Monday, December 31, 2007
New Year Resolutions:
I end this year working with the data of my dissertation research, a lot closer to end of this process. If all goes well, I should finish writing during this semester. For some time now, I have thought of March as the time to defend my dissertation project. I will keep working with this goal on my mind – I really want to finish by March. There is nothing special about this time, it is just a date I thought was good, based on the work I still need to do and the available time I expect to have.
There are many things going on in my life, and that is how life is. What I make of it, how I prioritize, how I take the time to do what I need to do to finish this project is what makes the difference. Saying I want to finish is not enough, I need to work on the project, I need to take the time to sit and organize and analyze and finally write, write, write … And that is precisely what I am doing.
I am lucky; I have the support of my love ones! They are encouraging me, supporting my decisions to take a day or two or three in a row to just work with my dissertation. Whatever the result of this project is not only my own, it is ours!
There are many things going on in my life, and that is how life is. What I make of it, how I prioritize, how I take the time to do what I need to do to finish this project is what makes the difference. Saying I want to finish is not enough, I need to work on the project, I need to take the time to sit and organize and analyze and finally write, write, write … And that is precisely what I am doing.
I am lucky; I have the support of my love ones! They are encouraging me, supporting my decisions to take a day or two or three in a row to just work with my dissertation. Whatever the result of this project is not only my own, it is ours!
