So the SATs are this weekend. Are you doing all you can to get yourself in the right frame of mind? By now, you’ve done just about as much as you can to study for the exam. You have spent the last few months, or for some of you, past couple of years, learning new […]
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In a recent article by Kathy Haight in the Charlotte Observer, two SAT students piped in about how they obtained such high scores on the SAT. If you are one of our students at Academics Plus, or have used our SAT book How to Ace the SAT Without Losing Your Cool, some of their advice […]
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I think we can all relate to feelings of fatigue and overwhelm. And I’m sure we’ve all resorted, or at least wanted to resort, to quick fixes, to help us through. For students these days, the quick fix can often come in the form of prescription medications and energy drinks. However, these solutions are not […]
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Posted in Personal Development on Apr 17th, 2008
Here is your fifth and final installment of Jack Canfield’s article, Visualize and Affirm Your Desired Outcomes: A Step-by-Step Guide. Look back at the previous blogs for the introduction to, and the earlier installments of, this series.
Visualize and Affirm Your Desired Outcomes: A Step-by-Step Guide
Expect Results
Through writing down your goals, using the power of visualization […]
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Posted in Personal Development on Apr 15th, 2008
Here is your fourth installment of Jack Canfield’s article, Visualize and Affirm Your Desired Outcomes: A Step-by-Step Guide. Look back at the previous blogs for the introduction to, and the earlier installments of, this series.
Visualize and Affirm Your Desired Outcomes: A Step-by-Step Guide
Index Cards
We practice a similar discipline every day. We each have a list […]
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Posted in Personal Development on Apr 14th, 2008
Here is your third installment of Jack Canfield’s article, Visualize and Affirm Your Desired Outcomes: A Step-by-Step Guide. Look back at the previous blogs for the introduction to, and the earlier installments of, this series.
Visualize and Affirm Your Desired Outcomes: A Step-by-Step Guide
Create Goal Pictures
Another powerful technique is to create a photograph or picture of […]
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Posted in Personal Development on Apr 11th, 2008
Here is your second installment of Jack Canfield’s article, Visualize and Affirm Your Desired Outcomes: A Step-by-Step Guide: Look back at yesterday’s blog for the introduction to, and the first installment of, this series.
Visualize and Affirm Your Desired Outcomes: A Step-by-Step Guide
Mental Rehearsal
Athletes call this visualization process “mental rehearsal,” and they have been using it […]
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Posted in Personal Development on Apr 10th, 2008
At Academics Plus, we are big proponents of the use of visualization. My sister and co-founder, Michele and I use it all the time and we encourage our students, friends, and family to use it too. We try our best to pass on to others the reasons we like to use it and the benefits […]
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Here is the continuation of the interview with Jim Taylor Ph.D.
Dr. Taylor answers a multitude of questions on a variety of topics including teen stress, academic success and successful parenting techniques. We’ve broken the interview up into sections and will be posting a few of the questions and answers every day. So, stay tuned…
Our goal […]
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