A dissertation writer struggled with procrastination until a mentor provided weekly accountability and step-by-step direction. Coming from a military background, the speaker needed structure and someone to hold them to it. The mentor's balance of reassurance and firm expectations kept them on track.
I was struggling with procrastination, not having a very clear and logical guidance system. The program was easy to follow. I mean, the classwork. Yes. But when you get into that whole dissertation situation, it's just like, what am I doing? How do I organize this? And basically, what the heck am I doing? So, you know, he really guided me through that process in every single step, step of the way. Really needed somebody to hold me accountable on a weekly basis, because it really is. They kind of, like, let you go, and there's not really that much accountability until you're there to present. You know, coming from a military background, I needed that structure. I need somebody to say, it's going to be okay, but at the same time, be a little strict with me in saying, hey, you need to get this done.
