How to Balance Work, Life, and Your Career
After watching this presentation, you’ll be able to:
- Identify the underlying causes of procrastination.
- Develop strategies for managing anxieties and stresses inherent in graduate education and training.
- Apply effective tools for productivity and time management.
Presented by Stacey Satchell, MA, MSEd (Graduate Life Coach, Vanderbilt University)
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Use the Take Notes widget at the bottom right of the page to answer these questions and complete the exercises for this unit.
Questions to Consider
- Is perfectionism affecting your ability to complete aspects of your PhD? How is perfectionism showing up for you?
- In what ways do you find yourself procrastinating?
- Do you have a performance routine for your allotted work time? If not, what could you do to set the scene for successful work time?
- Who is a part of your mentor network? Who could you seek out to join your mentor network?
Exercises
- Take one big item or ultimate goal of yours and set SMART goals to help you tackle all the steps needed to attain this goal.
- Reflect on the strategies and resources that were mentioned in this presentation. What could you try incorporating into your routine to help you achieve balance and attain your goals?
- Counter any negative self-doubt this week with positive statements. Any time you find yourself with a negative thought, write it down, and then write down what you would tell a friend who expressed that thought.
