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THE ALL-BUT-DISSERTATION SURVIVAL GUIDE(tm)
Devoted to practical steps for completing
your doctoral dissertation.
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INDEX
1. Ben's note--Creating Your Own Five-Year Life Vision
2. 10 Ways To Help You Relieve Stress and Rejuvenate
yourself By Ron Mitchell
3. Words of Wisdom
4. Inspirational QuoteSUMMARY
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In this issue, learn some tips for enjoying
yourself when it's time to relax, so you
can work more effectively when it's time
to get more done.We round it out with Words of Wisdom & an
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Ben's Note
August 26, 2004
Dear ABD Survival Guide Reader,
Every year, the teleclass I most enjoy teaching
is the Blue Sky Visioning Class. It's eight weeks
long, and it is dedicated to helping every student
create an audaciously large vision for where they
what their life to be in five years.If you would like to attend a free one hour call
focused on this subject, it will meet at noon
eastern on Wednesday, September 8, 2004.To register for this free one hour call, email
FiveYear@mentorcoach.com.
mailto:fiveyear@mentorcoach.comOptional: In the body of the Email, tell me
1. What value you now find in the ABDSG
(if any) ,
2. What your current five-yeara life vision
is (if you have one),
3. What your name, city, university and
specialty are,
4. What is your target date for finishing
your degree
5. And one thing about you that not many
people know.(Whether you put this info in the body
or not is your choice, I'll still send you info
on how to join the free call.Please note--I will probably not have time to
respond to each email. But it will really help
me to know more about you and others
reading the ABDSG. It brings the word
" readers" to life.And...if you are interested in commiting
to our eight week journey in the
Blue Sky Visioning Class
itself, email bluesky@mentorcoach.com
mailto:bluesky@mentorcoach.comThe eight week class meets for an hour
each Wednesday starting 9/15/04 from
12:00 pm to 1:00 pm/Eastern (New
York time).Why should you participate?
Nothing helps you keep your
eye on the ball during your
dissertation journey as much as
having a vision of *your* shining
city on a hill, of your vision of the
life you are trying to create.If you take the Blue Sky class and
follow the recipe/directions, you
will create your own vivid, three
dimensional, exciting. audaciously
large vision for your life.And I'll show you how to use
backward planning to help you
complete your degree while bringing
your vision to life.In the interim, remember that every step
you take, every action you complete, takes
you that much closer to completing your
degree.See you in two weeks.
Warmly,
Ben
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10 Ways To Help You Relieve Stress and Rejuvenate
yourself
By Ron Mitchell
===========================================As you know working on the dissertation can be fairly
stressful and draining. On a regular basis, one needs
to de-stress for one’s mental and physical health. When
stress is appropriately dealt with then one’s thinking is
clearer and one’s energy is available for the dissertation
work. Taking healthy breaks from the dissertation will
rejuvenate us for the work and diminish the need to
procrastinate. Also, if we deal with stress well we will
be less likely to be short and inpatient with friends and
family. Listed below are 10 ways to help you relieve
stress and rejuvenate yourself. Try one or more to see
how they can be beneficial to you.1. Exercise on a regular basis.
This will help keep your body healthy and your mind, sharp.
2. Get the amount of rest you need.
Lack of sleep will effect your ability to concentrate on your
dissertation. Plus you will tire quickly and thus have less
energy for the dissertation.3. Consider going for walks and enjoying the outdoors.
Walks in fresh air can both relax and invigorate you.
This renewed energy can be used to help you with your
work.4. Go out and dance.
This will take you out of your routine and help you release
stress while having fun.5. Look at a photo of nature or other soothing scene for a
few minutes. Imagine that you are there.If you were there what would you smell, hear, see, taste and
feel? What would you be doing there? This is a nice way to
relax for a few minutes. Then have that same nice relaxing
feeling as you look around the room you are in and notice
those things around you. If you don’t have any nature photos
or you would like me to e-mail you one of mine then please
send me a request to my e-mail address at the bottom of this
article. I’ll be glad to send you one you can keep in your
e-mail inbox.6. Get a relaxing massage.
