Hey y'all! Here is the FOURTH episode of the TBQJ vlog series! Had such a fun time filming this one - you can probably tell I was a little excited :P. Enjoy! Oh, by the way, you will see that this vlog looks a little different than the previous three vlogs. That's because the editor I was using got discontinued, and so I'm using a different one now. But don't worry, we're gonna take this in our stride and make the TBQJ Vlogs better than ever! If you're kind of at a loss for where to start, here are some of my favorite passages on this topic that you can check out:
I hope that you all have a fantastic weekend! Also, shout out to all our friends at the Rogers Invitational quiz this weekend - good luck to everyone! I love you guys - you know the drill: keep on quizzing and living victoriously! <3 Keep calm and quiz on (and out)! Your fellow quizzer, Mallory
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Hey guys! I have an awesome post planned for today, but before we get into that I would like to make a HUGE announcement... Our brand new RESOURCE LIBRARY is now available!! As you can tell, I'm pretty excited about this launch :P. You can get more information about this on our new "Free Resources" page, but for now, here's what you need to know: The TBQJ Resource Library is completely FREE, and full of valuable and nicely-formatted workbooks, worksheets, checklists, cheatsheets, and more! Also, it is a growing library - that means that I'm adding new resources and tools to it as often as I can! I wanted to create this resource library for several reasons. Some of which, are...
Like I said, I believe that the tools already in this resource library (and the tools still yet to come) have the ability to totally revolutionize your quiz experience. Before I wrap up this section, I just wanted to thank everyone in the Newsletter tribe for being SO supportive (they get to find out about the new TBQJ extensions ahead of time). The response to this has already been so amazing, and I want to make sure that y'all know how much I really appreciate that! But that's WAY enough plugging for one post - let's get into the actual subject for today! :P As you can see from the title, we're going to be talking about pulling off a killer comeback. To have a comeback, you obviously have to have something to "come back" from, right? And that's okay - it's okay to fall down, because you get back up afterwards. (I actually just wrote a whole post on "falling down", if you'd like to read some more about that: The #1 Steppingstone To Success). In addition, there's all different types and sizes of comebacks. They can be in regard to any area of life (schoolwork, relationships, productivity, creativity, etc..), and they can be over any amount of time. One of your comebacks may take three months, and another one may take three days - both of these can be totally acceptable and healthy! Let's talk for a minute about why comebacks are so cool (and fun!). Hopefully, after reading these things you'll be totally motivated to pull off your own comeback, if you're in line for one! After that, I'm gonna share with you what I think is the cornerstone to each and every comeback - so stay tuned.
When we fall down, make a mistake, fail, it can be really discouraging! Sometimes it can make us feel like "I can't do anything right", but that's obviously not true. Even so, there's something inside of us that says, "Oh no? Then prove it." and it's hard to be satisfied until we actually do prove it. It brings us a sense of being right, stronger than whatever make you fall down in the first place, and it just overall improves our confidence. I really enjoy this part of pulling off a killer comeback.
This is also a very fun part of it. I don't think it ever gets old to really surprise people, in any area of life - but this also gives you a sense of pride (hopefully a humble kind) to make a comeback that others can see. Obviously this is kind of similar to the sense of pride we get whenever we accomplish anything, but it just feels 10x better when you're overcoming a setback - am I right?
Coming back from a failure is hard - it's really hard! In addition to all the work that you had to do to get to the good place you were at before the setback, you have to fight against the doubt that you can't do it again. If you're anything like me, that doubt can be stronger than the initial doubt that you can do it at all. Overcoming your fears and doubts is vital if you want to make a strong comeback, and sustain it. Doubts and fears come when the setback has gotten into your head - that's why quick turn arounds are so powerful, when you just "shake it off". Even though it's small, having a really good round directly after having a really bad round is one of my favorite kinds of comebacks!
