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

    By Rachna Jain

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    Get it Done! A Coach’s Guide to Dissertation Success is a tips based book that you can simply open and use. You don’t have to start at the beginning, just locate the type of problem you’re having and turn to that section. You’ll be given a series of effective suggestions you can take to get back on track with your dissertation. Coming from the author’s more than 10 years of experience in dissertation coaching and more than 400 clients who’ve completed dissertations, these tips work. Focusing on the dissertation process, you’ll benefit from these effective and proven tips that have helped hundreds of other graduate students finish their dissertations, most in a year or less.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherRachna Jain
    Release dateOct 3, 2012
    ISBN9781600870019
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      Get It Done! A Coach's Guide to Dissertation Success - Rachna Jain

      Get It Done!

      A Coach’s Guide To Dissertation Success

      Dr. Rachna D. Jain

      Smashwords Edition

      Moonswept Press, Inc.

      20203 Goshen Road, #374

      Gaithersburg, MD 20879

      http://www.CompleteYourDissertation.com

      Copyright 2002 Dr. Rachna D. Jain

      All Rights Reserved.

      No part of this book may be reprinted in any form, printed or electronic, without permission from the author.

      Smashwords Edition, License Notes

      This ebook is licensed for your personal enjoyment only. This ebook may not be re-sold or given away to other people. If you would like to share this book with another person, please purchase an additional copy for each recipient. If you’re reading this book and did not purchase it, or it was not purchased for your use only, then please return to Smashwords.com and purchase your own copy. Thank you for respecting the hard work of this author.

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      Get it done, and move on. The rest of your life is waiting!

      THIS BOOK WILL TELL YOU:

      What you should do before starting the dissertation

      How to get twice as much done in half the time

      How to defeat anxiety, procrastination, and perfectionism

      How to break through writer’s block

      How to successfully manage your committee

      How to get it done as easily and quickly as you can

      You’ll receive all these strategies, and more, at a fraction of the cost of individual coaching. Best of all, you’ll have them all together in one place so you can refer to them again and again.

      Why am I making these strategies available to everyone? Because I believe that the dissertation process can be easier and better for all graduate students.

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      ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS:

      To My Family, with love.

      To Ben, for opening the door to coaching.

      To Lynn, Lynne, Terri, Jim, and Sharon, for showing me an easier, better way.

      To all my wonderful clients, for sharing your journey with me.

      Thank you!

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      Get my free email newsletter delivered directly to your inbox.

      Each week (or so) you’ll get a piece of advice, a tip, or a strategy to help you complete the dissertation more easily and more happily.

      Here is what one satisfied subscriber had to say:

      "I want to thank you for your words of encouragement and to know that I would have never finished had it not been for your weekly promptings and encouragement. I have dedicated my dissertation to you and others, as you gave me so much encouragement. I only have my Oral Defense and then the dissertation will be sent to the Dean…almost six years of work! Again thank you and many blessings! Namaste!"

      ~Phillip B. Shamas, The University of Phoenix Online

      Just for signing up, let me send you my free report: 15 Strategies for PhD Completion.

      Your information is safe, and will not be sold, shared, and traded without your consent.

      Sign up today, follow my suggestions, and you’ll be just 364 days away from your Ph.D.

      Visit http://www.CompleteYourDissertation.com/go/Phd365

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      TABLE OF CONTENTS

      HOW DOING YOUR DISSERTATION IS LIKE EATING AN ICE CREAM CONE

      HOW TO USE THIS BOOK

      SECTION I: PLANNING/GOAL SETTING

      SECTION II: MOTIVATION

      SECTION III: SELF-CARE

      SECTION IV: TIME MANAGEMENT

      SECTION V: WORK SPACE/WORK HABITS

      SECTION VI: MOMENTUM BUILDING/CLEARING BLOCKS

      SECTION VII: BOOSTING CREATIVITY

      SECTION VIII: GETTING SUPPORT

      SECTION IX: TALKING TO OTHERS ABOUT YOUR DISSERTATION

      SECTION X: BEATING PROCRASTINATION

      SECTION XI: LETTING GO OF PERFECTIONISM

      SECTION XII: MANAGING ANXIETY

      SECTION XIII: THE WRITING PHASE

      SECTION XIV: MANAGING FEEDBACK

      SECTION XV: DEALING WITH DISAPPOINTMENT

      SECTION XVI: THE DISSERTATION DEFENSE

      SECTION XVII: WHAT NOW?

      ABOUT THE AUTHOR

      APPENDIX

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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 to 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.

      Compare this with a time when you ate the ice cream in a leisurely manner, 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 the first perspective – 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 drip- ping, 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!

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      HOW TO USE THIS BOOK

      This book is designed to be actively used. You may want to read it straight through from beginning to end just to get a feel for all the information and how it’s presented. After this, you may want to use the book for spot relief- any time

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