Have you ever hit 3 consecutive strikes in the Bowling ? .... Well ... when you do that, the graphics on the screen will say in BIG letters "congratulations you hit a Turkey".
Imagine how it would feel like having done that in your exams (of course metaphorically).
Two of the most important factors which plays the major part in getting better scores are BELIEFS and CONTEXT.
I am sure most of you know the story of a Rat and a Snake (True Story) . If you don't know then here it is...
Once upon a time there was a boy who was walking in the paddy fields of the country side. While he was walking and enjoying the serene around him, a snake bit him. He jumped and wondered what could have bitten him and that’s when he saw a tiny little rat next to his leg. “Ah! A small rat” the boy said and ignored his wound. He reached home and a good night sleep. The next morning he went back to the same paddy field and while walking, this time a rat bit him but surprisingly he looked down only to see a green nasty snake wriggling into the paddy. “Alas!! A snake has bitten me. What do I do?” he said and fell on the ground. He believed how will I survive this bite and in a few minutes he was dead.
So important thing here is to notice the fact that when this boy was bitten by a snake but saw a Rat passing by, he believed that he was bitten by Rat. As a result of which he survived. Same thing repeated again next day but this time he saw a snake passing by when bitten by a rat - He died.
So what you believe in to be real - will be real. And if you change your beliefs - you will change your reality
So even in studies its important to notice how believing that a specific goal is possible(getting above 80% or Topping university) will make it happen.
Second thing which plays an important part is the context from which we are operating. As i mentioned earlier, imagine your exam being the sport you love the most. I will take an example of cricket. Imagine writing your exam is equivalent to you scoring runs. Some of the questions you can ask yourself are - how much effort would you put in, to hit your first century? - How much would you practice everyday to score a century against the best team?
By shifting your context not only your score will improve but also while doing that you will have lot more fun doing that. Like find a partner and and check how can you create the most unbeatable partnership.
Here is the exercise that you can do
Step 1: - Set a Goal for yourself
Step 2: - On the scale of 1 -10 (10 being highest) check at what level do you believe that you will be able to achieve your Goal
If it is anything below 10 just answer this question - What needs to happen to make it 10 ?
Come up with at least 10 things that you can do to take your beliefs to level 10 and above.
(Some of the things that you can do is affirmations, create a study plan, have bench marks)
Step 3: - Relate studies to something that you really love doing. (sports, watching movies, listening to music, etc)
Here you make sure that you take it to micro levels in relating your favorite thing to studies.
Follow the process for at least one exam and get aware of how things shift for you to score better.
While following the process will help you to a massive extent we also conduct a workshop for the same which will change your perspective of exams and also install powerful beliefs. This workshop is also designed to remove your fears and unwanted emotions that stops you from getting your desired marks.
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Have fun Studying and Learning !!!
Score turkey in Exams !!!
Thursday, November 26, 2009 | Posted by Nishith at 8:30 AM 0 comments
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