[hili783]

Guys, please help with this one, it has been a week that I could not even concentrate in any chapter. I just lost all my motivation to study, I keep trying to remind myself of how my career would be if I get the CPA, but still can NOT study.

Is that normal thing!

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[Anonymous]

I understand, one. And I think it's great you are set on achieving it. I'm just saying 100, 200 years from now, it won't matter whether someone passed an exam or not.

[Anonymous]

@Revenue: I'm so sorry to hear that. My condolence to you & your family. You are so brave, and so dedicated. Wish you all the best for the exam. Good Luck.

[oneFREAKINGpoint]

@ Aaron – I see what you're saying and you're right. But I think it matters to the person who passed and to those that care about them. We all set goals for ourselves and work as hard as we can to achieve them for whatever reason. And I think it's safe to say no one wants to leave this world with regrets or asking “what if.” So in that sense, it does matter. And hey, even little actions can have a huge influence on the future. Maybe one of us Another71 CPAs will change the world in ways we couldn't have without a CPA. You never know, right? 😉

[mla1169]

Revenue I'm so sorry and so impressed that youre able to keep on track. If anybody would have an excuse to crumble its you, I hope you know how inspiring you are!

Hili if you actually want this you'll have to treat it like your job and do it when it's the last thing you want to do.

FAR- 77
AUD -49, 71, 84
REG -56,75!
BEC -75

Massachusetts CPA (non reporting) since 3/12.

[q8cpa]

@hili783

i agree with u & this is normal. some times we feel that we forget what we were study.

taking ninja notes to reschadual your time and be in the mood again.

hopefully u will get ur power again to study.

🙂

Ready to accept the Shock ";Pp
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4-BEC,

[Anonymous]

I agree, one. 10,000 years from now everyone will remember who passed the exam.

[Anonymous]

@Revenue – I am heartbroken for you. I can't imagine what you are going through. I wish I knew something to say to make it all better, but there is nothing. You are incredible! I think I would have lost my mind. I'm just not that strong. Someone told me when my son passed away nearly 18 years ago, that adversity brings a great destiny and you will have the greatest destiny known to mankind. You are my inspiration and I am sitting here in absolute awe of you!

[Anonymous]

@keeptrying, congratulations!

@Aaron, I'm not sure I can agree with all your comments. I feel like you're trying to cheapen the importance of what all of us are trying to accomplish right now at this point in our life. The OP was explaining how they lost their motivation and was probably looking for a comment that would hep them out and IMO yours comes off as something very opposite. “Studying and taking tests; it's just something to do. But becoming a cpa doesn't really matter in the scheme of things.” There's plenty of other things I would rather do than study for this exam. I'm a single mom (and by single I don't mean that I don't have a significant other, I mean I solely provide for her on my own with no help from her father or anyone else) and I would much rather be spending my weekends and free time playing all day with her. However, I know that by taking these exams I will be able to provide a better life for her than what anyone expected a single mother could. By taking this exam I'm showing her the importance of education, dedication and what it's like to struggle but still have enough to pull yourself up and keep going. I think all of these lessons are very significant life lessons and I'm hoping that she will remember what I did and have those same qualities. Maybe she could pass it onto her children and grandchildren and then who knows maybe little ole me taking this stupid exam really was worth something 100 years from now.

@hili, I know what it's like to feel like you've lost your mojo and I think it's important to acknowledge that you have been losing it because I think that's the way to get it back. It is so tough to be a self-motivator! When this type of thing happens to me I almost put myself on punishment or look at the bigger picture. It's either study or not spend time with my daughter tonight because I'll have to make up that missed study time. You have to ask yourself okay so if I don't study for these exams and don't become a CPA what will happen? Will you be unhappy and disappointed in yourself—I think avoiding those types of feelings about myself would be enough motivation. No one wants to feel that way. With all that being said, it is completely normal to feel overwhelmed and get a little stressed out. I believe you can pull through it though–you made the decision to start this now you can find the reason to keep going and finish this thing 🙂 Good luck!

[jomarie]

Thank you EELCPA!! I've been feeling a little lost and unmotivatied the last few days. But in a way I think I needed it just to unwind from the craziness of tax season while studying for the exam. So I used my time to spend sometime with my family, but now it's time to hit the books and get catch up with my studies. If I don't I'll be disappointed in myself and will let my dream slip away.

Started sitting in May 2002, on and off. But since 2008 I've been nonstop and my scores are....
AUD - 39, 48, 56, 65, 68, 73, 76!!! (Finally passed in Oct 2011!!!) Becker, NINJA, & Wiley
REG - 75 (Lost Credit) 72, 68, 73, 75 (Passed again in Aug 2011) Becker, NINJA, & Wiley
FAR - 65, 68, 75 (Lost Credit) 68, 73, 73, 80 (Passed again in May 2012) Roger, NINJA, & Wiley
BEC - 65, 68, 71, 72, 72, 71, 76 (Lost Credit)- 70, 76!!!! I AM DONE!!! - Roger, NINJA, & Wiley
After 10 long years of studying, I AM DONE!!!! Finally a Licensed CPA in the State of New York!!

