What would you do differently in graduate school if you could go back in time? I know many PhDs have regrets about their graduate school experience, especially if it took longer to complete than expected. I interviewed over 100 PhDs who are now successful professionals in industry or academia and I asked them “What would you […]
5 Steps to Smash Your PhD Thesis into Manageable Bits
The PhD Thesis Committee meeting that I thought would never happen My palms were sweaty as I sat in the classroom waiting for my PhD thesis committee members to arrive. I had been trying to schedule this meeting for over 3 months, and I couldn’t believe that it was actually going to take place. I […]
Let Go of Overwhelm in Graduate School By Doing LESS
Overwhelm in Graduate School is Not Caused by Having Too Much To Do Do you know that feeling of overwhelm in graduate school that you are feeling crushed by the thought of it? I used to feel so much overwhelm in graduate school…and I searched everywhere for magic formulas and productivity tools that help me […]
The Follow-Through System for Graduate School and Beyond
Why do People Fail to Follow Through on Their Plans? Less than 8% of people keep their New Year’s Resolutions. One of the reasons that so many New Year’s Resolutions fall through is that changing a habit requires more willpower than your brain was designed to handle. However, the failure to follow through on plans or […]
Can You Develop the Confidence To Finish Your PhD?
Are Wondering If It’s Even Possible to Finish Your PhD? “I have already started looking at some non-PhD level jobs,” Shelly told me with a sigh. I just listened in disbelief. After seven years in a PhD program in one of the best PhD programs in the US, Shelly wanted to quit. True, she had […]
The Three Big Mistakes All Graduate Students Must Avoid
Graduate School Can Be The Best Part of Your Life…But look out for these three common mistakes I am really excited to share a guest article this week from Maria Athanassiou, PhD, Founder of The Cancer Cure, a non-profit foundation to educate cancer patients about treatment options. When I first read Maria’s article, what struck me right away […]