Leaving One Dream to Achieve Another: One Lecturer's Phd Journey

This book explains Murni's initial aspirations of being a human rights lawyer, and why she decided to leave behind a promising career in the legal world for an academic one. The author gives a very real description of what lies beneath the 'glamorous' PhD title the lonely years of postgraduate life, the sense of helplessness in finishing her thesis while managing personal and financial problems, and other struggles faced during her academic journey. But she persevered and achieved her dream of obtaining her PhD before the age of 30, with her husband and daughter by her side. It is hoped that this book will provide motivation to others not only those doing or about to do their PhD, but to those who are about to take a leap of faith to those undergoing a terrifying but exhilirating change to those who love their partners but are finding themselves in a very rough patch to those who chose to follow their dreams but suddenly doubt if the choice they had made was the right one then this book may be perfect for you.