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Thanks for your message, Im glad you read what I was really trying to share, so thank you for that!
I think really relative to whatever is going on in your life, whatever commitments you have, they are obviously important, but they can often be seen as an excuse for not doing something else. The typical thought ‘I can’t do this and that because I’m already doing this and that, and it would be too difficult’, is really just an excuse for not trying and sticking to what one is comfortable with due to fear.
Like you said, with determination, persistence, and focus, so many things become possible, and one can really be surprised by what also becomes achievable. I read once, if you want to have differently, you have to be and do differently. The triangle Have, Be, Do can be applied to almost anything in life, and I found this in its simplicity so helpful.
I really wish you the best of luck for your last few exams, and hope you will go where you want to be. All the best!
I agree with both of you,
on the one hand, just get it done, stop moaning and find a way to do it more effectively if you’re struggling or reduce the necessary work-load if things come inbetween. If you think it’s too difficult, then make it less difficult, but if you’re not willing then just give up.
On the other hand, of course everyone is a different learner with diverse backgrounds, what works for one won’t work for the other. However only by reflecting on current behaviour and learning practices, does it become possible to make the necessary changes, so that background is no longer a hindrance but perhaps even an opportunity.
I really didn’t mean this to be construed as an account of how great I think I am or how stupid I think other people are, because that honestly wasn’t the purpose. All I hoped for was that somebody could benefit from my account, perhaps be inspired to orientate themselves differently relative to their personal situation, avoid some of the mistakes I made and just get the job done.
Thanks to both of you for your input!
Hi there,
thanks for your reply. Firstly, I must admit that after having read my post over, I realised that it was somewhat dogmatic, which I assure you was not my intention. I just wanted to share my experience, and how it was truly a journey that changed my attitude, and the way I view goal-setting, time-management, commitment and especially dealing with self-doubt. The whole purpose was to merely highlight to people, that the seemingly impossible is in fact possible if one simply changes either their mentality, preparation, and or habits. If you interpreted my post as me simply bragging about how I passed all P-Levels, insinuating at the same time that everybody else is stupid, then either you unfortunately did not understand the essence of what I was trying to convey, or I expressed it in an incorrect manner. You must however realise, that I had no incentive to share this with anyone, other than simply to inspire those who find themselves in a similar situation as I did, and to warn people of what may reaffirm their own self-doubt and fear of failure when trawling through ACCA-forums. Also to just provide some tips that can significantly reduce the work load, I am so grateful to OpenTuition for these ressources, as they enabled me to substantially condense the learning material I had to go through. I think a major problem is that many people, like myself, just have no idea how to go about preparing for P-levels, and get lost in their own maze of ineffective learning, exactly like I did. I was hoping therefore to share the method I used, which is free to be tailored to individual circumstances, to give a bit more structure to those who are struggling.
I realise that everyone on this ACCA journey has different backgrounds, different paths in general, and also different commitments in terms of work, family, and studying. I still believe though, that according whichever external force it may be a certain control and thus power over your ability to perform a task, strips you of the responsibility for your own actions, and thus to make changes.
Although English is my mother tongue, I finished accounting in 2012, and since then have done next to nothing related to accounting, but rather went in a completely different direction in Germany, returning just at the end of 2016 to business at HEC. As such, although I certainly had an advantage in terms of grasping certain concepts which were buried within my memory, I still had to start from scratch and learn a lot about accounting, as I studied it so long ago and truly struggled at the beginning, especially with P7 and P2. However, what made everything even more difficult, was reading various posts from people advising others not to pursue their goals of sitting various exams at once, not to dream big etc, which I find to be very disheartening, as everybody is capable of achieving what they deem achievable relative to their individual backgrounds, and people shouldn’t let themselves be influenced by others who preach negativity, and conservative self-evaluation.
I appreciate your points of criticism, and I apologise to anybody reading my post if it comes across as arrogant, but that is not the core message. It is much rather, that whatever the task at hand may be, no matter how impossible, difficult, time-constraining or ridiculous it may seem, there is usually a way to create time, change restricting habits, and alter one’s general attitude. I have read countless times in these forums, spoke many a time with other ACCA students I met along the way, who were so convinced of their inability to succeed, who blamed ACCA for making exams so difficult, and simply removed all responsibility from themselves. All I wanted to convey is that these people should affect in no way the manner in which one assesses his own ability to perform a task. People who complain, find excuses for their actions, without self-reflecting in order to induce some form of positive change, will mostly subconciously project this onto other people, and this can have a devastating impact, as it did on me.
I am also not trying to dictate to anyone how to prepare, each person must assess that, relative to their individual situation, and arrive at a conclusion as to what they deem doable but also possible, as this gap can save a lot of time and with the right changes, the seemingly impossible becomes possible.
I’m also sorry for being so naive, I thought some people might appreciate what I wanted to share, as I really wish I had something inspirational at the time to give me a bit of strength. I really had nothing, doubted myself to the fullest and let myself be convinced that I would fail. Ultimately I had to find the inspiration and motivation in myself. Obviously I went about it in the wrong manner.
Anyway, I hope somebody benefits from this in some way, if it reaches and helps one person then it was entirely worth the effort and time invested to convey this. I’m not endorsing anything other than self-belief and positivity, which can make a world of difference.
Don’t waste your time redoing exempted papers. I received 9 exemptions, and was concerned doing P-Level papers due to lack of knowledge, but it wasn’t the case. The open-tuition lectures/notes cover everything you need to know for the exam in order to pass on 1st attempt
From what I’ve gathered from other students, P4 would most correspond to the ‘Landmine’ which you mentioned in regards to P2.
I’m also based in north london, and looking for a study group for P5! Any chance you could use one more member?
