Gina Hiatt Ph.d.

Imagine having the goal of being a world-class tennis player, but deciding before your first lesson that you would have perfect form and win every game. You would resent any criticism by the tennis pro, you wouldn’t have fun, you would dread every match, and you might feel like quitting after a few losses. This is the why many academics approach their career.

Time can be your friend or your enemy. For many people who have "free time" to accomplish long-term projects or writing tasks, it is a merciless tyrant. It is just too easy to allow the slightly harder task to slide, as you fill in your day with the hum

All writers, graduate students, and professors know that they're supposed to write on a daily basis, or at least as frequently as possible. (If you aren't aware of this fact, read this article on my site: http://WriteDaily.notlong.com.) Despite this kno

"How can I stop procrastinating?" This is by far the most frequent question that I get from graduate students and professors. As a dissertation and tenure coach, I’ve come to realize that everyone in academia, whether writing a dissertation, completing

"The one thing that separates winners from losers more than anything else is that winners take action . . .? according to author Jack Canfield.

Do you set your standards high, but always feel like you've failed? Learn about the 3 "P's" and end the vicious cycle that keeps you stuck and ineffective.

Do you ever feel like you have some great ideas, but when you sit down to write them, they're not so great? Or even worse, you can't really get a sense of what the ideas were? Try mind mapping and really expand your ideas.