Commitment is a hard thing - a lot of problems are created when people don't commit to things, and people can get hurt. But I'm not talking about commitment to anything other than quizzing. How bad do you want to succeed in it? It has to have a secure place in your priorities box. Chances are that we've all been around long enough to see quizzers come and go - they might have even been really good at quizzing, and placed well, and been excited about it. But for some reason they decided to up and stop it all together, and you probably won't see them again. Why is that? Because they forgot why they committed to quizzing - and that's honestly pretty sad to me, because I've seen and experienced first hand how much good TBQ can do for a person. So when you pull of your comeback, you can be proud and satisfied in the fact that you didn't shrink back in the face of failure - you overcame it! And that's pretty awesome, I gotta say. Earlier in this post, I told you I was going to share with you what I believe is imperative to each and every comeback. So here it is. I've been wanting to write a post on this very subject for a while (and I'll probably give it it's own post in the future), but it's not a matter of ability. I'll say it again. If you want to make a comeback, there's no question as to IF you can do it. Nothing in life is a matter of ability (unless you want to operate in someone else's God-given gifts, of course). Like I mentioned in my post "Tips For Making a Regional Team", until you get that lens of "I don't know if I can do this" taken off, you'll be the one and only person holding you back. So put that lens away, and instead look through the lens that says "Yeah I can!". You didn't really think that I was going to drop the whole resource library thing, did you? Haha, nope! Guess what? I made a special workbook that will help you do just what I've been talking about! Go ahead and click the button below to snag your copy ( + full and unrestricted access to my entire library)! I hope that you guys really liked this post, and I'm sorry if I might have been plugging to hard :P.
On another note, I've got some super cool guests coming in to collaborate with me on some posts here pretty soon, so you can be looking forward to that! Anyways, I love you guys so much, Quiz-Journeyers - and remember: We quiz, and we live VICTORIOUSLY! Have an amazing week, y'all, and I will see you next week! Keep calm and quiz on (and out)! Your fellow quizzer, Mallory Hey guys! Today we're going to do a follow-up post to my previous "How To: Next Level Quizzing" post! A few things I will be talking about, I'm going to try and make full posts out of in the future, so that's why I'm not going to go into super deep detail with them. So let's get right into it! Studying - Priority and Persistence If we want to really get to our next level of quizzing, we have to make studying for it a priority - something I obviously still have trouble with :P. But in general, the things that you prioritize the highest, have the best chance at getting accomplished. Once we make quizzing a priority, and we finish the hardest part of actually starting to study, we come to the point where we have to employ a good dish of persistence. To reach our studying goals (and ultimately our competition goals), we have to strengthen our persistence and focusing muscles. This means sticking to our plans - whether that be long-term studying schedules, or just what we planned to do that one day. I can't tell you how many plans I've made that I haven't followed through with (quizzing or otherwise :P), but when I do manage to muscle through and finish it (or nearly finish it) the results are SO rewarding. Jumping - Ideal Jump, Practicing it, and Training your Brain Once you find your question specialty, you should find what the "ideal jump" is for that question type. Whether that be memory, generals, or any other type, find the best quizzers who specialize in them, and copy what they do. (Here's an extra post on memory and according to's, and generals part 1 and part 2). Once you figure out what that ideal jumping point is for your question specialty, the next step is to start practicing jumping at that point. Believe me, it's not a good idea to start jumping at that point at a tournament - start doing it at practices, and if you can, at home too. That leads me to the next one... Train your brain to start answering the question at the "ideal jump" point. This comes naturally when you're practicing it, as we just discussed, but you have to remember to go into the jump with the mind set that you are going to answer it, and answer it correctly. Question Specialty - Picking one, and Focusing on it If you haven't already picked a question type to "specialize" in, I'm going to be doing a post about that very soon - so stay tuned! But for now, you can refer back to the predecessor of this post, for a little more information on that: "How To: Next Level Quizzing". Of course, after you've decided on a question specialty, it's a good idea to just focus on that one type. Now, I'm kind of doing according to's (again) this year, for my team, but I still enjoy doing generals the best. But, when you focus all of your quizzing energy (haha is that a thing? :P) on one question type, you become a far more formidable opponent. Bruce Lee said, "I fear not the man who has practiced 10,000 kicks once, but I fear the man who had practiced one kick 10,000 times" and that can apply to business, quizzing, anything! That's all I have for y'all today - I hope you got something out of this week's post! Have an absolutely awesome week, you guys, and I will see you next time. Until then, keep quizzing and living victoriously!
