Homework (complete by Week 3)

• Share your strategic plans (Typical to accomplish 2-3 goals over 12 weeks). 
  • View Sample Strategic Plans here.
• Discuss your plan with mentor in next week.
• Print your plan a(or your main goals) and put it by your writing area.
• Share progress to goals and goals for next week (Usually 15 min/person).

• Write every day (at least 30 minutes), use the timer, and complete your daily check-in. 
  • Consider using a template like this to track your time, or an app like Toggl (generates cool reports) or Trello (good for project management).
• Give yourself a pat on the back in the form of a quick written reflection on what you accomplished, no matter how small.
• After writing, reward yourself (a 15-minute walk, a call with a friend, a cookie, etc.).

•  Read: "Roquemore + Ocampo, Weekly Planning" (NCFDD Blog, 2 pages).
•  Follow Skill #2: How to Align Your Time with Your Priorities (Webinar, 1:27)

Guiding Questions:

• What changes have you started to see in how you view your writing practice? 
• What measures have you included in your planning to ensure balance -- I.e., sustaining self-care alongside professional goals? Are there “rewards” you might fold into your planning that double as self-care? 

Optional Materials + Modalities: 

• "Mastering Time Management." NCFDD (Webinar, 1:14).
• "Let's Walk the Walk."  NCFDD (Blog).
• Baker, "Organization, Organization, Organization." Charting Your Path to Full: A Guide for Women Associate Professsors. Rutgers U. Press, 2020. (Chapter excerpt, 4 p.)
• For New Faculty: https://www.engr.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/drive/17V4FQeCN7ZdaIZOIfMPaPWZc9g4CddEM/2016-r_NewFacRsrch.pdf (see Resources Folder, “On New Faculty Research”, NCSU PDF)
• “Building a Publishing Pipeline” https://www.facultydiversity.org/webinars/publishingpipeline16