Ep. 76 -

Who of us doesn’t want to spend more time on things we enjoy, find fulfilling or that contribute positively to things we want for our lives?

It's not a problem spending time on something that may not bring us a 'productive' outcome if we're using that time for pure enjoyment.
But, if we're using it doing something we don't want to be doing, thinking that it will create an outcome we want - which is not actually the case - then we'll likely want to change that. 

Gaining knowledge and awareness of these things, and then intentionally choosing how we use and spend our time, means we're more likely to create outcomes that align with our own personal goals AND have us experience more enjoyment in our lives.
 

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Ep. 75 -
Uncertainty in the exam hall sounds like your teen's brain either screaming out or just quietly muttering things like:
 
- What does the question really mean?
- What is it actually asking?
- What do they want in the response?
- How much detail should I go into?
- What will get marks and what WON’T get marks?

So, let’s talk about how to turn that uncertainty into confidence - and results.


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• Episode 73: Not All Stress is Bad
  
  
• Episode 74: Fear of the Unknown
  
  
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Ep. 74 -
One common cause of exam stress is the 'fear of the unknown'.

Not knowing what topics will come up.
Not knowing what questions will be asked.
Having to prepare for something unseen.

Although a moderate level of stress is healthy - and even beneficial... see the previous episode! - if you're looking to reduce your teen's stress level, addressing the root causes of this 'fear of the unknown' might be a way to do just that.


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• Episode 52: Active Revision
  
  
• Episode 73: Not All Stress is Bad
  
  
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Ep. 73 -

Stress often comes from uncertainty, a lack of control or feeling like we can’t get done what needs to be done.

These issues are all in play when it comes to exams.

However, it's important to remember:
Stress is normal and has its benefits.

Stress hormones are released to help us cope.
In the 'right' amounts, these actually increase our focus, our energy, our alertness. 

The exact things we need in the exam hall.

This episode is about helping your teen operate within the healthy and yes, actually beneficial, amounts of exam stress.

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• Follow Rock Solid Study and find the Open Q&A recording on Facebook
  
  
• Harvard Business Review:  Are You Too Stressed to Be Productive? Or Not Stressed Enough?
  (including the Yerkes-Dodson Law of performance graph)
  
  
• The 10WGT: 10 Week Grade Transformation Program
  
  
• Free Parent Guide: 3 Huge Mistakes (Even Smart!) Students Make in Exams and Assignments - and how to fix them immediately so your teen confidently achieves their best ever grades.

Ep. 72 -
Students often think that if they 'could just see an A-grade exemplar' they'd be able to emulate and produce at that level themselves.
I agree that the land of top marks can sometimes feel kinda mysterious (which is what I strive to uncover and simplify for students!) and so seeing a real life example can help.
But seeing a model answer or example only gives half the story (or even less).
In this episode, we dive into how exemplars can help and how they don’t help when your teen’s trying to achieve similar results for themselves.


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• Episode 35: Questions That Create Success
  
  
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Ep. 71 -
"If nothing changes, nothing changes."
If your teen would like something about their study to change - maybe it's their results, maybe its how long assignments are taking, maybe it's something else - then this might be a good time to ask “What Are You Doing Differently?”.

Listen in for an example of how one student made changes that had them go from results in the 40s to the 80s for one of her subjects.
Plus, ideas for what your teen could change in their study this term.

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• Case study video with Maxine and Natalie: Her teacher asked 'What are you doing differently?
  
  
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• The 10WGT: 10 Week Grade Transformation Program
  
  
• Free Parent Guide: 3 Huge Mistakes (Even Smart!) Students Make in Exams and Assignments - and how to fix them immediately so your teen confidently achieves their best ever grades.

Ep. 70 -
Special episode!
Audio reading of the Free Parent Guide:
3 Huge Mistakes (Even Smart!) Students Make in Exams and Assignments - and how to fix them immediately so your teen confidently achieves their best ever grades.

Get the PDF copy for FREE at:
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• Episode 1: The Study Success Formula
  
  
• Episode 63: 'The Game' - Playing The Game of Academics
  
  
• The 10WGT: 10 Week Grade Transformation Program
  
  
• Get your PDF copy of the Free Parent Guide: 3 Huge Mistakes (Even Smart!) Students Make in Exams and Assignments - and how to fix them immediately so your teen confidently achieves their best ever grades.

Ep. 69 -

I often see students aiming for perfection when perfection is not needed, and moreover, is actually hindering them and their performance.

On the other hand, I also see students (sometimes the exact same student!) not paying enough attention to getting as close to perfect as possible, when actually that’s what they do need to be doing.

This is the battle between perfection vs productivity.
Listen in to find out which one is required - and when - for best possible results and optimal return on effort.


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Ep. 68 -
It's almost inevitable that at some point your teen will get a result that is, to them, disappointing.
Maybe they put in lots of time and effort...
Maybe they thought they'd given correct, or good, answers...
But the result isn't what they expected or hoped for.

After hundreds of conversations over the years, helping students come to terms with and create positive outcomes from a disappointing result, I've found two critical aspects in conversations that may help your teen connect with and then constructively move forward and upwards from a result they felt disappointed with.

Listen to find out what they are and how I use them.

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• Episode 13: Assessment Post-Mortems
  
  
• The 10WGT: 10 Week Grade Transformation Program
  
  
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• Get my Free Parent Guide: 3 Huge Mistakes (Even Smart!) Students Make in Exams and Assignments - and how to fix them immediately so your teen confidently achieves their best ever grades.

Ep. 67 -

I sometimes see students 'hedging their bets' in exams and assessments because they aren't:

-  certain what the question is really asking;
-  sure how the marks are going to be allocated or what’s really required for the top criteria;
-  confident in the subject content.

So they give more than is asked for in their answer, in the hope that at least some of it will get them some marks.

However, this is rarely a good strategy and in this episode, I explain why.


FEATURED ON THE SHOW:

• Episode 66: Minimise Decisions in the Exam Hall
  
  
• The 10WGT: 10 Week Grade Transformation Program
  
  
• Next Level Coaching:  Open to graduates of the 10WGT
  
  
• Get my Free Parent Guide: 3 Huge Mistakes (Even Smart!) Students Make in Exams and Assignments - and how to fix them immediately so your teen confidently achieves their best ever grades.