CPA Study Motivation Tip #4: 4 Steps to Unlimited Motivation

This is video 4 in our series of 31 tips to pass the CPA exams fast, and in this

video we're going to cover the secret to unlimited motivation. This is tip number

4 of 31. You can download the full guide all at once at superfastcpa.com

slash free and it also includes some templates for some of the other exercises we've talked about. So the secret to unlimited motivation is

setting a four-part reward for yourself. This is a motivation framework that will

compel you to study every single day and get you excited, maybe not excited

specifically about studying, but it will get you excited to do the work each day

so that you get closer to your goal. Here's how this works. First you choose a

reward. This is something big that you really want. This should be something

that you will not allow yourself to purchase or do until you have passed all

four exams. For me this was new golf clubs. Next what you do is divide it into

four parts, and this obviously correlates with the four parts of the

exam. So you split it into four parts. So for me and the golf clubs what I did was

a new golf bag, new golf balls, the irons, and then the driver. If it's a trip to

Hawaii you could do something like a snorkel, sunglasses, bathing suit, and then

after the fourth exam is passed you actually buy the plane tickets. So then

you buy each piece as you pass. When you pass your first section you buy the

first item and you keep it by your study desk. You'll see this item every single

day and it will be a very powerful emotional trigger that will instantly

put you in a motivated state and you're constantly reminded of your ultimate

goal and why you're working so hard to pass these exams. So after I pass my

first section I went out and I bought a really nice new golf bag. It had the tags

on it, I left the tags on it, and I sat it right by my study desk. I had to look at

this thing every single day when I sat down to study and it drove me crazy. So

after I passed the second section I went and bought a couple boxes of the most

expensive golf balls, Pro V1s for any golfers out there, and I set them by the

golf bag. So I would walk in each morning, I would see this golf bag and the golf

balls sitting there, everything, you know, new in the box, the tags on the golf bag

and it just made it very easy to sit down and be motivated to study because I

had a clear concrete thing that I was working for. It's something that I really

wanted and that I wasn't going to get until I passed the remaining sections. So

after the third section I bought the irons and then after the fourth section I went and bought a new driver. So I had the whole new set. You can find a way to

apply this to whatever goal or a trip or whatever it is

Maybe it's just an experience you want to have. You can find a way to divide it into four parts and then purchase each section as

you pass each section of the exams. And seeing those physical reminders every single day when you sit down to study

will make it much, much easier and more motivating to sit down, to stay on task

to focus and squeeze every ounce out of each study section. So this is another tip from our 31 tips from our free guide

This covers motivation tips, study strategies, time management strategies, and exam day strategies

You can download the guide completely free at superfastcpa.com slash free. And again, it includes templates for some of the other exercises we've talked

about. So go to that URL and you can get the free guides. You'll find them very helpful