CRUSH THE EPPP

Reduce your stress. Perform at your best. Earlybird special pricing until Sept 15

Course Description

CRUSH THE EPPP is the only comprehensive course to supply performance tools—specifically how to stay calm, confident and focused when studying for and taking the EPPP. Stress hurts performance. CRUSH THE EPPP will show you how to reduce your stress so you can perform at your best on test day. This is a master class in top performance.

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6 hours of content

Six self-paced sessions covering how to stay calm, confident and focused when studying for and taking the EPPP
Short, to-the-point video lessons

Six sessions are divided into short, topic-specific, lessons for ease of use
Bonus content

Bonus content for additional aid in passing the EPPP

In this course you will learn

We will cover useful tools and techniques to help you on your way to passing the EPPP

The nine tools for staying calm, confident and focused
Best practices for studying and reviewing test material
How to analyze your answers on practice tests
Best practices for taking the test

Testimonial

“I was very anxious about the EPPP. A lot depended on my passing it. My EPPP course didn’t help reduce my anxiety, or give me tools when I lost confidence. Dr. B course did all that and more: by the time I took the exam I was ready. And I passed! Dr. B is the real deal.”

EPPP Coaching Student

Course curriculum

1. 1. What we will cover in Session 1
  FREE PREVIEW
2. 2. How to pass the EPPP
  FREE PREVIEW
3. 3. The foundation for top performance
  FREE PREVIEW
4. 4. Pillar 1: How stress affects performance
  FREE PREVIEW
5. 5. What is "stress"? The conventional definition
6. 6. Pillar 2: Dr. B's new definition of stress
7. 7. What does "disconnection" mean?
8. 8. Pillar 3: The 3-legged stool. A sturdy platform for top performance
9. 9. Bernstein Performance Inventory (BPI): A self-diagnostic tool
10. 11. Pillar 4: Awareness and tools
11. 10. Scoring the BPI
12. Time for a Quiz!
13. 12. A brief overview of the Calm leg
14. 13. What you need to do (homework! 😉)
15. 14. Looking ahead to Session 2
16. FAQ'S for Session 1
1. 1. Introduction: A personal story
2. 2. What we will cover in Session 2
3. 3. Accepting challenge: The EPPP and in life
4. 4. You must practice!
5. 5. Review: The four pillars of performance theory
6. 6. The "Calm Leg": Introduction
7. 7. The "Calm Leg": Cultivating your awareness; Calm tool #1 (Breathing)
8. 8. A useful technique: 3 point breathing
9. 9. Calm tool #2: Grounding
10. 10. Be present: Combine breathing and grounding
11. 11. Calm tool #3: Sensing
12. 12. Your nervous system and resting your eyes
13. 13. Three techniques for resting your eyes
14. 14. Staying connected through using the tools
15. 15. How to stop worrying
16. 16. Summing up: Staying connected in the body, being present
17. 17. Introducing the FAQ's
18. 18. Preparing for the next session
19. 19. Conclusion
20. FAQ's for Session 2
1. 1. Overview: Session 3
2. 2. Quiz!
3. 3. Review: To pass the EPPP
4. 4. Review: the 4 pillars for top performance
5. 5. Introduction to audio exercise #1
6. 6. Audio Exercise #1: Reviewing the Calm Tools
7. 7. When you think of the EPPP...
8. 8. Introduction to the Confidence Tools
9. 9: Building awareness: Your negative sentences
10. 10. What is "Confidence"?
11. 11. Overview: the tools for remaining confident
12. 12. The 3 tools to remain confident (Audio Exercise #2)
13. 13. Confidence Tool #1: Confiding in your best self
14. 14. Confidence Tool #2: Receiving the reflection of your best self
15. 15. Confidence Tool #3: Envisioning the small manageable steps
16. 17. Using the Confidence Tools
17. 18. Analyzing your answers during practice
18. 19. Introduction to audio exercise: Review of eye exercises
19. 20. Audio exercise: Reviewing the 3 exercises for resting your eyes
20. 21. Looking ahead to Session 4
21. 21. Concluding remarks
22. FAQs for Session 3
1. 1. Overview: Session 4
2. 2. To Pass the EPPP: Quiz #1
3. 3. Review: What you need to pass the EPPP
4. 4. Reviewing the Calm Tools and....another Quiz! (😩)
5. 5. The 3 Tools for Calming Down (Quiz #2)
6. 6. Reviewing the Calm Tools: Introduction
7. 7. Reviewing the Calm Tools: Audio Exercise
8. 8. Review of Confidence Tools: Introduction
9. 9. Review of the Confidence Tools: Audio Exercise
10. 10. Review of the 4 Pillars for Top Performance
11. 11. The Focus leg: Why is it connected with the spirit?
12. 12. Defining “Focus”
13. 13: What are your distractions?
14. 14. Do you Procrastinate?
15. 15. Introduction to the Focus tools
16. 16: The 3 tools for staying focused: audio exercise
17. 17. The Focus tools: explained
18. 18. Analyzing answers: a review
19. 19. Getting ready for Session 5
20. FAQs for Session 4
1. 1. Welcome to Session 5: Overview
2. 2. Review: What you need to do to pass the EPPP
3. 3. Review of Focus: Cultivating your awareness
4. 4. Review: The 3 Tools for Staying Focused (Audio Exercise)
5. 5. Focus Tools: A Review
6. 6. How to manage your time
7. 7. How to study and review
8. 8. Making up your study schedule
9. 10. Analyzing your answers
10. 9. Practicing
11. 11. Review: Calm Tools and Confidence Tools
12. 12. Review of the Four Pillars for Top Performance on the EPPP
13. 13. Looking ahead to the Session 6
14. 14. On the road to being your best
15. FAQs for Session 5
1. 1. Session 6: Overview
2. 2. Getting solid on content (introduction)
3. 3. How to prioritize your studying
4. 4. Taking practice tests
5. 5. Integrating the tools
6. 6. Stay in the present
7. 7. During the test (practicing and on test day)
8. 8. Analyzing your answers in detail
9. 9. The week before the test
10. 10. On test day
11. 11. Two vital pieces of information
12. 12. Circle of Light (Audio Exercise)
13. 13. Remember your goal
14. 14. Accept, Grow, Serve
15. FAQs for Session 6
1. Links for ready reference
1. Take a break from studying!
2. Do you have test anxiety?
3. How test anxiety affects your performance
4. Where are you on the stress-performance curve?
5. Two ways to study: Sally and Judy
6. How to stay calm
7. What is "confidence"?
8. How to stay confident
9. How to stay focused
10. The 3 phases of test anxiety

