Get It Done! A Coach's Guide to Dissertation Success - Softcover

Jain, Rachna D.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0971862907 ISBN 13: 9780971862906

Publisher: Moonswept Press, Inc, 2002

Synopsis

A collection of 250 tips, hints, and strategies for completing your dissertation (or thesis) in a year or less. Includes sections on goal setting, planning, motivation, creating a good work environment, getting support, dealing with disappointment, managing feedback, boosting creativity, tackling anxiety, procrastination, and perfectionism.

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About the Author

Dr. Rachna D. Jain is a dynamic and vibrant dissertation coach who works with her clients individually and in groups to help them complete their dissertations in a year or less.

She has been coaching graduate students for more than a year, and has compiled an impressive record of aiding her clients to obtain their Ph.D.'s.

She serves as Editor of the All But Dissertation Survival Guide, an online email newsletter dedicated to helping doctoral students complete their dissertations.

She obtained her doctorate from the University of Denver in 1998- and remembers her dissertation process all too well. Her dissertation focused on the personality correlates of marital satisfaction. She completed her clinical internship at the Pittsburgh VA Consortium and is licensed as a psychologist in the State of Maryland.

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How Doing Your Dissertation Is Like Eating An Ice Cream Cone

Think back, a moment, to the last ice cream cone you had. Maybe it was a double dip chocolate chip with sprinkles (my favorite!) or simple vanilla. In any case, I would like you to take a moment and think about how you approached eating that ice cream cone.

Did you take a big, deep bite out of it?

How was it to try and swallow that solid lump of cold ice cream? The last time I tried this, I got "brain freeze", a headache and my teeth hurt. It was not enjoyable.

Contrast this to a time where you might have eaten the ice cream leisurely, taking small bites and licks, slowly and patiently wearing it down. You were, perhaps, lost in the moment, yet focused on the outcome.

How is this related to the dissertation?

Many times, graduate students approach the dissertation from perspective number 1- they try to bite off huge pieces and cram their way through it- ending up with "brain freeze", headaches, stress, and an unpleasant feeling about the whole thing.

Students who approach the dissertation from the second perspective take longer to wear down the ice cream. They have to be patient, keep track of the melting and dripping, but most of all, they have to have faith that they will, indeed, get to the bottom of the scoop.

Break down the dissertation, one small bite at a time, and you, too, will get to the bottom of the scoop!

Edition details

• Publisher: Moonswept Press, Inc
• Publication date: 2002
• ISBN 10: 0971862907
• ISBN 13: 9780971862906
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 112