| It was just another day for Sandy when she picked | | | | was a limiting internal strategy in action. |
| her daughter up at school. Immediately she knew | | | | When Sandy "thought" she was falling behind the other |
| something wasn't right, so she asked her 9 yr old, | | | | kids in a test it triggered the limiting internal strategy. |
| "Beth, what's wrong?" Beth looked up and said, "We | | | | That thought led to toxic internal dialog, "I'm so stupid!!", |
| had a test today and I freaked out!" Sandy didn't have | | | | which in turn led to her feeling pretty bad about herself. |
| to ask how well she did. She knew it was bad | | | | Unfortunately, she looped it back to more toxic dialog. |
| because this wasn't the first time. | | | | This loop continued until she "freaked out". |
| That's when it hit Sandy. The Maryland School | | | | Symptoms of a limiting internal strategy: |
| Assessment (MSA) test was next week and her | | | | * Freezing up during test |
| daughter had to do well. I mean her whole academic | | | | * "Losing" all the answers during a test |
| life depended on it. No pressure here. | | | | * Getting stuck on a question but unable to let go and |
| A common misconception is that this is a case of not | | | | move on to the next question |
| knowing how to study for tests. So the solution that | | | | * Paralyzing Anxiety |
| most parents and schools implement is a course on | | | | If we want our kids to do better in school we have to |
| how to be a better tester. But something deeper | | | | look for ways to identify and transform limiting internal |
| actually is going on. Every human being has an internal | | | | strategy. This will allow kids to test better so they can |
| set of process that run the show. They are referred | | | | reduce their stress level and get further ahead. |
| to as internal strategy. What Sandy was experiencing | | | | |