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2 Winning Reasons to Become a CPA When You’re Already Working as an Accountant

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An accountant, a single mother, and The Apprentice contestant—your 3-in-1 success story for becoming a CPA Photo by sq lim on Unsplash In 2021, she competed in The Apprentice: One Championship Edition in Singapore. Two years later, she competed for a place in the list of passers for the May 2023  Certified Public Accountant Licensure […]

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How to be an Audit Manager—The Good, the Bad, and the Busy

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Aim to be busy-good rather than busy-bad. “Rank does not confer privilege or give power. It imposes responsibility.” ― Peter Drucker Photo by Mimi Thian on Unsplash What makes a good or bad manager? Busy season stories often include memorable experiences with the audit manager as the central character. You might have heard people saying,

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How to Do a Happiness Audit for Every New Season

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A self-reflection guide for accountants and auditors who want to audit their happiness every season “Take responsibility of your own happiness, never put it in other people’s hands.” ― Roy T. Bennett, The Light in the Heart Photo by Lidya Nada on Unsplash Before I started my journey of living and working abroad, I told

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30 Mini Accountants Stories to Gain You Major Happiness at Work and in Life – Part 3

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When things don’t go as planned… “Every man, when he gets quiet, when he becomes desperately honest with himself, is capable of uttering profound truths. We all derive from the same source. There is no mystery about the origin of things. We are all part of creation, all kings, all poets, all musicians, we have

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30 Mini Accountant’s Stories to Bring You Major Happiness at Work and in Life – Part 2

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Small lessons that led to major results “Happiness is not something ready made. It comes from your own actions.” ― Dalai Lama Photo by Joshua Tsu on Unsplash This is part two of the mini accountant’s stories (#Accountinstories) which started as a LinkedIn project in September of 2021. Here, I impart major lessons on productivity,

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30 Mini Accountant’s Stories to Gain You Major Happiness at Work and in Life – Part 1

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Small lessons that led to major results “Attitude is a choice. Happiness is a choice. Optimism is a choice. Kindness is a choice. Giving is a choice. Respect is a choice. Whatever choice you make makes you. Choose wisely.” ― Roy T. Bennett, The Light in the Heart Photo by Allef Vinicius on Unsplash One unforgettable lesson,

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23 Life Lessons on How to be a Badass Accountant (Based on Jen Sincero’s You Are a Badass)

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A book summary of life lessons on how to be a badass accountant One of the best things you can do to improve the world is to improve yourself. – Jen Sincero, You Are a Badass Photo by Jacob Mejicanos on Unsplash Imagine an accountant who comes to work every morning wearing a mood of

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9 Hard Truths About Accountants and Everything You Need to Know About the Philippines CPA (Part 2)

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Do accountants make good money and lead happy lives? Photo by Ludovic Migneault on Unsplash In Part 1 of the 9 Hard Truths About Accountants and Everything You Need to Know About the Philippines CPA, I shared the first four truths of being an accountant*. Here are the remaining five:  What do accountants do all

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9 Hard Truths About Accountants and Everything You Need to Know About the Philippines CPA (Part 1)

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For those who want to know what’s in it for them after they obtain the Philippines CPA title, here are the hard truths about accountants. Scammed?! Take accounting course and you’ll get rich just by signing. – Filipino mom to her CPA-to-be kid Photo by Les Anderson on Unsplash When I was googling Filipino accountants

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