PASSING PERFORMANCE

85.7% PASS RATE*

Stress Reduction & Mind Enhancement training

“ I Knew All The Answers, But My Mind Went Blank”...

--If you experience problems in memory retention and retrieval, if you have a lot of interfering “mind chatter,” or if you have difficulty in focusing on the task at hand and formulating your thoughts quickly during exam taking, then you could be suffering from over stress and performance anxiety which will undermine your ability to pass the bar exam and prevent you from achieving your goals in life.

--Trying to “cram” relaxation techniques will not work. This is counter productive and any relaxation techniques you may learn will not be fully effective for you when you need it most during your exam. Just like you need to study and take practice exams to build up familiarity and knowledge, it is important to learn and practice stress reduction skills and mind-body “interfacing” techniques over a period of time so they become second nature to you and effective upon command for the big test.

--Psychologists find that over-attention to well-learned performances may make things worse ("choking" under pressure). However, training that way may actually improve performance under pressure. See Recent Medical News links below under, "Why To We Choke Under Pressure," for an article published by the American Psychological Association.

--Learning how to desensitize your triggers to anxiety early on in your educational process can improve your learning potential and your performance when under pressure.

--This is why Passing Performance offers a 5-week “Total Mind-Relax Integration” Class, in order to provide students with the optimum amount of time for boosting confidence, alleviating fear and anxiety and integrating a new skill and technique into your study habits and exam taking. If you are a person that runs a lot of worry and anxiety over taking exams, then you simply cannot wait to the last minute to learn how to relax. Includes an optional FREE 6th bonus class for those wanting additional reinforcement of the material learned.

Coming soon is the Passing Performance Audio Course & Workbook, a home study program.

*Since course has been developed in 2003. Results vary. This is not a guarantee that any *Since course has been developed in 2003. Results vary. This is not a guarantee that any particular student will pass the Bar Exam.

TESTIMONIALS

"I felt an inner calmness and focus that I had never experienced before during an exam. I believe the Passing Performance training was the extra edge I needed to perform my best." Rachel P., Passing Student, June, 2004.

"Even though my computer broke down the first day of the exam, utilizing the Passing Performance tools and techniques, I was able to regain my inner calm and stay focused enough to pass the exam."
Fabiola M.R. Passing Student, June, 2004

"The techniques I learned from Dianne helped me during the exam when I got nervous to become calm again and be able to focus on the test. I also apply the techniques in other situations now, at work, in the car etc. I especially recommend having a session the day before the exam."
Petra K., Passing Student, February, 2005

5-Week Passing Performance Course:

Week 1 - Into Mind-Body Connection. Learn Basic Relaxation Technique.
Week 2 - Desensitizing Worse Case Fears. Grounding Positive Change.
Week 3 - Identifying Underlying Barriers That "Trigger" Panic.
Week 4 - Exploring Deeper Levels of Relaxation & Visualization
Week 5 - Dual Sensory Re-Programming Technique .
Week 6 - Integrating Outer & Inner Cooperation for Success.

3-Day "Mind-Relax" Class Passing Performance Course:

Day 1 - Into Mind-Body Connection. Learn Basic Relaxation Technique.
Day 2 - Desensitizing Worse Case Fears. Grounding Positive Change.
Day 3 - Dual Sensory Re-Programming Technique

Private Sessions are 1 ½ hours in length and provide personal attention to your specific needs and areas of concern. For best results plan on scheduling one session per week over 3 - 6 weeks in advance of your exam date.

* 20% Discount To PMBR Students *

THE LATEST MEDICAL NEWS ON ANXIETY, STRESS &
MIND PERFORMANCE

--Reducing Test Anxiety Leads to Better Performance as students throughout the state prepare to take their tests, they undoubtedly will feel some added anxiety. Some of that anxiety is good, University of South Florida experts say, but too much can have a detrimental effect on test performance.

--Why Do We Choke Under Pressure?

--Psychologists find that over-attention to well-learned performances may make things worse ("choking" under pressure). However, training that way may actually improve performance under pressure.
"This suggests that adapting to an environment where one is forced to attend to performance from the initial stages of learning," says Beilock, "may provide immunization against the negative effects of performance pressure."

--Importance of Sleep to Memory Consolidation & Task Performance

--Harvard Medical School researchers have found that people who stay up all
night after learning and practicing a new task show little improvement in their performance. And the study suggests that no amount of sleep on the following two nights can make up for the toll taken by the initial all-nighter.
(Nature Neuroscience, 12-00)

Tips for Combating Test Anxiety

--You've studied, memorized, recited and repeated everything you've learned from class. But on exam day your mind goes blank.

Doctor's Advice: Meditation to Soothe Mind and Body

--Stressed? Fatigued? Your doctor may recommend a daily dose of meditation.