About Me

Hi! I'm Emma and I started Preparing Minds because my 12 years in the classroom showed me that there is a rising number of students who feel overwhelmed, stressed and anxious about their studies. Many students struggle to manage their time, are unsure about how to improve and need support developing study habits that will help them navigate their learning. 

While technology has made many aspects of our lives better, the impact of social media, the immediateness of 'one-click' and the over-connected nature of mobile devices has had drastic implications on student's concentration spans and the expectation of how much effort is required to receive the grades they want to achieve. 

After 4 degrees, (see right or below if you're reading this on your phone... two of these I completed after the birth of my daughter) I have personally experienced how incredibly challenging learning can be. However, with the right tools and mind set, learning can be incredibly rewarding. 

The best part about this, is that these tools can be learned!! Setting long term goals, converting these into a daily process, maintaining a growth mindset, prioritising time carefully, structuring time deliberately, finding positive relationships who hold you accountable each day, failing at your goals...getting back up and trying again are learnable strategies that can enable us to make the most of our time and live a healthy and fulfilling life. 

My goal is to help students (of any age) take a balanced approach to their studies, teach students how to structure their time to meet deadlines, show students how to prepare for tests, perform under pressure, learn from disappointing grades and ultimately, learn how to learn... and of course... enjoy learning!