Wednesday, May 17, 2006
"Del dicho al hecho, hay un gran trecho"*
I used to say this all the time, as if I was giving myself an excuse to procrastinate. But things caught up with me and I had to start doing things in a different way, pushing myself, working toward my goals without looking back.
It is so easy to belittle yourself, to keep in your mind negative comments; that at the end do not take you anywhere. That I did for a very long time. Once I was accepted to the doctoral program I had to stop the little talk, and start working toward my goal. And so, I got busy with work and due dates. One thing at a time, little by little, things had to get done, and they were.
And now I am back home, trying to keep myself on schedule. That is my main goal. But I am very lucky, I have my husband’s and family support and my school support as well. Now I will have to stay close to my schedule: starting on May 23, 2006 I will work no less than 30 hours a week on my dissertation. The plans of getting my study room ready are on their way and should be completed by next Monday.
* This Spanish saying could be translated in the following way: 'From what you say to what you do there is a big gap'
It is so easy to belittle yourself, to keep in your mind negative comments; that at the end do not take you anywhere. That I did for a very long time. Once I was accepted to the doctoral program I had to stop the little talk, and start working toward my goal. And so, I got busy with work and due dates. One thing at a time, little by little, things had to get done, and they were.
And now I am back home, trying to keep myself on schedule. That is my main goal. But I am very lucky, I have my husband’s and family support and my school support as well. Now I will have to stay close to my schedule: starting on May 23, 2006 I will work no less than 30 hours a week on my dissertation. The plans of getting my study room ready are on their way and should be completed by next Monday.
* This Spanish saying could be translated in the following way: 'From what you say to what you do there is a big gap'
