mboettcMay 19, 20201 min readCourage.Cou is French for "neck" Rage is English for "rage" Therefore, "courage" means rage that you didn't stick you neck out and try to learn...
mboettcMar 17, 20201 min readIFIf you think that you can't do this doctoral thing, it's okay. If you need to ask for clarification about things in class, in writing, or...
mboettcFeb 19, 20202 min readThe Doctoral Experience and LonelinessLonely. Isolated. Alone. Solitude. Once upon a time, I did my dissertation study about a teaching and learning conference. I interviewed...
mboettcFeb 11, 20201 min readImposter"This will be the class where they will pull me aside and say, 'We know you're trying really hard, but a doctoral program just isn't for...
mboettcJan 21, 20202 min readSharpen Your AxeToday I have advice for you that I think is so important AND that I often fail to take myself. Maybe we can remind each other to do this...
mboettcJan 9, 20202 min readIMPOSTER!If you know me, you know that I try to be pretty transparent in my relationship with imposter phenomenon. First coined and explored by...
mboettcDec 9, 20192 min read"I have written 11 books..."Someone once shared, "I have written 11 books, but each time I think, 'Uh oh. They're going to find out now. I've run a game on everybody...
mboettcJul 6, 20191 min readHow to do Graduate Education...Follow a prescriptive outline as you do your graduate study or forge ahead in your own individual way? The answer is probably YES.