In mid-February, after more than four years, I successfully defended by dissertation and completed my PhD in Leadership program at the University of the Cumberlands. As a break, I am taking some time to think about what this might mean for what I do with my research, this blog, by career, etc.
However, I do want to share a picture from right after the defense. I was not expecting my coworkers and family to be there to celebrate right after I had completed the degree and it was a really touching, if unexpected, gesture.
![celebration image celebrating the completion of my doctorate](https://i0.wp.com/bobmartens.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/16D8C6C7-70C9-4489-B5A6-6CEE55951D41.jpeg?resize=580%2C435&ssl=1)