Toto, I’ve a feeling we’re not in Kansas anymore.
We must be over the Rainbow.”
Nope ....
Welcome to 3 to 8 of the most schizophrenic years
of your life! Kiss your significant other goodbye,
give up sleep, and forget a social life.

You are not in Kansas anymore,
but you are not over the rainbow either.

Consider this a sort of Scholar’s Purgatory,
a place where smart people hold up until
the ones with the ​Keys to the Pearly Gates
go through their Books of Knowledge
​and decide if they are worthy to enter.
​A few will enter.
Most will spend eternity on the River Styx.
​Aimlessly floating, drifting rudderless . . . . .

​Do not join these faceless souls.

If you are stuck, cannot get past the committees, ready to shred your precious work,
ready to drop out, shoot your mentor or professor, or join the French Foreign Legion...
You are not alone. We can help you.

Dissertation specialists are available to help you on your doctoral journey. 
Dr. Walden reduced  her work load, but she continues to coach and edit on a
limited basis. She only works with one or two clients at a time now.
She offers one hour of free consulting to all new callers,  
and she also offers oral defense prep for a reasonable fee.
If you have a question or just want to say hello, complete the
​contact form ​below or text her to arrange services.
404-403-7116 ET
​[email protected]
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​ 2023 Atlanta Business Hall of Fame

Dreams to Degree is among a very small group of companies that have won the Best of Atlanta Award for three consecutive years. This distinction has qualified Dreams to Degree for the 2023 Atlanta Business Hall of Fame. 
The Atlanta Award Program is an annual awards program honoring the achievements and accomplishments of local businesses throughout the Atlanta area. Recognition is given to those companies that have shown the ability to use their best practices and implemented programs to generate competitive advantages and long-term value.
Each year, the Atlanta Award Program identifies companies that we believe have achieved exceptional marketing success in their local community and business category. These are local companies that enhance the positive image of small business through service to their customers and our community. These exceptional companies help make the Atlanta area a great place to live, work and play.
The Atlanta Award Program was established to recognize the best of local businesses in our community. Our organization works exclusively with local business owners, trade groups, professional associations and other business advertising and marketing groups. Our mission is to recognize the small business community's contributions to the U.S. economy.

​​"Dr. Lyn Walden is by far the best dissertation coach and editor I worked with during my dissertation journey! Dr. Walden really cares about her clients and provides encouragement from beginning to end. Part of the challenge when completing
a dissertation is having the confidence to believe you can complete the writing. 
Dr. Walden is the type of coach and editor who provides emotional support, encouragement, and confidence to her clients. Dr. Walden is also one of the most knowledgeable and intelligent people I know.  I would not have made it through
the dissertation process without her support, expertise, and guidance.  Dr. Walden is a true gift to dissertation students everywhere. I would also like to send a huge congratulations to Dr. Walden for being awarded the 2019, 2021, 2022, and 2023 Best Consulting Business in Atlanta Award! ​This award is well deserved!  
​Dr. Rhonda, Walden University
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Dr. Walden is highly skilled in all phases of the dissertation process, from finding a significant topic and a gap in the literature to the final edit and oral defense. She stands beside and guides motivated people from a novice doctoral learner to a doctoral candidate, to a doctor, to an accomplished professional.  She will work as hard as you do.
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She is an accomplished editor, dissertation coach, and writer. She is a published author who just completed another book, this one is 380+ pages. She is a member of several organizations including the National Academic Advising Association, the American Writers and Authors, the Professional Editor’s Network, and the Society for Advancing Business Editing and Writing. Who’s Who has honored her six times as have five academic honor societies.

