Month: July 2013
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Money
My friend Liana Silva-Ford posted what she called a “rant” on Twitter this morning about blogging and earning money. “Folks gotta eat, yo.” Indeed, they do. Reading her Tweets has spurred me to write this post. One of the topics I’ve been vague about on this site is my own financial situation. A couple days…
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You’re invited! Post-PhD group
I’ve been pondering starting a post-PhD coaching/support/discussion group and I’m ready to set a time and give it a go. So… Tuesday, 6 August 2013, 9pm EDT let’s get together over the phone and talk about stuff. I like inclusiveness and think there’s a benefit to having a variety of people on the call, so…
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Needs inventory
Needs, necessities, non-negotiables. These have come up a few times in my coaching calls with others. One woman realized she needed to take a “vacation” from a big writing project, but could read novels, something she loves doing and doesn’t always make time for. Another, who recently relocated to South Asia, decided to hire a…
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Transition Q & A: Jo VanEvery
Jo VanEvery earned her PhD in sociology from the University of Essex. She’s now an independent academic coach and research facilitator. Find her online at JoVanEvery.ca and follow her @JoVanEvery. What did you hope for in terms of employment as you completed your PhD? When I completed my PhD, I did what seemed to be…
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Elevator pitch
My coaching class homework from last week was to come up with elevator pitches for possible coaching niches. It’s a great assignment, because it really forces us to zoom in on what exactly we’d like to do, and what we think we can do! I decided to focus on “career changers,” a niche that would…
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Working on it
My life’s changed a great deal over the past year. In mid-June 2012 I received my diploma, my PhD in history from the University of Toronto. It was a big moment, getting that piece of paper. I’d been through some less-than-pleasant administrative experiences, and did not fully trust that I would actually graduate. So even…
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Transition Q & A: Kyla Reid
Kyla Reid earned her PhD in philosophy from the University of Sydney. She’s currently a research facilitator in the Faculty of Public Affairs at Carleton University. Follow her @kylareid. What did you hope for in terms of employment as you completed your PhD? To be completely honest, I wanted a job, of any kind. In…