Good Game

Well studying has been very slow.  10 hours a day was my goal but it was more like 10 hours a week.  So bad.  I have almost no motivation to study.  I actually don't even know what I am doing right now.  I have been watching movies and just working out. 

There are things we want and desire.  Those of you who what what that is knows to a certain degree what it takes to get there.  I always thought that I knew where I wanted to go and how to get there.  But now, I am not sure if I will get there even if I do the things I believe is necessary to get there.  This is the reason why I have no motivation.

I have been thinking really hard the last couple weeks about this issue.  Passing the CFA exams is something I started so I will finish this.  Even if I work in an unrelated field such as retail banking or even in the food industry, I will pass this exam. 

NYSSA

Last night I took a sample level III class at NYSSA in NY.  I had planned to take the Creighton Boot Camp to help me reinforce the important concepts and most importantly for test taking tips.  Level III is different from the other levels in that is is less calculative and that we have it in essay format in the AM session.  I want to to learn and practice the test taking techniques for the AM session.  Last night at NYSSA, that is exactly what the instructor did, teach us on how to tackle the morning session.  The cost for the weekly class is quite steep but I signed up and will start this week.  We are starting off with FI in the class and I plan on reviewing my notes and solving sample and EOC questions of study session 9.

Way Behind

I looked at my 2011 calendar and it seems like I studied more than 200 hours by this time of the year on level II.  I am only at 60 hours this year.  I am just finishing up my first round of notes and last year I was already solving EOC questions.  This worries me greatly.  I have been too lazy and yes, I did lose some motivation. 

My goal is to study 10 hours a day for the next 30 days.  My goal is to study 60 hours a week.  This is my job... for now.

Hello! Back to studying again

As for the level III, I am almost done writing my first round of notes.  Readings 37 and 38 will be pain the butt later on but we will get to that a month later.  By the end of the week, I should wrap this up and start reading my notes and highlighting important parts.  At the same time I will solve all of the examples and EOC questions in the CFAI books.  I am planning on going over the problems at least twice before solving the essay questions.  The essay part is where a lot of people seem to get steam rolled so I want to start with the essay questions at the beginning of March.