How to Let Go of Fear and Anxiety of an MBA Entrance once and for all ?
By Sukrut http://mbakakeeda.com/let-go-of-exam-fear-and-anxiety/
let go of fear and anxiety of exam
Do you know, I get this question asked by a lot of people in my mails, Facebook and this question is not at all related to CAT preparation, it has nothing to do with any book, class, experts or test series.
But the question looks something looks like this
” I am very well prepared but at the time of actual exam but I get freaked out and can’t perform well. What can I do about it ?”
I tried to answer them in the best possible way I can but today I am going to go into the greater depth.
The main reason behind this concern is fear and anxiety of an exam.
Do you know, we attract what we are afraid of.
Did I mention, having higher IQ, lots of experience, tactics in your arsenal isn’t very important in the process of getting into a good B-school, excelling there, getting a satisfying and most fulfilling job ?
Then what’s more important ?
The answer lies inside your head. If you are not sorted out in your head, all your efforts go down the drain. You may get admit but your life will be a complete mess.
Let me share my personal example with you.
If you have read about my journey, you know that I have given CAT for 3 times. In case if you haven’t read it yet, read it here.
I had left my job to pursue CAT, so I had no job and I had everything to lose.
I was only focusing on my CAT preparation and I decided that I am going to get IIM calls this year anyhow, but as soon as some of my mock results started showing up , I started getting discouraged.
I started imagining what will happen if I fail again, my this year will be wasted again and I will have to hunt for the job again, that fear was continuously present in my mind even when I finally gave CAT.
On the day of CAT, I was so tensed about various things which were petty things including
What will happen if Alarm clock didn’t work ? (My CAT slot was in the morning)
What will happen if I don’t reach venue on time ?
What will happen if they reject my identity proof and send me back again ?
What will happen if my computer freezes ?
What will happen if I don’t get anything to do calculations ?
What will happen if I miss easy questions ?
What will happen if I get stuck on difficult questions ?
What will happen if I forget some important formula ?
Etc etc. Now if you have gone through any MBA entrance, you very well know, what I am talking about , but even though these issues seem very small at this moment, they tend to magnify at the moment of actual exam day.
Anything that we are afraid of happening, we actually have a subconscious desire for or expectation of happening.
Watch this video
Whatever I am going to say you will help you in dealing your fear and anxiety once and for all
Make yourself comfortable and focus inwardly.
Begin by bringing to mind something about which you feel afraid or anxious—you may want to start with something small—in order to see exactly what it is that you fear is going to happen.
Give yourself a moment to notice whether there is a strong feeling of fear at the moment, or a very light hint of fear. It doesn’t matter which it is—simply observe and welcome it.
Now ask yourself: “Could I let go of wanting/expecting this to happen?” The question might look silly but if you ask it again and again , you will soon discover that you will feel some difference and it might bring some imbalances, so hang on for a moment, I am going to give you a series of questions to release this fear.
“What is it that you’re afraid will happen?” “What is that you don’t want to happen ?” Now “Could you let go of wanting this to happen ?” Once you have gotten over the shock of the fact that you somehow want negative thing to happen, it’s very easy to let go of fear in that way.
For example , you are afraid that you will not perform well in Mock CAT, this fear has many aspects including
you will feel embarrassed in front of your classmates/colleagues,
you may get scolding from your parents or
you may think that you are not going to make it to IIM or any particular college this year.Just imagine that you have already got very pathetic marks in your mock and go through the whole feeling and it may help you to uncover your inner imbalances, ask the questions I mentioned above and get over them. It’s not a pleasant process every single time but it works well if you compare it to the things like “face your fear now” “now or never” or “do it anyway attitude”, this strategy works in the long term.
If you consciously practice this, it will help you out in dealing with exam stress in better way. Instead of getting into “panic” or “frenzied” mode, it will help you to concentrate on your exam and get better results.
.
This method is not a quick fix strategy so don’t expect magical results. I’m also learning this along with you.
