How do you decide what to do next...or nothing at all?

There is so many programs that I would love to get involved in that I have no idea what to do. The logical thing would be to not get involved in any of these, relax, and get some stuff published but I have such a thrist for knowledge I can't stop thinking about jumping into another program. Does anyone else struggle with this or do I need to just seek professional help??:yikes:

Programs I keep looking at:
Compliance Specialist - Compliance Specialist Certificate
M.Ed. in Educational Leadership, Education & Training Management Subspecialty - UWF - Department of Engineering and Computer Technology - HPT Degree Programs
Certificate in Human Performance Technology - UWF - Department of Engineering and Computer Technology - Human Performance Technology (HPT)
Finance Certificate - Finance Certificate - Online/Distance
Graduate Certificate of Astronomy - JCU - JCU Graduate Certificate of Astronomy Program
Healthcare Accounting and Financial Management Certificate Program - Healthcare Accounting and Financial Management Certificate Program
Certificate in Consumer psychology - Consumer Psychology Certificate | Chicago School of Psychology Online
Master of Science in Management; concentration: Health Care Risk Management (MSM-HCRM) - Master of Science in Management (MSM) Distance Learning Health Programs

 

I know what you mean, once you are used to study you can't stop. I earned few designations after my doctorate, I think they helped to get more consulting work.

I'm also publishing a book. I would forget about any more programs, it is just more money spent for no reason. You can always go for a PMP, CMA, CISSP, etc that are not that expensive compared to degree programs.

 

I am thinking along the same lines and thought of the PMP and just subscribe to Psychology Today and renew my HBR subscription. As I look at the list of schools/programs I notice they are all non-profit / public schools. Maybe it is a subconcious need to validate my credentials. Where are those psychology majors?? :smirk:

 

I have a friend that moved from India to Canada with a PhD from an Indian University. He felt that he needed to validate his PhD in Canada as employers wouldn't take him seriously. He completed few courses at the University of Toronto so now he lists in his resume "Post Doc University of Toronto".

You can always take few online courses at Standford and list them as post doctoral work in your resume as "Post Doc Stanford University".

I don't know how valid this is but it might just dress a resume. Post docs are not really degrees but just work above a doctorate so technically you are not lying as long as you can provide a transcript that shows that work was completed above the PhD.

 

I'd like to recommend going to the beach.

 

Since I live 10 minutes from the beach that would work.

 

I really like this. I could list Post Doctoral Studies at University of South Florida or University of West Florida. They both have some classes I would love to take (TQM and HPT)

 

The Astronomy cert is different from your other credentials. I like that. Plus it would leave daytime free for the beach.

Phillip

 

I think using the "post doc" nomenclature is misleading - the post-docs I know are actively pursuing research in a university or other advanced research organization while being either paid or funded by a grant.

If courses are obtained after a doctorate I suggest listing them under "Post Ph.D. Studies."

Probably the better way to amplify ones credentials post-doctorate is to write papers and books on your area of expertise.

 

I can see how degrees can be addictive. Just keep asking yourself why you are doing the next thing. If it's to fill a void or satisfy an itch it might just be a quick fix and there might be something more long term you can do that is rewarding.
I too am bitten by this bug and I am just now finishing my bachelors. The thrill I get from learning and completing a clep, a certification or tecep is exhilarating but I wonder at what point my drive becomes unhealthy.
I also have this drive in home improvements, weight lifting, modding my car, salary increases etc.
It just recently became academic but it's the same underlying need for achievement propelling me.

Just sayin im in the same boat. I'm in Tampa too like you may be

 

Write a textbook in your field of study after discussing such with various textbook publishers.

Services both needs.

 

It is a sense that there is just so much in the world to know and I want a taste of it all! I have so many interests and I want to study them all. I have always been an extreme person too.

 

Randall, write a book (off your dissertation), start publishing, or get into a post-doc program, if you can, at a B & M school. No more degrees from internet-only schools (you have enough of that). You really should be strengthening your credentials now, instead of going for master-level certificates or wasting time with taking classes here and there. Anything you get into, should provide a serious boost to your already nice set of educational credentials. I can picture you teaching at a small B & M school in the near future (irrespective of the negativity that PhDs from online schools receive in this forum, plus the beating that NCU takes from us). So go for it (by the way, can I borrow your PhD for a week or so?)!

 

Thanks for the comments. I have had a few things published in trade magazines and I would never consider leaving my corporate job (as a senior manager with national responsibility over a service organization) to get into a full time post-doc program. I would not consider anymore online schools and only have one program I am serious about at UWF because I am really interested in the topic of HPT. Also, I have no desire to teach at a B&M school. And yes - you can borrow my PhD for a week or so just be sure to put on the body armor when you post here!

 

I have the perfect program for you; it's called AA: Academic's Anonymous. It's a special version just for people who can't kick the degree habit. If you want, I'll sponser you because I'm a charter member. The first step is admitting you have a problem.

"Hello, my name is SurfDoctor and I'm an academiholic". Meetings are on Tuesday nights from 7 to 9. It's a 12 step plan, but you can take CLEPs to test out of the first 6. :alcoholic:

 

Now that is funny! Although...I do not have a problem!

 

I would have to agree with Ian. Most employers outside of academia will not know the difference, but a "post-doc" is vastly different than just taking a few courses.

To me that is like adjuncting a class, and then saying you are a "professor" at a university (and yes, I have seen resumes with this.)

 

Couldn't you accurately say that you are an adjunct professor? Somehow the term "adjunct instructor" doesn't sound right and just the term "adjunct" seems incomplete. What's the proper way to identify your position is such cases?