- - - the F I R S T S T E P - - -

A few days ago i received an email from a PhD student asking me if we could meet. So, we met on Wednesday when i got back into town. I found out that she was fresh - first year - so we talked about how to approach some aspects of her preparation. In the end i shared this with her:

• Organise a kaumatua committee to keep her culturally safe
• Get involved in the community, particularly with the kohanga her children attend
  
• Start a journal - perhaps even an on-line journal in the form of a BLOG. I could then pop in on her from time-2-time
• Develop significant relationships (cultural, academic, peer etc) to help her on her journey

Then i gave her some names to follow up with
After a couple days of reviewing what i told her, i decided to start my own BLOG

The idea for this BLOG is to track my journey. - - - - How do i do that? - - - -

• set my goals out and track my progress - ON-LINE
  
• hold myself accountable by reviewing my progress - ON-LINE
• clear my thinking and record my thoughts - ON-LINE
• help me to write by committing to this journal
  

Charles Kettering sums it up nicely when he said:

"Believe & Act
as if it were impossible to fail"

H24

- - - Keep a journal or a BLOG - - -