Lilly and Liams Wellbeing Strategies

Lilly & Liam’s Wellbeing Stategies

CHANGE

Its a small word with a lot of meaning. A lot of us avoid it when we can. Sometimes, like an annoying alarm telling us to get up for an exam, we can even ignore it. Covid-19 however has forced the world to reassess the way we do things and as something we cannot ignore we should take this time to explore ways to grow.

Exams, stress and study. Three words intertwined with change. When a lot of students think of exams they think, “yeah nah” or come exam day they have forgotten to study and become stressed. Stress itself isn’t negative. It’s about the way you harness and release it that’s important. Now you may be thinking “How am I supposed to do that?” Good question. That’s where ‘Study strats with Liam and Lilly’ come in. Change puts pressure on us and that can cause a bunch of stress that we find hard to release especially exam-related stresses. Here are a few pointers when it comes to study and pre-exam posture. In regards to study

GETMO

One of the best principles we ever learned. GETMO stands for “Good Enough To Move On” and applies perfectly to study and everyday life. You don’t have to be an ‘excellence’ student, just be ‘excellent’ in your attitude. Do not become a perfectionist, just do your best and when that done (here’s the tricky part) know when to move on

DO THE THINGS THAT ‘FILL’ YOUR TANK

There are things in life that will fill you up. Things that give you a positive energy boost and things that satisfy you. Know yourself. For me, going for a run or doing a training session, playing sports, all those things fill my tank. In life and the upcoming exam period, study and other things will drain you dry. Find those things that ‘fill’ you up again and make time to do them. You may find you even have more energy and an incentive to complete your study session or exam.

ENCOURAGE SOMEONE ELSE BEFORE THE EXAM

A lot of people will probably be feeling nervous because we are only human. Instead of just standing around awkwardly, go and spread some positive encouragement to your classmates and peers. Take time to notice other people’s fears and feelings and start off the time prior to the exam well. Don’t spread negative self talk such as “I’m definitely going to fail.” Instead do the best with what you have. Practicing positivity is like building muscle; it doesn’t happen overnight. You need to work at it and never give up and eventually you will be able to see positive changes in your attitude and mindset. As the saying goes “Whether you think you can or you think you can’t you are probably right.” The hardest thing to overcome isn’t the study or the exam, it’s your mindset that you need to work on.

So that’s our top three study strats with Liam and Lilly, I hope you learned something new and begin to implement some of these strategies not only when it comes to exams, but in life in general. Thanks for reading, You got this Ōtūmoetai College students!

Lilly Muspratt & Liam Turner