By Sukrut http://mbakakeeda.com/let-go-of-exam-fear-and-anxiety/
let go of fear and anxiety of exam
Do you know, I get this question asked by a lot of people in my mails, Facebook and this question is not at all related to CAT preparation, it has nothing to do with any book, class, experts or test series.
But the question looks something looks like this
” I am very well prepared but at the time of actual exam but I get freaked out and can’t perform well. What can I do about it ?”
I tried to answer them in the best possible way I can but today I am going to go into the greater depth.
The main reason behind this concern is fear and anxiety of an exam.
Do you know, we attract what we are afraid of.
Did I mention, having higher IQ, lots of experience, tactics in your arsenal isn’t very important in the process of getting into a good B-school, excelling there, getting a satisfying and most fulfilling job ?
Then what’s more important ?
The answer lies inside your head. If you are not sorted out in your head, all your efforts go down the drain. You may get admit but your life will be a complete mess.
Let me share my personal example with you.
If you have read about my journey, you know that I have given CAT for 3 times. In case if you haven’t read it yet, read it here.
I had left my job to pursue CAT, so I had no job and I had everything to lose.
I was only focusing on my CAT preparation and I decided that I am going to get IIM calls this year anyhow, but as soon as some of my mock results started showing up , I started getting discouraged.
I started imagining what will happen if I fail again, my this year will be wasted again and I will have to hunt for the job again, that fear was continuously present in my mind even when I finally gave CAT.
On the day of CAT, I was so tensed about various things which were petty things including
What will happen if Alarm clock didn’t work ? (My CAT slot was in the morning)
What will happen if I don’t reach venue on time ?
What will happen if they reject my identity proof and send me back again ?
What will happen if my computer freezes ?
What will happen if I don’t get anything to do calculations ?
What will happen if I miss easy questions ?
What will happen if I get stuck on difficult questions ?
What will happen if I forget some important formula ?
Etc etc. Now if you have gone through any MBA entrance, you very well know, what I am talking about , but even though these issues seem very small at this moment, they tend to magnify at the moment of actual exam day.
Anything that we are afraid of happening, we actually have a subconscious desire for or expectation of happening.
Watch this video
Whatever I am going to say you will help you in dealing your fear and anxiety once and for all
Make yourself comfortable and focus inwardly.
Begin by bringing to mind something about which you feel afraid or anxious—you may want to start with something small—in order to see exactly what it is that you fear is going to happen.
Give yourself a moment to notice whether there is a strong feeling of fear at the moment, or a very light hint of fear. It doesn’t matter which it is—simply observe and welcome it.
Now ask yourself: “Could I let go of wanting/expecting this to happen?” The question might look silly but if you ask it again and again , you will soon discover that you will feel some difference and it might bring some imbalances, so hang on for a moment, I am going to give you a series of questions to release this fear.
“What is it that you’re afraid will happen?” “What is that you don’t want to happen ?” Now “Could you let go of wanting this to happen ?” Once you have gotten over the shock of the fact that you somehow want negative thing to happen, it’s very easy to let go of fear in that way.
For example , you are afraid that you will not perform well in Mock CAT, this fear has many aspects including
you will feel embarrassed in front of your classmates/colleagues,
you may get scolding from your parents or
you may think that you are not going to make it to IIM or any particular college this year.Just imagine that you have already got very pathetic marks in your mock and go through the whole feeling and it may help you to uncover your inner imbalances, ask the questions I mentioned above and get over them. It’s not a pleasant process every single time but it works well if you compare it to the things like “face your fear now” “now or never” or “do it anyway attitude”, this strategy works in the long term.
If you consciously practice this, it will help you out in dealing with exam stress in better way. Instead of getting into “panic” or “frenzied” mode, it will help you to concentrate on your exam and get better results.
.
This method is not a quick fix strategy so don’t expect magical results. I’m also learning this along with you.
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