How to stay motivated ahead of the trial exams

Aug 5, 2021

With the delay of Trial Exams in Sydney thanks to the Lockdown, maintaining motivation and momentum to continue your exam preparation is certainly a challenge!

Motivation is the key to HSC success – but it’s not so easy, especially during a lockdown. At CoWorks we encourage students to maintain motivation by ‘staying in vision’. Having a vision means you create a WHY, and having a WHY provides you with that much needed encouragement, motivation, and energy during those long study days and nights at home. Your vision can be anything from beating a sibling, getting a 90+ ATAR, or getting to schoolies with no regrets – anything that pushes you to do and be your best.

 With trial exams delayed by lockdown, staying in vision is more important than ever. So, join Jesse on this video to learn more about what having a vision means and what it can do for your HSC journey.

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Check out our previous blog post which includes a Vision Board template here.

 

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Make these 3 changes to your HSC preparation and watch your results improve:
1️⃣ Be clear on why you’re doing the work and what you’re aiming for. For many, motivation doesn’t just appear.. you need to work on it.
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Motivation feels good, but it fades.
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