Mental preparation for competitive public service exams

The challenges of Conservatorio de Andalucía are nearing and more and more people come to consult to work with their mental preparations. In this process that's a serious race, they can play bad after demand and perfectionism, leading to emotions that far from being useful to continue with the study, they paralyze you.

That's what I have to say. 3 objetivos they demand more at sessions with opposition and opposition.

Organize study time and set realistic targets

When we talk about organizing study time, we mean to establish objetivos focused on time that will be dedicated to both daily and weekly study and not to the number of topics that will be dedicated to it. It's important to highlight this difference because on many occasions, the goals are created according to the topics that you think will give you time to study in the day, organizing the week according to the number of topics you want to study. Not taking into account the Rest time necessary for concentration, learning and memorization to be optimal. Nor the time that will be dedicated to the study allowing you time for yourself.

Being realistic, we continue to have lives during the preparation of the exams and we have to take this into account when organizing the time we can dedicate to them. This will help you prevent future frustrations from failing to achieve the unattainable goals set.

Management of emotions while preparing

During the study, emotional management is crucial to achieving optimal concentration. Sometimes, we can be visited by emotions such as fear, anxiety and frustration, which are not to our liking. These emotions have a function, they indicate that something is happening. During sessions we discover what is the reason that generates these emotions, and in many cases it is the way we have of talking to ourselves, from self-criticism and self-demand, putting aside self-compassion. Once we discover what generates that emotion, we seek the necessary resources to manage it.

To mentally prepare the tests

When we mentally prepare for the tests, we put ourselves in the different scenarios that we think can occur and/or that we fear and seek the resources that can be used in each of them. To do this, we use techniques such as visualization, dramatization, relaxation techniques, quiet place, among others.