Hey there! Imagine mindset is like power steering for your life—it helps you glide through challenges instead of getting stuck in a traffic jam of problems. It’s just like a video game where your character’s success depends on how you play each level. Your mindset decides if you jump over obstacles or crash into them.
Now, check out Kiran Bedi, the ultimate girl boss of the Indian police! When she set her sights on becoming the first-ever female IPS officer in India, tons of people doubted her. But she didn’t let that mess with her head. Instead of freaking out, she went into full-on strategist mode—giving herself pep talks, picturing herself acing the exam, and staying calm when things got tough.
Guess what? It worked like magic! Kiran not only passed the exam but also earned a top rank, proving that the right mindset can turn you into a total legend. If you’re one of the students gearing up for your next big test, you can boost your mindset, too. Start with a simple mindset assessment, then join a training program at MyMentalCoach to level up your game and breeze through challenges like an expert!
What is Mindset and Why do we need to Boost it during Exams?
Your mindset is your mental toolbox – it shapes how you view and tackle challenges. During exams, boosting your mindset toolbox with tools like confidence, focus, and resilience lets you approach the test with calm power, unlocking your full potential and paving the way for success.
During those days when you just don’t have it in you to continue to study, your mindset will help you keep going. Nobody is born with the correct mindset, one has to build it according to their personality.
Students these days are not able to deal with exam pressure and hence become stressed. During this case, a correct mindset helps them endure and go on with their studies but institutions unfortunately are not equipping students with this.
MyMentalCoach understands your problems and views every student who is taking exams as an elite athlete; we call them elite student-athletes. Because the struggles of an elite athlete and an exam-taking student are the same, read the article “Why Entrance Exam Students Should Themselves as Elite Athletes” to get a better understanding.
Now let’s look at basic tools that help students boost their mindset during any exam. These are a few of the many tools provided by MyMentalCoach.
Mindset Tools
Discipline Dynamos
The Reward Practice
Break down your study goals into smaller chunks and assign fun rewards for completing each one. This could be a short yoga break, a quick dance session, or a healthy snack. Reward rituals keep you engaged and make studying feel less like a chore.
Concentration Exercise
The Pomodoro Technique
Use the Pomodoro Technique! Set a timer for 25 minutes of focused study, followed by a 5-minute break. Repeat this cycle for 4 rounds, then take a longer break. This cyclical approach keeps your mind fresh and prevents burnout.
Create a Sensory Calm
Designate a clutter-free study space with minimal distractions. Play calming music, light aromatherapy candles, or use noise-canceling headphones to create a sensory environment that enhances your focus and blocks out external stimuli.
Design a Mind Map
Create mind maps to visually organize your study material. This helps you grasp connections between concepts, prioritize information, and improve recall under pressure.
Past Year Question Papers
Actively seek out practice questions and past exam papers. Simulate exam conditions by setting time limits and tackling questions without referring to notes. This builds confidence and identifies areas for improvement.
The Positive Post-It Notes
Leave short, encouraging messages for yourself around your study space. “You got this!”, “Believe in your brilliance!”, or “One step at a time!” Visual reminders can be a powerful source of motivation during challenging moments.
Visualization Technique
Close your eyes and imagine yourself calmly and confidently approaching the exam, answering questions with ease, and leaving the hall with a sense of accomplishment. This simple visualization exercise can boost your confidence and reduce pre-exam anxiety.
A small Gratitude Practice
Before and after your exam, take a moment to appreciate your effort, preparation, and growth. Gratitude shifts your focus to the positive and reduces stress, reminding you that your worth is not defined by a single test score.
Deep Breathing Technique
When anxieties arise, practice deep breathing exercises to calm your nerves and sharpen your focus. Inhale slowly for 4 counts, hold for 4, and exhale for 8 counts. Repeat until you feel grounded. Combine this with mindfulness, visualizing inhaling calming light, and exhaling tension.
Watch this video to get a better understanding of conquering exam stress. This gives you a perspective on what happens in your body during stress and how can you tackle it.
These are just basic tools, don’t be frightened if they don’t work for you because we understand not all students are the same. A few techniques might work for a particular student but not for others. Therefore, MyMentalCoach has developed ZETA 6 Mindset Assessment and a customized Training Program.
The ZETA 6 Mindset Assessment helps the students and the parents get a bird’s eye view of the mind of the student and through that, we design a customized Training Program to help students deal with the challenges they are facing.
Call or WhatsApp at +91 9823791323 to know more about the ZETA 6 Mindset Assessment and Mental Training Program for students.
Why must Students take ZETA 6 Mindset Assessments before Enrolling in the Mental Training Program?
Following are the reasons for students to take mental assessment:
We need to know their mental status to be able to move forward with a customized Mental Training Program
To get a snapshot of a student’s mind, to look at their skills objectively
To know what’s happening in a student’s mind
To foster consistency
To gauge the motivational level
To know a student’s self-belief about their skills and capabilities to succeed in the exam.
ZETA 6 Mindset Assessment gives an objective and a third-person view of a student’s mind. You can also call it a bird’s eye view. Through this assessment a students and their parents would know what a student is feeling the way they are feeling.
When a student has appropriate tools and techniques to deal with the hurdles they are facing internally they will have confidence in themself to achieve what they want to because they keep coming back to their long-term goals despite the hurdles. These specific tools for specific students will be provided via the customized Mental Training Program.
In short, the ZETA 6 Assessment provides all the areas the student is good at and all the areas the student needs to work on. After the assessment, a customized Mental Training Program is made for that student to help them work on specific areas.
How does the Assessment help Students Deal with Burnout and Stress?
To know more about a student’s stress we need to know about the factors impacting the student. In the Assessment we are measuring through standardized testing; factors around stress, along with the motivational level of the student, self-belief, self-confidence, concentration level, discipline level, performance pressure, and goal-oriented behavior.
This helps us get an understanding of which of these factors are getting impacted because of stress. We are also getting a combined score that tells us know a student’s level of stress. As to how much burnout has happened (burnout is nothing but prolonged stress that has not been dealt with).
This Assessment is also a preventive measure of a possible mental problem coming in the way of a student. Through the assessment, parents will be able to catch hold of the problems and move forward with the solution immediately.
How do both Parents and Students Benefit from this Program?
These are the benefits of the program:
Objective understanding of the issue at hand
Take immediate steps to mitigate the problem
Customised tools and techniques to tackle the issue
The assessment is a predictive measure for future
An assurance that the student is going in the right direction after taking the program
A holistic nature of the program helps see a clear picture of the student and their preparation strategies
Last 10-day assistance before the exam
At the heart of MyMentalCoach’s Assessment and Program lies a simple yet joyous mission: your satisfaction! Picture this: you stroll out of that exam hall with a grin, proudly declaring, “I gave it my all, and wow, am I thrilled with how I rocked it!” Your happiness is our ultimate goal, and we’re here to turn your efforts into a celebration of success. So, let’s make that post-exam happiness dance a reality!
Call or WhatsApp now at +91 9823791323 to take the ZETA 6 Mindset Assessment.
