Tips to stay motivated and calm during exams

Are you stressing about an upcoming exam? Does the word “exam” cause you to become paranoid about the whole preparation process and attempting the paper? You are not alone. Many students face this problem, and the downside is that they end up performing below their actual potential. 
We are here to take away your stress and help you to deal with this matter in a productive way. Developing the right mindset is the best way to move forward toward exam preparation with lesser stress about the exams. 
Here are some useful tips by our certified tutors that you can use to work on a productive mindset during exams so that you can give your best!

You can do it! Never stop believing this.

It wasn’t so easy for you to be at the point where you are now, but you did it anyway. If you did all that and completed the whole academic year, then know that you can definitely prepare for your exams as well. Keep on telling yourself that you have the ability to handle this situation as you have been doing this before as well.

If you are unable to make yourself believe this, then a better way to do this is to think about the previous days and nights when you were struggling to complete a chapter or having difficulty doing your homework, but you ended up doing well. Think of something in particular where you succeeded after struggling. This point will help you in believing that you can do this as well, just as you did earlier.

Focus on yourself - Leave the comparisons.

You don’t need to compare yourself, your abilities, your preparation, or anything with someone else. Don’t lose your focus over this. During the comparison, you can become less confident. Even with the right knowledge, you will doubt whether or not you will be able to perform well in the exam. Make sure to minimize this unnecessary comparison.

Turn the energy you are utilizing during comparison into positive energy, which you can use to motivate yourself. Use this better form of saving up the energy to prepare for your exam in the best way possible. Mute out the surroundings and keep working on your personal growth.

Think about the times you did well.

Think about the tests that you took, thinking you would not be able to do well, but you prepared for them and performed well. This will help you to stay motivated. When your exam is approaching, you are going to need a lot of motivation from yourself. You can do this by reminding yourself of the times you performed well and gave your best.

This is not to make yourself overconfident that it will be a piece of cake as well, but just to give yourself a reminder to do well this time as well and to keep you motivated. This motivation will not only help you to prepare fully, but it will also be helpful to provide you with the level of confidence you require while you are sitting in the exam hall and attempting the exam.

Take it as a challenge.

Think of the exam as a step on the ladder that is leading you towards a successful future. Know that it is an important part of your journey, and you have to do justice to it like a challenge that you have to accept. The results are a side matter right now because currently, you are concerned with taking this challenge and giving your level best in it.

When you accept your exam as a challenge in which you are going to give your best, it eradicates your fear of thinking that you will not be able to do this. Get power over your fears and tell them that you are going to ace this challenge.

Let your mind breathe.

Do not keep on revising and cramming something over and over again before attempting the exam. Stop overloading your mind. When the exam is about to start, give some time to your mind for it to be able to breathe and relax so that it can process the obtained information correctly. Otherwise, your brain might even forget about that obtained information while struggling to revise the same one over and over again.

A break after preparation is also necessary for you to be fresh and ready to take the exam with positive energy radiating from your mind.

In The End…

Well, in the end, don’t forget that you are doing your best, and even if you are not, you have the potential to do so. You are the main source of motivation that you are going to need during an exam, whether preparing for it or attempting it. With that in mind, go ace that exam you are worried about!