From Joe Hoyle: I talked in my latest weekly e-mail lesson about envisioning success on the CPA Exam. It is like seeing the finish line of a big race up ahead and recognizing that it is actually within your grasp. It pulls you forward. It gives you confidence. So, tell me how you are going to feel and what you are going to do when you pass the CPA Exam. What is it going to feel like to get those passing scores? How are you going to celebrate? If you've already passed some (or all) of the exam, tell us how it really did feel. You can include your name or not; that is up to you.
Here's how I felt. It was 38 years ago but I remember the day like it was yesterday. While I was at work, my mother called my wife to tell her that I had received a letter from the state board of accountancy. When I walked in that evening, my wife told me that my CPA Exam results had arrived. Dinner was immediately forgotten and we hopped in our Volkswagen bug with a weird mixture of hope and absolute terror. It was a 30 minute drive and the entire way I kept thinking "it's either over or I've got to do it all again." I kept bouncing back and forth between being sure I had failed miserably and praying that I had passed. When we arrived, I tore open the letter and saw the one word "Congratulations" and started bouncing around the room. I was so relieved and thrilled. I am not sure who was happier: my wife, my mother, or me. I wanted to celebrate but was almost too overwhelmed. The next day at work I became some kind of instant hero for having passed the CPA Exam. Overnight, I went from "staff accountant" to "the guy who passed the entire CPA Exam." Even nearly four decades later, it is one of my proudest achievements.
How are you going to feel? How are YOU going to celebrate?
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