the encouragement lounge: Time management and staying motivated! Advice from alums

Monday, April 18, 2011

Time management and staying motivated! Advice from alums

Encouragement from two of my former students:

"I find it extremely important to "block off" periods of time that are specifically allotted for the completion of your work. It is also important to reward yourself with "me time" once you have successfully followed through and completed those smaller goals."

Tera McIntosh (Carlow PRL, 2009; Antioch University, doctoral student)

"Staying motivated at the end is tough! Keep in mind all the hard work you put in and imagine the feeling of accomplish and power when you are finish! Maintain the Momentum!"

Kristen Guy (Carlow PRL, 2009)

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Working adult students, on my mind...

I hope this blog will be helpful to friends and others involved in a variety of endeavors. However, I created the blog with students in mind and continue to develop it with that specific group as my focus.

I believe that with the increase in evening, weekend, and low-residency programs, students are working more and more in isolation. If we were all full-time students on campus, we would have the informal support that comes with being able to go down the hall and talk with a colleague, etc. But instead, we are working late nights and weekends at home in front of the laptop.

With that in mind, I hope the encouragement lounge provides brief moments of respite and energizing connection. This does not at all replace valuable face-to-face contact. Many aspects of the academic journey can only be addressed via in-depth conversations with colleagues and teachers. And I would always rather sit down and talk with someone than to communicate online. Nonetheless, my aim is to give you one more channel for quick hits of support.