E37: Listen to this Exam Motivation & Set your Mind for Success

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Welcome to Episode 37 of FTCE Seminar, a teacher certification podcast. I'm your host, Mercedes Musto. Welcome back. In today's episode, we'll be talking about positive self-talk before taking the test. Have you ever listened to the voice inside your head that whispered, what if I fail or I can't do this? That's right. We are diving into your thought life with powerful words and motivation.

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I want to share with you something. I used to really be critical. I mean really critical of myself, but I've changed. I've changed. And today, how I talk to myself every morning is different. To be honest, I had to unlearn negative self-talk and relearn how to be my own coach, teacher, and friend. Maybe you're like this too.

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You can listen to this motivation before you study, before you take the actual test, or just on the daily to improve your thought life. Let's get started. Positive self-talk. To all the students out there listening, I want you to take a moment to visualize your own success. See yourself graduating from college,

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see yourself passing the big test, picture yourself smiling. I want you to see it clearly in your mind's eye. The goal that you have set for yourself to achieve. Feel excited about your goal. It's yours. This is your goal. This is your dream. This is yours. Be all in. Make a commitment to be all in and show all the way up every day. In my life, I have three rules. Wake up, be awesome, repeat. That's wake up, be awesome, repeat. Here's the thing, the thing about goals and dreams in

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life, there's going to be challenges, there will be hard times to overcome, there will be tests. And when those days come, and when those challenges present themselves, lean in, pick up the pace and commit with grit to the grind. Because success doesn't just fall in our laps. It's earned through grit and grind. It's earned through time and work. If you want to be good at something, you got to put in the time. If you want to be great at something, you've got to put in the time. I know it's not easy. There will be challenges along the way, late night studying, moments of self-doubt, setbacks beyond your control.

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The hard times didn't come to stay. The hard times came to pass. Don't give up on your dream. Don't give up on your goal. Don't give up on yourself. It's not the challenge that breaks you. It's the challenge that makes you. Don't give up on your dream.

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Don't give up on your goal. Don't give up on yourself. Is the challenge you're facing today your thought life? Do you tell yourself you're not good enough? You're not gonna make it? You've got to say no to negative self-talk and yes to a new way of thinking. You've gotta unlearn those old ways of thinking

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and relearn a positive mindset right now, right now. Say out loud, I've got a dream, I've got a goal, I can do this. I know you are listening. I know you've put in the long hours and hard work. You've put in the time, the effort, the commitment. I want you to have an athlete's mindset toward an academic goal.

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Hit the home run, score the touchdown, pass the test. You are ready. You are ready now, go out there, achieve your dream, conquer your goal, and show all the way up for yourself because you are worth it. Powerful, powerful stuff. Until next time, keep studying hard, keep pushing forward, and keep believing in yourself.

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You've got this. This is your host, Mercedes Maso. Join me again on FTCE Seminar, a teacher certification podcast. This podcast was recorded at the Pickens Multimedia Studio at the University of West Florida. This podcast is listener supported. Contributions can be made via the listener support link on Spotify, or you

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can buy me a copy at ftceseminar.com.

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