"I have absolutely no doubt, I would not be a PhD today had I not called
Dr. Lyn. She is by far the smartest person I have ever known and the
kindest, most caring one too. I had many rough days and sleepless
nights before a friend told me to call Dr. Lyn. I was afraid to because
I cannot write worth a darn, but I worked up my courage and called.
From that moment on, I knew I would finish because I was with the best.
After five years of agony and frustration, I was hooded less than one
​year after calling Dr. Lyn. Congratulations, Dr. Lyn!
​You certainly deserve this award and more."
Dr. Louis, Concordia University 

“There can be no question why Dr. Lyn Walden continues to achieve Atlanta’s Best Business Award: She is the best! Dr. Walden conducts her business with integrity, professionalism, and efficiency. She is caring and makes herself available to her clients according to their needs and often at inconvenient hours. After over thirty years of coaching, Dr. Walden is comprehensive in her knowledge and expertise and can effortlessly adapt to whatever topic or issue arises. Dr. Walden is the professional who developed and set the bar for “Dissertation Coach.” Dr. Lyn Walden is simply the best!”   ​Dr. Annabelle, Walden University 

​2023, 2022, 2021, and 2019
Dr. Lyn Walden was awarded the
Best of Atlanta Award for a Consulting Business and is
​also a Hall of Fame Recipient.

"Congratulations for the award and for another year
 of mentoring doctoral candidates successfully​.!"
Dr. Jude, Capella University
​​
 If you need help starting or completing your theses,
capstone, proposal, or dissertation, ​regardless of 
research design or topic, Dr. Walden can help. 

​New callers, contact her today for a free consultation.
[email protected]

​"What you dream today will determine all your tomorrows."
Lyn Walden 

Dr. Lyn Walden, with 35+ years' experience,
can help you fulfill your dreams. 

"Together, we can do great things."
Mother Teresa

"Congratulations Dr. Lyn!!  How can I ever thank you for all the hours on the phone, the thousands of emails and texts, and all your editing and coaching help? Before I called you, I was ready to quit. I just couldn't take it anymore. Thank you and congratulations! You are simply the best!
​Just glad you are getting the recognition you deserve."
                 Dr. Lakesha, University of Phoenix


Most of us know the frustration new grad students, especially working adults with children, experience when trying to complete a degree program, especially a doctoral degree.  Trying to meet a deadline often results in undo anxiety, frustration, feelings of incompetence, and enormous pressure. Time is precious, chairs and professors can be unforgiving, and the demands are endless.
​
Dr. Walden can help. The services she offers re-entry adults (most first-generation college students), helps them manage university life, academics, research, scholarly writing, and endless hours spent researching and writing the proposal or dissertation. Dr. Walden teaches doctoral learners how to manage their time for graduate-level coursework, how to write scholarly research papers, how to follow a dissertation rubric, and how to endure the torture of waiting for approval from the seemingly endless number of ​professors until the day comes when they are a “Doctor.”  If you have a question or just want to say hello, complete the contact form below and ​start the process for this free, one-time consult with Dr. Walden.

If you are a serious, hardworking, and motivated university grad student,
write her today,  Dr. Walden can help you journey from a doctoral learner to candidate and then to a PhD.

"Some people dream of great accomplishments,
while others stay awake and do them."
author unknown

"There is only one thing that makes a dream impossible to achieve: the fear of failure."   Paulo Coelho

Dreams to Degree is among a very small group of companies that have won the Best of Atlanta Award for four consecutive years. This distinction has qualified Dreams to Degree for the 2023 Atlanta Business Hall of Fame. To commemorate your inclusion in this elite group an exclusive Hall of Fame Award, available only to Hall of Fame inductees, has been created.

What is the Atlanta Award Program?

Each year, in and around the Atlanta area, the Atlanta Award Program chooses only the best local businesses. We focus on companies that have demonstrated their ability to use various marketing methods to grow their business in spite of difficult economic times. The companies chosen exemplify the best of small business; often leading through customer service and community involvement.
For most companies, this recognition is a result of your dedication and efforts as well as the work of others in your organization that have helped build your business. Your team is now a part of an exclusive group of small businesses that have achieved this selection.

"Dream lofty dreams, and as you dream, so you shall become. Your vision is the promise of what you shall one day be; your ideal is the prophecy of what you shall at last unveil."   author unknown

"We keep moving forward, opening new doors, and doing new things, because we’re curious and curiosity keeps leading us down new paths."  Walt Disney


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Owner, Lyn Walden, EdS, EdD, PhD
Discovery Coaching: Six Sigma Generation IV™
Member: American Writers and Authors, Inc
Member: National Academic Advising Association
Society for Advancing Business Editing and Writing

​"A dream you dream alone is only a dream.
​A dream you dream together is reality."
​John Lennon