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Building Better Habits of Thinking

Articles about how champions in every field use their beliefs to make themselves better at what they do.

The Bigger Opportunity

Transform SAT/ACT Struggles into Lifelong Success

Building Better Habits of Feeling

Articles about how champions in every field use their emotions to make themselves better at what they do.

Building Better Habits of Learning

Articles focused on helping you learn how to master any game of skill.

Mastering School Subjects

Learn a better approach to your more challenging classes.

Mastering the SAT and ACT

Learn a better approach to practicing for the SAT and ACT.

Overcoming Test Anxiety

Learn a better approach to pressure situations so you can always play your best game.

Parents, These Are For You

Steve and Tom offer advice on how to support your teenagers as they strive to improve themselves.

Student Case Studies

Lessons we've learned from working with certain students over the years.

Testimonials

A collection of thank-you notes from our students and parents that we've held onto over the years.

The Bigger Opportunity Posts

Transform SAT/ACT Struggles into Lifelong Success

Late Bloomer (Part 4)

Brandy learns how to succeed.

Late Bloomer (Part 3)

Your teenager can turn this challenge into an opportunity for success -- not just on the SAT or ACT, but for life.

Late Bloomer (Part 2)

If your teenager has not yet succeeded in school, it suggests above all that they have not yet learned how to use their potential.

Late Bloomer (Part 1)

Is your teenager a late bloomer: a capable young person who has not yet succeeded in school?

Heal Math Wounds (Part 5)

The opportunity for your teenager to transform their struggle with the SAT / ACT into a training experience that can help them build habits for lifelong success.

Heal Math Wounds (Part 4)

Jonah's new approach that lead him to success

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Close the Gap (Part 4)

Heather transforms struggles into success

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Close the Gap (Part 3)

The big reason for the mismatch between students' grades and test scores is that getting great grades and scoring high on standardized tests are two different games.

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Close the Gap (Part 2)

Recognize that the classroom and the big test are two different games, and to set about mastering their new game!

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Close the Gap (Part 1)

Is your teenager a great student who happens to be bad on big tests?

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Master Test Anxiety (Part 6)

Thinking bigger, self-confidence, learning mastery -- all add up to unlocked potential for your teenager.

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Master Test Anxiety (Part 5)

Let's see how Meghan learned to handle pressure.