We all started there with the dream to make a big name for us, a name of repute, a name which in itself is a denomination of success, we worked hard day and night to earn those 2 golden words in front of our name “Chartered Accountant”. But alas! even after putting so much effort, studying day and night, sacrificing those friends, festivals, relationships, could not clear the exams!
Now you have either completed your articleship and appearing for Final exams or you are still stuck in the loop of IPCC exams and can not even begin articleship making the entire CA course even longer for you. You feel entrapped in the vicious circle of attempt after attempt or November after May and then November again and can not understand why life is taking a toll on you. The number of attempts is not leading you anywhere and you don’t see any silver lining in your mark-sheet, you have tried all the different methods of study-plan and still not getting success.
See, time is ticking, life is moving fast around you, you can see your friends graduating, taking up jobs, and even getting married. Not only that the world around is fast-paced, governments shifts, change in way of doing business leading to thrust in the adoption of new economic policies, amendments in existing laws and changes in accounting standards, etc. Hence, what you studied while starting the course has become redundant and a new syllabus has been applied. Now it is for you to think and take action that even if 4-5 or more years of only studying for CA exams has not led you anywhere and you are not getting the desired results, it’s time to change your mindset and explore other areas! Do something different, take a break, and try other areas in life. Try another lens, look at your career options from another angle, if something is not working for you, there will be 10 more things you can thrive at. The world is big out there and you need to see outside the box and find something that can work for you.
To suggest, there are plenty of accounting courses out there that don’t take as much time to complete but stand at par with CA. To name a few is CMA, CPA US, ICMAI, ACCA, CFA, Company Secretary, LLB and the lists goes on. If you can’t afford to take a course again, take up a job backing your experience and knowledge so far and simultaneously work for some other accounting degree recognition. Remember no degree or course can give you success, it is just validation for your skills and knowledge. Chartered Accountancy is no doubt an esteemed degree, most sought after when you go for employment in India, it can give you a good salary to start with but it can’t guarantee your success in the long run. Only your attitude, skills, knowledge, and the ability to apply them in your day-to-day life will help you climb the ladder of success. I have seen people in top positions without having that big fancy degree or college name and still shining bright. Also, I have seen people who after getting the CA degree are no more working in the related field and have chosen altogether a different career path for themselves.
Trust life is big and it’s foolish to be doing something for so long which is not yielding results for you. As Albert Einstein has rightly said, “Everybody is a genius but if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid”. Hence be flexible in life, you may have started with a career path to begin with but if it is not fruitful, be wise enough to make a decision before it’s too late. If you are struggling to make a decision, talk to your elders, friends, colleagues, you can also reach me through a personal message and I will be happy to guide you. With this, I will like to close, wish you success and happiness.
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