Keep calm and quiz on (and out)! Your fellow quizzer, Mallory Hey guys! Here is the THIRD episode of the TBQJ vlog series! Enjoy! (Sorry the lighting's bad in this one, but the content's pretty great :P Thanks for putting up with it!) Have a fantastic weekend, and I'll see you on Monday! Keep quizzing and living victoriously!
Keep calm and quiz on (and out)! Your fellow quizzer, Mallory Hello again! In this post we're going to be talking about how that you can (and should!) win trophies... at practice! I don't mean that you should have physical awards at all of your team get-togethers (because that would probably get old :P), but rather, I'm sharing the concept of... Winning your trophies at practice, and just picking them up at tournaments. So without further ado, here are the four ways that quizzers can apply, and end up benefitting, from having this mindset!
Now, this doesn't mean that you should go full throttle with your challenges/rebuttals/appeals, because your coach may get frustrated :P (unless you are specifically practicing those). Instead, I'm talking about jumping at your top speed, and trying to not wait around for more syllables just because you can. I don't do this all the time, as some of you will know, because there's just something about the tournament atmosphere that helps me push myself harder. If you want to apply this mindset, then while you're on the seats at practice, pretend to yourself that you're at a tournament - an important one, or better yet, the regional quiz off. This will probably cause you to jump faster, causing more errors (because that's just what happens), but if you've studied, there's a good chance you'll blow your teammates away! And that leads me to the next one, which (disclaimer), I am still working on!
Some weeks it can get hard to study, especially when you may not have a tournament coming up soon. However, the idea of quizzing as hard at practice as you would at a quiz event will push you to prepare harder, and therefore enable you to perform better at practices, AND future tournaments. In addition, the knowledge we get from more consistent studying stays with us for longer, and more accurately, than the knowledge we get from cramming. I've crammed for pretty much all of my quizzing career, so I've experienced this a good amount (unfortunately). Because of that, I can tell you that whenever I have a good streak of consistency, the stuff that I put in my head during that period of time stays with me for far beyond that season. That's when things we call "flashbacks" happen... they're kind of annoying in a quiz, but so rewarding otherwise :P.
There's two ways that you can have confidence here: in knowing how great you really are, and in knowing that you deserve to do well, because of how hard you've worked. Not to be confused with cockiness, which is thinking you're someone you're not and/or pushing your accomplishments onto other people, just growing this confidence can literally improve your performance. Why? Because any kind of sport is at least partially affected by your mental attitude (usually a lot). The same thing with tests, interviews, speeches, productivity, etc.. A lot of quizzers, newer ones mainly, don't do as well at quiz events and even practices, for the simple reason that they don't have any confidence. Like I mentioned in my post about "What to Know About Nationals", taking chances is one of the top necessities in quizzing, because without it, you can glue yourself to the seat. When this happens, you have to watch other people take your rightful place on the scoreboard. So to avoid this, simply work on growing your confidence, so that you can take these kinds of chances in your stride, and without thinking twice.
I feel like this quote kinda wraps up the last three points. People will see your accomplishments, being your placings, trophy shelves, or teams that you've made, but that's only the top tip of the iceberg! It's a little cliché, I suppose, but that analogy really fits here, so I'm gonna use it :P. The whole concept of "earning your trophies at practice", is all about putting your focus on the bottom 90% of the iceberg, so that you can grow it - and therefore grow your successes (the 10% that other people see). And that 10% that they do see, ROCK IT! Totally blow people away, because you've earned it. Don't be afraid of showing your hard work, and reaping some of it's benefits! We've spent a fair amount of this post talking about trophies, and at the end of the day, they're just tangible, dust-collecting things, right?
But there's another, more important, side to quizzing awards... Every quiz award that you get, represents not only the fun time you got to spend with your friends (and maybe family), or the hard work that you put in. It represents all of the knowledge that you gained of God's Word! I don't know about you, but that's pretty cool to me! But anyways, it's time to wrap this post up for today. I sincerely hope that you all have PHENOMENAL weeks, and that you know that you are blessed, that you are specifically anointed, and that the Father has an incredible love just for you. Love you guys - keep quizzing and living victoriously! Keep calm and quiz on (and out)! Your fellow quizzer, Mallory |
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