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The Hidden Curriculum of Success
The researcher no one teaches you to become.
A FREE 2-day online workshop for PhD and other research students and early-career researcher
Universities teach you how to conduct research. They teach methodology, statistics, academic writing and publishing.
But there is another curriculum that quietly shapes every successful researcher.
It's the curriculum that influences whether you procrastinate or take action.
Whether you stay stuck in self-doubt or develop confidence.
Whether you simply complete a degree... or build a meaningful career and life beyond it.
It's the curriculum that isn't written into any handbook.
And it's the one I wish I'd learned much earlier.
Over two practical and thought-provoking sessions, we'll explore the science, psychology and success principles that help researchers create sustainable momentum—not through working harder, but by thinking differently and understanding themselves more deeply.
After these two sessions, you'll...
- Think differently about success and what's actually holding you back.
- Understand why procrastination isn't a motivation problem.
- Know how to create more flow, focus and momentum.
- Stop letting perfectionism dictate your progress.
- Set goals that genuinely inspire action.
- Develop habits that support long-term success.
- Leave with practical tools you can implement immediately.
"If you can hold it in your mind, you can have it in your hand!" ~ B. Proctor
Mark your calendars for August 12-13 and get ready to walk your journey to success.
🎓 Join us for 2 days of interactive fun and connection (1.5 hours each day).
🎓 Early registration is a must, as spots are limited given that it will be interactive.
🎓 Resources, eWorkbook & bonuses will be released during the event!
🎓 It's all happening online, so join us from anywhere!
🎓 Recordings are available for 5 days – just make sure to register still if you cannot attend.
Learn from international experts in research & supervision.
Learn how to create a thesis you’re proud of and confident in with ease and flow.
Learn how to set a dream goal that will inspire and motivate you all the way.
Learn to put what you already know into action.
Learn how to create new ideas to move through challenges quickly.
Learn why some make it, and continue to make it, and others don't.
This event is for YOU if you are:
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✔ You're struggling to stay motivated or make consistent progress.
✔ You know what you should be doing... but find yourself procrastinating.
✔ You're caught in perfectionism and overthinking.
✔ You want to feel more confident and capable as a researcher.
✔ You're ready to stop simply surviving your PhD and start building a future you genuinely feel excited about.
"You are braver than you believe, stronger than you seem, and smarter than you think!" ~A.A. Milne
Why this workshop is different
This isn't another productivity workshop.
It isn't about squeezing more hours into your day or downloading another planning template.
Instead, we'll explore the deeper principles that influence how you think, feel and perform.
Drawing on neuroscience, psychology, researcher development and years of working with thousands of researchers, you'll leave with practical strategies you can apply immediately—not just to your research, but to your career and life beyond academia.
The technical skills you learn during your degree help you complete your research.
The human skills you develop here can shape the rest of your career.
We'd love to have you join us.
Register for our Workshop
📅 Two FREE live online sessions: August 12-13, 2026 @ 1:30PM - 3:00PM AEST
Perfect for PhD candidates, other research students, and early-career researchers.
Live online with opportunities for questions and reflection.
Hear what some of our cohorts have to say...
"I take this opportunity to thank you and your team for the excellent presentations and the advice/tips on taking on PhD Thesis/Publications. I could not thank you all enough. Your teachings and documents will be a reference for me, not just for my PhD now, but a skill that will be carried on into the future." RM, PhD Student, The Univesity of Melbourne
"Could not be happier to belond to this group! Glad that I found a great team of professionals fully committed with their work and passionate about helping and supporting students in their thesis." BL, Masters Student, Universite catholique de Louvain, Belgium
"I have been working through stuff and Izelle, the slides have been very helpful to keep my structure I feel less stressed. Thank you so much. I don't know how many times I wanna quit but every time I talk to u, I see some light." JW, PhD Student, University of Sydney
"...have been reflecting today just how amazing and dedicated you are with helping students. Exceptional people like you, make all the difference to helping others reach their best selves. It's truly special and feel so grateful to have met you." JM, PhD Student, Monash University
"I am listening to some of the Q&A sessions, and I am getting so much out of them, I wish I had been confident to attend them earlier on - you have no idea how everything in these recordings is helping me so much." BM, PhD Student, RMIT
"10/10! In the last week - since starting this program 😉, I've achieved more clarity around my thesis and more confidence in my ability to achieve it than in the past three years of my PhD. Honestly. Stress levels have gone from 10 down to a 2." RH, PhD Student, The University of Melbourne
"You are truly an inspiration and always remind me to be positive. It's always amazing speaking to you. Keep doing what you are because it's fantastic." MK, PhD Student, The University of Bradford, UK
Meet Our Team
Dr. Izelle Labuschagne
Founder of Complete Thesis Support & the Thesis Mastermind
She is an accomplished researcher and neuroscientist, with over 16 years of experience. She brings a strong passion to support early-stage researchers. Her student supervision expertise has been the best, with some of her last PhD students passing without corrections, just like she did in her PhD.
Izelle is also a very experienced examiner of all other types of theses (Masters, Doctorate, and Honours) and has been a panel member or Chair of many student milestone reviews across many universities and institutes for over 12 years.
With a strong team around her, Izelle has a strong passion to empower and lead research students to achieve their thesis goals with ease and confidence so that they can start their dream careers.
Izelle has an impressive track record of publications and has recently published in Nature and Lancet journals.
Alexandra Gorelik
She brings 17 years of high-quality research experience as an analyst and research methodologist with a background in statistics/data science and quality assurance from an M.Sc. degree in Quality Assurance and Reliability.
She has experience in data management, analytics, and business intelligence, with an established reputation in study design and conduct of both qualitative and quantitative research.
As a passionate teacher, Alex enjoys seeing students excel and grow in their core research skills and in improving others' awareness of the value of the data, ways to maximise data captcha, and the use of existing and novel technologies to collect data. She's experienced in working with students on all various types of theses, especially Honours, Masters, and PhD.
Alex has an impressive track record of publications in top journals and national awards for clinical trails. She has recently published in the New England Journal of Medicine.