You’ll feel wonderful. Loosen some knots in your body
while you release tension and stress.7. Snuggle with your partner.
This has the added benefit of bringing you two closer.
Dissertation work can add stress to one’s family and love
life. So keeping in mind to continually invigorate and
nurture your relationships can lessen the chance of estrangement.8) Seek out assistance when you find it’s very difficult
to keep in action on your dissertation.Receiving assistance can give you the support and encouragement
you need to work on the dissertation. You can receive assistance
from a friend, a family member or a coach.9) Play with your cat or dog.
Consider getting one if you don’t have one. It has been shown
that playing with a pet helps lower blood pressure. Also,
isn’t it a treat to have a pet greet you at the door? Plus,
it’s hard to beat the unconditional love that your little
friend can give you.10) Finally, be kind to yourself.
In general, treat yourself with care and respect. This will
help bring a most helpful attitude to your dissertation work.
This attitude lessens the chance of the stress getting out of hand.If you do some of these then you will notice more energy,
alertness, moments of joy, and creativity. Doing these
will help bring balance in your life while working on the
dissertation.I suggest that you print these ideas out and have them
handy so you can start implementing them.If you know of any other ways to relieve stress and
rejuvenate yourself then please send these ideas to me
and I will send out a future article “10 more ways to
relax“.Thank you for taking the time from your busy schedule to
read this article. I wish you well.=======================================
About Ron Mitchell
=======================================Ron is a life and business coach, as well
as a photographer. He offers the following
bonus to our readers:If you are interested in finding out whether coaching
would be helpful to you, please send me an e-mail
stating your interest in receiving coaching services. The
first five people who e-mail me will receive a free
introductory session plus two more free phone coaching
sessions.Ron can be reached:
By email:Ronaldomitchell@hotmail.com
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Words of Wisdom
====================================Keep a positive view when at all possible. It is an over-
whelming task to be facing, but it too will come to an end.
At times that I began to feel as if it would never be over,
I found that reviewing what I had already written was a
source of comfort. Not to dwell on the work already done,
but to remind myself of how much of the race I had already
run. In addition, sometimes it was a boost to realize that
there was so much left to do only because of all of the work
and research that I had already done prior to writing, now
" all" I had to do was tell people about it!=======================================
Inspirational Quote
======================================="During [these] periods of relaxation after concentrated
intellectual activity, the intuitive mind seems to take
over and can produce the sudden clarifying insights which
give so much joy and delight."~~~ Fritjof Capra, physicist
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Your Own Coach
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to help you reach your academic goals, send any email
to: ben16-76471@autocontactor.com=============================
BEN DEAN, Publisher, ABDSG
===============================Ben holds a Ph.D. in psychology from the University of
Texas at Austin. He is the founder of MentorCoach
(www.MentorCoach.com <http://www.mentorcoach.com/>),
a virtual universitytraining Accomplished mental health
professionals to become extraordinary coaches.
Ben lives in suburban Maryland with his wife and
two young children, Walnut, their
hamster, and Rubin, their cocker spaniel.==================================
RACHNA D. JAIN, Editor, ABDSG
==================================I'm a dissertation coach and licensed psychologist
based in Maryland, with a doctorate from the
University of Denver. I'm the Editor of the
ABDSG, as well as the Author of "Get It Done!
A Coach's Guide to Dissertation Success" and
" Get it Done Faster: Secrets of Dissertation
Success". If you'd like to learn more about me
or my books, please visit my website:
www.ExcelWithEaseCoaching.com
< http://www.excelwitheasecoaching.com/>If you have
questions about this newsletter, you
can direct them to me: rachna@mentorcoach.comI'm excited to be working with you to meet your academic
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