As a test prep coach, my job is to create the conditions for my students to be great. The great ones take the advice and run. Others struggle to make progress. Attitude is the difference.
The great don’t see test prep as another obstacle to climb; instead, they view it as a unique opportunity to build their skills. According to Daniel Chambliss (author of The Mundanity of Excellence), “It is incorrect to believe that top athletes suffer great sacrifices to achieve their goals. Often, they don’t see what they do as sacrificial at all. They like it.”
The more students like the process, the better they’ll perform. I do my best to motivate students, but at the end of the day, only students who buy in will perform their best.
How bad do you want it?