I just completed my first year of my doctoral program and here are some of the things I learned along the way.

• Time Management: I’ve learned a lot about time management. I thought I was an organized and on-time person, however being in a doctoral program and working shifted my thinking upside down. I learned how to prioritize and it was pretty hard for me not being able to reply to e-mails the minute I got them…in other words I really had to prioritize my school work in order to get it done.
• Learning to say no: Last year when I started blogging at Aspiration I was just starting to learn about nonprofit sector issues and I wanted to be a part of those conversations… Read more