The Mind Over Bar Course

Law school teaches you to think like a great lawyer. The Mind Over Bar Course teaches you to perform like one.

You have three years and big money invested in your legal education. To make it pay off, you must perform under pressure.  You must pass.

Passing the bar requires more than just study time. Without sharp focus under pressure, fast recall, and strong mental stamina, all of your hard work could be wasted on test day.

The Mind Over Bar Course uses sports psychology, cutting edge brain research, and mindfulness techniques to give you the tools and mental skills you need to perform and pass.

  • Learn to clear your mind anytime
  • Conquer common study challenges like overwhelm and procrastination
  • Overcome test day obstacles like blanking and anxiety
  • Reduce the effects of stress on your mind and body

The Mind Over Bar Course can help you pass any state bar exam.  Combine Mind Over Bar with a traditional bar course or tutor and give yourself a powerful edge. Don’t take chances with your success, get the skills you need to pass.

On-Demand Lectures

All lectures are available streaming on-demand.

1. The Bar and Your Life

A clouded mind can hinder learning and test taking. In this lecture we teach you to clear your mind and provide tools that will improve your bar mental state instantly.

  • Learn how your memory works and why people blank on tests
  • Balance the bar, stress, and your life to avoid burnout
  • Understand mindfulness, visualization, and other useful tricks

2. Bar Jedi Skills

To pass, you need skills. You need to become a focused master at studying and test taking, aka a “Bar Jedi.”

  • Work with your thoughts and feelings in a new way
  • Use your body to change your thoughts
  • Reset and focus yourself anytime

3. Studying: Quality over Quantity

Thoughts and emotions can get in the way of effective studying. Learn to enter a flow state to learn and recall more information in less time.

  • Work with your inner world in a new way
  • Dramatically improve your productivity
  • Learn why you get distracted or obsessive when you study

4. Working with Negative Thoughts & Emotions

Judgment, perfectionism, and self-criticism can run your life during bar study and cause burnout. Learn to confront and work with these negative thoughts.

  • Understand why you are always judging yourself
  • Learn how perfectionism and self-criticism hinder bar study
  • Conquer your “inner judge” – that little voice that won’t leave you alone

5. Meet Your Challenger: Test Taking

When the clock runs down, you need to be prepared. Learn tools and tricks to help you handle anything on test day.

  • Gain razor sharp focus during tests, no matter what
  • Calm yourself in the face of fear, panic, or unexpected circumstances
  • Prepare strategic attack plans for each subject and test type

Mind Over Bar Workbook

You will also receive the Mind Over Bar Workbook. The workbook contains tips, exercises and reminders to help you integrate the course material.

Mind Over Bar Audio Recordings

In addition to the workbook, you will also receive the Mind Over Bar Audio Recordings to help you integrate the practices taught in this course. Each track is short and is easily uploaded to music players so that you can practice these skills anytime.

Includes 4 tracks:

1. 3-Part Breath – A breathing exercise to calm your nervous system
2. Body Scan – Learning to be present and calm your body                                      
3. The PB&J Method – Leading you through the Bar Jedi practice.
4. Visualize Passing – Visualization exercise for test preparation.

Student Forums

It takes a village. When you purchase the course you will instantly have access to our student forums. Through the forums, ask questions to course leader Lauren Firestein and interact with other bar takers to share stories, problems, strategies and ideas.

40% Discount on Private Coaching

When you sign up for the Mind Over Bar Exam Course, you will receive a 40% discount on all private coaching sessions with Lauren Firestein. Private coaching may be done via the phone or skype, and is a very efficient and effective way to develop personal strategies for overcoming any mental obstacles to performance. Private coaching sessions, regularly $75 an hour, are only $45 per hour for Mind Over Bar students.

 

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