How to stay motivated during the CAT preparation
Updated on 19th May 2023, 11:26 am
The CAT journey starts with a purpose, a goal, a desire to be better, and to prove yourself. Even though the goal is not easy to achieve, your motivation and belief can help you succeed. But why do we often need motivation for things like competitive exams, bodybuilding or even quitting smoking? Yet, why do we not need to be motivated to binge-watch OTTs, play online games, or just surf the net? The answer is elementary, IT’S HARD.
But what do you mean by HARD?? Usain Bolt holds a world record of 9.58 seconds for 100 mtrs, and what if we try to sprint 100 mtrs? It is difficult when in fact, it is not. It is only a collaboration of hard work & dedication connected by daily practice. So, someone like Bolt has what we call ‘Muscle Memory’. He has made the HARD easy for himself by doing something for a long time, over and over again. To that he has added technique, which sets him apart from others who have practiced hard too. So when you try to beat your best, you end up becoming unbeatable. And when others look at you/your performance, they will say it is HARD.
> Do not be the person who just dreams of good scores in CAT. Work for it. Enjoy the journey, the ride. Embrace the quality of work and the efforts you need to make it happen.
> You need to be smart about the preparation cycle and analyze your individual situation accordingly. Many a time students lose their motivation during the preparation as they follow someone else who cleared the test before or any tutor who has asked them to follow a certain routine. Do take the positives from them but tweak the journey according to your own situation to make your efforts more effective.
> Look at your strength, work on your weaknesses, and find the best time for you to study. Maybe you need more practice at some things that others don't or find your technique to do a question in a better or faster way. Once you start to see the result there is no looking back. Your previous day’s self will keep pushing your today’s self to be the motivation for your tomorrow’s self.
> Do keep track of your journey and analyze the things you wanted to cover by this time of the year. Your planning should not be overly optimistic, yet it should be sustainable to your individual condition. The consistency of your study comes with the embracement of good days and bad days. The idea is to ‘Bounce back’.
Will this blog do any good to you?
The answer to this question depends on how much you really want to see yourself in that position for which you started this journey in the first place. The motivation is parallel to consistency where you put out the effort every single day waiting to finally come out victorious above all odds.
All the best!!