About this course

$295.00
124 lessons
6.5 hours of video content

Free book when you enroll

Crush Your Test Anxiety

Each course participant receives a hard copy of Dr. B’s book Crush Your Test Anxiety

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Your Instructor

Dr. Ben Bernstein, Ph.D

Performance Psychologist

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Dr. Ben Bernstein (“Dr. B”) is a licensed psychologist who specializes in the effect of stress on performance. The author of four books, Dr. B has created The Bernstein Performance Model, a scientifically driven, evidence-based training program in reducing stress and improving performance. His clients include Olympic athletes, CEOs, prize-winning actors and writers, dentists, parents, and many people, of all ages, who have performance issues on tests. His book, Crush Your Test Anxiety, was #1 in its category on Amazon. One reviewer called Dr. B “a brilliant psychologist.” Dr. Ben Bernstein was the recipient of the 2023 Bowdoin College Distinguished Educator Award. Dr. Ben Bernstein was the recipient of the 2023 Distinguished Educator Award

CRUSH THE EPPP

Course Description

6 hours of content

Short, to-the-point video lessons

Bonus content

In this course you will learn

Testimonial

Course curriculum

Getting Started

Session 1: Course Overview and the Foundation for Top Performance

Session 2: How to Calm Down

Session 3: How to Remain Confident

Session 4: How to Stay Focused

Session 5: Best Methods for Studying and Practicing

Session 6: Preparing for Test Day