Why GAMSAT is like the anti-vaxer at a party
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I’ve been going pretty hard with the intensity of my emails lately.
So the only thing left to do is…
Ramp. IT. UP. BAE-BEY!!!
Ok, jk.
Lol
It’s been pretty hardcore…
(And don’t get me wrong, there’s more where that came from! In fact, as I type this there’s another email – which is mostly written – right below it and it’s probably the most intense one I’ve written… ever)
But today… We’re going to take a different approach.
Maybe it’s the perfect spring weather here on the Sunshine Coast…
Maybe it’s a side-effect of my first Pfizer shot…(we’re a bit slow here in QLD and not just generally in the coconut)
Maybe it’s that my Head Tutor showed me a sample lesson plan for the upcoming S3 lecture series we’re doing in the Bootcamp, maybe it’s that we’ve got a new Student Support Coach starting next week, or none of the above…
(It’s pro’bly the two coffees I’ve had today)
Either way,
GAMSAT study doesn’t have to be a struggle, guys.
“What?!”
Lol
Yep.
You heard it here first: Dr Tom’s finally lost his marbles.
But seriously,
You don’t have to suffer for it.
I’m not saying it’s easy or that you can get a high score ‘overnight’.
Sure, it’s hard and will take work.
And… so is pushing yourself at the gym, and I love that shyt.
I’m one of those weirdos who find it…
Pleasurable.
It’s strange to think about, right?
Exerting yourself beyond where you’re comfortable, sweating bullets, being out of breath, having shaky legs afterwards…
And feeling great doing it.
I don’t see it as a burden or a chore.
I actually look forward to it (mostly). There are days I don’t, but mostly I do.
And the more I do it, the better it gets.
So what’s the difference between me and someone who hates the gym?
Dunno…
Who knows how those wackos think 😉
Lol
But,
If I were to hazard a guess I’d say it’s because:
1 – I think about it differently.
(Strengthening my bones through exercise means I can go snowboarding, it feels amazing to be able to move comfortably and with strength, I focus on the progress, I feel great about myself after doing it.)
2 – I eased myself into it.
(I started light and built from there. To many people punish themselves by going too hard too soon)
3 – I had support.
(Exercise Physiologist who gave me the programs and showed me how to do it all. Which btw if free if you get a health care plan from ya GP)
4 – I turned it into a habit so now I feel weird if I don’t go.
(I sent an email about how to form good habits to my Bootcampers earlier this week. Habits are like the ‘secret source’ to achieving pretty much anything you want).
And,
5 – The more I see progress, the better I feel about it and myself, and the more I want to do it.
Put all that together – as well as the other aspects I’m probably forgetting right now – and you’ve got…
A recipe for enjoying something that many people suffer through and avoid like an anti-vaxer at a party.
(I think it’s about time for another link, don’t you. Here’s one to the live online training I’m doing about writing killer GAMSAT essays)
In that same way,
GAMSAT study isn’t some kind of burden placed upon you by the Gods of Achievement.
A punishment you have to suffer through to ‘become someone.’
And studying for it doesn’t have to be either.
If you’re using just about any excuse to not study, then you’re probably seeing GAMSAT study as a punishment.
For example,
One of my beloved Bootcampers made a boo-boo last week.
She didn’t study much because it was her “birthday week”
I mean, seriously!
Firstly,
When did a birthDAY turn into a birthWEEK?
(admittedly, my wife does this and it drives me bonkers)
And secondly,
How much of a burden is it to work towards fulfilling your dreams, having the life you’ve always wanted and becoming a fugkin’ great doctor?
To me it sounds like a gift I’d give myself for my birthday.
Birthweek? Sounds like an excuse to study, to me.
Maybe I’m the weird one… (yes, definitely)
It comes down to how you see GAMSAT, just like my gym example I gave above.
Is it a burden, a chore, a pain?
Or is it an opportunity, the next step towards your dreams, and a gift to you and your whole family?
Something you can ease into, get help with, do right, see progress, and something you feel fugkin’ great about the more you do because it’s only bringing you closer to being a mother-plucking doctor.
“Rahhhh!!!” Goes the crowd as they jump out of their seats and applaud this brilliant point.
*clears throat*
Sorry, what were we saying? Oh yeah…
More:
There’s a big difference between something being challenging versus you suffering through it.
I had these mentors a few years ago who were brilliant and taught me a lot but they saw life as one big challenge to be suffered through.
And if you weren’t suffering then you clearly weren’t trying hard enough which meant that you were pretty much a worthless bum.
And it worked for a while.
It pushed us to do incredible things.
But it was exhausting and made life…
Miiiiisssserable.
And then one day it hit us…
Yeah, you’re going to be challenged as you grow and push yourself…
It may even be hard.
But it doesn’t have to be suffering.
You can enjoy doing hard things and being challenged.
It can even be…. wait for it….
FUN.
Look at Richard Branson.
He’s done incredible things in his life, helped millions of people through his Philanthropy and businesses,
And he’s having a grand old time.
We went on Safari with him a few years ago and it’s true – he’s a happy mofo.
So with that said,
You can choose how you see this journey into medical school and that choice can potentially be the difference between achieving it and saying its something you tried once.
And on that note…
(it’s time for the final link in today’s marathon-length musing)
If you want GAMSAT study to be enjoyable, you want to see progress, and significantly increase your chances of it being a success…
Then check out my next live online training right here, my fine-feathered friend.
Cheers,
Dr “Let’s do this” Tom
P.S. As with all the live sessions I’ve been doing, this one is also on the chopping block.
Things are changing here at PassGAMSAT.
We’re upleveling and this may be the last time you can see this training on the essay sections.
So come along or don’t, either way, you’ve been warned.
