Talent, Work and Time
Success at the viva takes talent, work and time.
Talent means that you’re capable. As you get closer to submission and the viva take time to reflect on what you know, what you can do and how you think. Be sure of how you developed.
Work means you applied yourself. Reflect on what you did. Explore the practical elements of your research, the choices you made and the outcomes of your research.
Time means that it didn’t happen overnight. Remember the time to understand the real effort you’ve committed.
A PhD journey is busy. It’s long. It’s easy to forget or be distracted.
As you get closer to your viva date reflect on the talent you’ve built, the work you did and the time it took. Remind yourself that you’re the reason you have come so far.