[mla1169]

@Aaron, are you still weighing whether or not to keep going with this process? Legitimately curious since you say the whole thing is irrelevant in the grand scheme. But so is everything else we do, even obtaining a college degree or a high school diploma.

FAR- 77
AUD -49, 71, 84
REG -56,75!
BEC -75

Massachusetts CPA (non reporting) since 3/12.

[Anonymous]

Wow Revenue, I'm very sorry to hear that….how traumatic.

I've kind of been hit by a perfect storm…even before Mom's passing I was literally exhausted to the point of thinking I was going to pass out one day. Between tax season and my full time job which was wearing my butt out, I was seriously in a bad way. I was standing talking to a coworker, feeling like I had the flu one day and it felt like someone dropped the floor out from underneath me by about 1 foot. I stumbled around and almost fell over–I know they thought I was losing it. I was working an unGodly amount of hours and was on the brink. Then my Mom passed the next day and that was like a kick to the gut. Since then, I have had little motivation on top of every family member in the world needing something.

I took a 3 hour nap today and feel a little better. I also took tomorrow off and will study my butt off all day–not telling a soul that I am off. I studied Saturday and just was so tired not much was sinking in…in hindsight I think I should have taken a nap and then tried studying again.

I have five weekends, three extra days off, the weeks before work, during lunch and after work so that should be enough. I just need to get my determination back….right now the loss of my Mom has refocused my priorities on being with family instead of this exam.

CPAPending

[Mom2two]

Probably not really a response to the original poster. I am struggling with motivation for some reason too! But to CPApending, I am so sorry about the loss of your mother. You have more than a lot on your plate right now and I can not imagine how you are finding the determination to focus on anything other than family right now! I wanted to share with you though, because the experience you had of feeling like the floor moved is SPOT on to symptoms I had. A few years ago I was under intense pressure at work (70+ hours a week for a year straight), kid (1 at the time), family commitments and I started having all kinds of health problems. One of the first things i had was I started to have sensory issues just like you described. I went through months of testing and we finally worked towards a diagnosis of anxiety. This is the short version of what I went through. Ultimately though, I had to learn better coping mechanisms to deal with stress. Today I incorporate yoga, diet, meditation, GOD into my life and I am like a new person! So while your stress right now is totally different from mine I really think your body is giving you a signal. Don't work yourself to the point of extreme burn out. Your body will force you to rest. Please take care of yourself and listen to those signals your body is giving you. This exam will be here if you need a break this testing period. You are wise and have been through this, and your scores this time around are ROCKIN!!! I have complete confidence you will get this done but it is ok to take time for yourself right now. 🙂

B: 81 (3X) May 2012
A: 76 (1X) Nov 2011
R: 86 (2X) Feb 2012
F: 64, April 2011, retake 10.01.12 - 75!!!!!!!!!!

[Anonymous]

@CPApending – I'm not trying to dish out medical advice but it sounds like you are exhausted. You probably need to see a doctor and have your iron and B12 checked. I got like that when my dad was so sick and I ended up in the hospital getting two pints of blood. I passed out in Wal-mart. One minute I was fine and the next I was flat on my face with a bloody nose. After three days in the hospital and every test known to man the doctors concluded that I was exhausted and severely anemic. When people ask me how much I've spent trying to pass the CPA exam I leave out the $18,000 hospital bill. On the bright side I know I don't have a dreaded disease and my cholesterol is perfect! If you are having trouble remembering things make sure you tell your doctor that as well. Poor short term memory could be a sign of thyroid disease. Now I take my thyroid pill every day and get a B12 shot every week. I feel like me again. Take care of yourself!

[Anonymous]

@Mom2two and Kricket…. I have no doubt I was exhausted.

I was on a very very heavy schedule for about the past month at my full-time job (I'm guessing 18 hour days) due to a special project. Plus, I had my tax business that was taking its toll on me (not to mention my weekends). I had the addition of quarter end and just far too much stress. I was going to bed late because of work and trying to get up early to study.

After my Mom's passing, I was able to sleep a little bit and this weekend I took a tylenol PM with lunch and slept two + hours each day. I'm also taking today off, but will be studying as I am way way behind. I'll also catch a nap today as well. I feel much better now after a little extra sleep and I am going to try to incorporate at least a 30 minute walk into my schedule each day, even if it means disappearing during the work day to walk around the Atlanta streets.

I guess it's normal after losing someone but right now my biggest hurdle is the disenchantment. She couldn't have found a worse time to leave me but I'm going to get this part done the 1st time.

CPAPending

[Anonymous]

@Aaron55 Technically nothing anybody does is going to matter in a hundred years so with that kind of attitude why even get out of bed in the morning? I'm taking the CPA exam because it matters to me. For others it might be some other challenge that drives them. Either way, I feel sorry for people who lack self-motivation and have basically given up on themselves.

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