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Output Matters: Why You Can’t Just ‘Show Up’

May 26, 2020

It’s easy to confuse just showing up with making progress because you showed up so something must be happening.  That’s better than not being here right?

Well yes, showing up is better than not even showing up at all… but barely.  If there is no tangible output the opportunity to create, collaborate, challenge, improve and fail at something has been missed. As we all know, with no struggle, there can be no progress.

This could be applied to anything in life. However, in the case of achieving a great HSC result, just showing up to move some paper around, copy down some words from the textbook to a word doc (aka ‘notes’), highlighting, messaging friends, googling something and not much more is very well intentioned but it’s not going to improve performance. 

If you want to improve performance, your output needs to increase and if you want to improve your performance you must keep yourself accountable to your output. 

Producing output requires thinking, planning, making mistakes, learning from mistakes, trying again, taking on feedback, finding new challenges, failing, deep thinking, immersing and trying again. 

Just showing up represents the path of least resistance which sadly leads to nowhere worth going. 

Producing output is the path of growth which leads to places worth going. 

Whether face-to-face or online, our team of HSC specialists have got you covered! We are determined to help our HSC 2020 and 2021 students smash their HSC goals.

Get into contact with us via messaging our live chat or calling us on 1300 967 890. 

 

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The upcoming April school holidays present a fantastic opportunity—not just to catch up, but to get ahead of what’s to come.

For Year 12 students, the next Term is particularly intense, with a race to complete all course content before the Trial Exams. Students who do very little over the break will find themselves under more pressure during the term, especially alongside school, sport, co-curricular and social commitments.

For our Year 11 students, this holiday period is a chance to build brain circuitry and develop familiarity with Term 2 content before it’s formally taught. Starting the term with that early awareness and understanding is always less stressful than walking in cold.

For these reasons HSC COWORKS IS OPEN during the school holidays and we encourage Year 11&12 students to attend their sessions so that they can get ahead of Term 2!

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The upcoming April school holidays present a fantastic opportunity—not just to catch up, but to get ahead of what’s to come. For Year 12 students, the next Term is particularly intense, with a race to complete all course content before the Trial Exams. Students who do very little over the break will find themselves under more pressure during the term, especially alongside school, sport, co-curricular and social commitments. For our Year 11 students, this holiday period is a chance to build brain circuitry and develop familiarity with Term 2 content before it’s formally taught. Starting the term with that early awareness and understanding is always less stressful than walking in cold. For these reasons HSC COWORKS IS OPEN during the school holidays and we encourage Year 11&12 students to attend their sessions so that they can get ahead of Term 2!

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WE ARE HIRING! Are you a 2024 HSC graduate who wants to make a real impact whilst getting great experience and learning skills to support you land a grad role? HSC CoWorks Mosman & Balgowlah are on the lookout for inspiring and enthusiastic Coaches to join our team! If you: ✅ Crushed the HSC in 2024 ✅ Love helping others succeed ✅ Bring good vibes, energy, and communication skills ✅ Want to build your resume and leadership skills Then we’d love to hear from you! 📍 Positions available at both Mosman and Balgowlah campuses 📆 Must be available during July 2025 Tag a friend who should apply or follow the link in our bio to learn more. #CoachingJob #HSCmentor #MosmanJobs #BalgowlahJobs #HSCsuccess

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💥UNLOCK YOUR HSC SUPEROWERS 💥 When we see others achieving the success we want, it’s easy to assume they have something special. But the truth is, they don’t have any superpowers that you don’t also possess! 🚀 Link in bio to learn how to disover your HSC potential!🚀