitional weeks. Don’t take on new projects to see if you “can handle them this year”. It may be a new year but since my petition for a 27-hour day has not yet been approved we still must work within the 24-hour day. If you had a system that worked last year, get it back into play. If your system did not work, make the changes now and begin implementation immediately.

 

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4 Responses to Dissertation Made Easy –19– Summer’s Over? :? :?

  1. Lisa Claudine Jenkins says:
    September 1, 2011 at 13:24

    Hi Dr. Judi, I’m still working on my Literature Review (Chapter 2). Once I get over that big hump, then I can proceed to the other chapters a little more easier.

  2. DrJudiC says:
    September 1, 2011 at 13:44

    Keep moving and don’t stop. Just take it one step at a time and before you know it it’ll be defense time. :)

  3. Quinn Jones says:
    September 4, 2011 at 08:55

    Great article Dr. Judi! I am also writing Chapter 2 and the summer quarter has been difficult! I will be re-focused and re-energized for the fall quarter !

  4. DrJudiC says:
    September 4, 2011 at 14:36

    Thanks Quinn. Sometimes a fresh start goes a long way. Just get all your preparations completed so that you can dive in at the start of the term. Maybe even schedule a meeting with your chair to go over progress, plans or expectation- Just something to give you a bit more guidance/ motivation.

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  • Dr. Judi Cinéas

  • I am Dr. Judi Cinéas (DrJudiC) the founder of Living The Dream, an organization providing Life Empowerment and Motivational Coaching to South Florida’s elite. With many years of experience as a psychotherapist, I use my counseling skills to help clients maximize their progress. Author of the book Six Months To Dr.: How To Complete A Dissertation In Six Months. I have also been working with doctoral candidates as to help them progress toward completing their theses and dissertations. I hold a Ph.D. in Organizational Leadership and a Master of Social Work degree more than 12 years of experience working with individuals, families and organizations providing Counseling and Behavior Modification services in South Florida. After a rough start, I PHinisheD my dissertation in 6 months, and I wrote a book to show others how I did it. I even talk about the mistakes that caused my rough start so others won’t make it too. On this blog, I share some of the things I learned as well.