11-09-2007, 02:46 AM
Hey Guys,
I have also experienced the 'hump' before.
The best advice I can give you is to focus ONLY on the very next exam. It doesn't matter which exam you will face at some distant and future point, or which exam you took last month or last year.
Only the next exam matters!!!
Pick an exam to take next, and then treat it as if it is the last exam you will ever have to take. Think to yourself, "Just one more exam! I can do one more exam."
You have to convince yourself that it is worth taking just ONE MORE STEP towards your goal.
Focus on a single, reachable, short-term goal.
What worked for me (both times I fell into a funk) was to pick my next exam, then schedule and pay for it. This gave me three incentives to keep going. First, it gave me a single, reachable, short-term goal that wasn't too overwhelming. Second, it gave me a specific DATE to aim for. Third, since I had already paid for the exam, I didn't want to lose the money.
Once you have made that ONE step onward toward your goal, you will be ready to set your next single, reachable, short-term goal. One step at a time is how we do it.
The greatest thing about setting the "next step" as your goal, is that your goal will always be within reach and you will never be more than just one single step away from success.
hilarious
I hope that helps,
Snazzlefrag
I have also experienced the 'hump' before.
The best advice I can give you is to focus ONLY on the very next exam. It doesn't matter which exam you will face at some distant and future point, or which exam you took last month or last year.
Only the next exam matters!!!
Pick an exam to take next, and then treat it as if it is the last exam you will ever have to take. Think to yourself, "Just one more exam! I can do one more exam."
You have to convince yourself that it is worth taking just ONE MORE STEP towards your goal.
Focus on a single, reachable, short-term goal.
What worked for me (both times I fell into a funk) was to pick my next exam, then schedule and pay for it. This gave me three incentives to keep going. First, it gave me a single, reachable, short-term goal that wasn't too overwhelming. Second, it gave me a specific DATE to aim for. Third, since I had already paid for the exam, I didn't want to lose the money.
Once you have made that ONE step onward toward your goal, you will be ready to set your next single, reachable, short-term goal. One step at a time is how we do it.
The greatest thing about setting the "next step" as your goal, is that your goal will always be within reach and you will never be more than just one single step away from success.
hilarious
I hope that helps,
Snazzlefrag
My name is Rob
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Exams/Courses Passed (43):
- Courses (4): 1 Excelsior, 1 CSU-Pueblo, 2 Penn Foster.
- Exams (39): 24 DSST, 15 CLEP.
Total Credits: 142 (12 not used).
[SIZE=1]GPA: 4.0
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_____________________________________
Exams/Courses Passed (43):
- Courses (4): 1 Excelsior, 1 CSU-Pueblo, 2 Penn Foster.
- Exams (39): 24 DSST, 15 CLEP.
Total Credits: 142 (12 not used).
[SIZE=1]GPA: 4.0
[/SIZE]
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