John is a NINJA CPA blogger. Hello NINJAs, As I head into the last four weeks before taking my BEC exam, I’ve really started to hit my NINJA MCQs hard. I’m applying a concept I learned as an analyst and that is the Agile concept. My interpretation is to go through a process of trying new
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Self-Discipline and Grit to Pass the CPA Exam
John is a NINJA CPA blogger. Hello fellow NINJAS, As I head into the second phase of my study plan to hit MCQs and take more notes, I know this is where the rubber hits the road for me. I picked up the saying, “Don’t be afraid to fail,” from a motivation speech by Arnold
Read MoreBEC Studying: The First Month of Going NINJA
John is a NINJA CPA blogger. Hello fellow NINJAs, The first month of going through the NINJA CPA materials have helped a lot in preparing for the BEC exam. My challenge has been getting enough sleep. I didn’t think this part through very well when I started the process. I thought I could get by
Read MoreBEC Motivation: Staying Focused and Positive
John is a NINJA CPA blogger. Hello NINJAs, As I have been studying BEC through reading the book, notes and listening to the audio tapes I have found my strengths and weakness with this exam. It is no wonder that starting with cost accounting has challenged me. On the positive side, IT and corporate governance
Read MoreThe CPA Exam: Why Am I Doing This?
John is a NINJA CPA blogger. As I begin to study for my first exam I thought to myself, “Why am I doing this?” Some of my thoughts have been: to make more money have a retirement account travel pay off my student loans But that was only the beginning. Then I started thinking what
Read MoreIntroducing NINJA Blogger John: The Journey Begins with BEC
John is a NINJA CPA blogger. Hello fellow NINJAs. I want to introduce myself, my name is John Thompson. I graduated with my BS accounting degree last November. Soon after I applied to sit for my first CPA exam. After receiving my notice to schedule I signed up for my first exam for July 30th.
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