Are you still going in the right direction? Photo by Saulo Mohana on Unsplash What comes next after each busy season? Feedback season… Promotion season… Quitting season? How many decisions did you dismiss during the busy season because you were so busy to think about it? I had a lot of those. I tend to […]
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If you can interrupt the cycle of long working hours and if money is not an issue, will you be happy doing audits? Photo by Saulo Mohana on Unsplash “If money and the long working hours are not issues, will you keep staying in audit?” I used to work with high-performing teams. Every time I
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Less busy season…myth or fact? Photo by Andreas Klassen on Unsplash What if you can make your audit busy season or tax season…less busy? Is there such a thing? In chats with fellow accountants now working in different countries, the topic of busy seasons always comes up. Our usual conversation goes like this: “How many
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I’ve gained insights to conclude that working abroad offers clear and distinct benefits, no matter where you go. It’s only after you’ve stepped outside your comfort zone that you begin to change, grow, and transform.― Roy T. Bennett Photo by Anete Lūsiņa on Unsplash It’s been two years now since I started working in a
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If this is your first busy season, consider it as preparation. “Everyone thinks of changing the world, but no one thinks of changing himself.” ― Leo Tolstoy Photo by Mikhail Nilov on Pexels Before I started my audit career, I had a negative impression of audit firms. Long hours, shouting bosses. Survival of the loudest. I
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Say goodbye at the same time! Photo by Jonah Brown on Unsplash Novel met Saly. As expected, they clashed. . . . Novel = New. Saly = Same as last year. You always want to do something different. Every single year is not the same. Whether it’s a new client, a new project, a new
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Welcome to a new audit busy season! Photo by Saulo Mohana on Unsplash Always greet the start of every season with anticipation, buzz, and a fresh perspective. Will this season be worse or be better than the last? How many are we going to lose? How many more will we gain? What surprises await at
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Know the best timing and exit opportunities before you decide to leave public accounting. We are not living in a world where all roads are radii of a circle and where all, if followed long enough, will therefore draw gradually nearer and finally meet at the centre: rather in a world where every road, after
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What does it take to study and work in Canada? One happy kid! That’s Justine’s son as he plays among the autumn leaves of Canada. Photo by Justine Andaya “Thank you, bye!” Is this all you have to say when you visit a hospital? As someone who lived in a developing country like the Philippines,
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Trivial errors that will bring you a material learning experience “How much you can learn when you fail determines how far you will go into achieving your goals.” ― Roy Bennett Photo by Karolina Grabowska from Pexels You know you’re in deep trouble when you’re crying inside a partner’s office in the middle of the day.
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