Prep before your next Accounting Studies

“What do I need to do to pass?”

I get asked this ALL THE TIME. Here’s my answer.
It’s your ‘mindset’. Yes, you know this. But do you know what ‘mindset’ actually is?! Hint: It’s not a few motivational posters and lots of ‘determination’.
So, I created a course for you to go through BEFORE you start studying again… that has NOTHING to do with your technical knowledge, subjects and content…
Take a look at the intros to each section of the course I’ve created… you’ll realise how ‘real’ these are.

Your personality and mindset

Your fears

Your habits

Mental Prep Course:

Take a look at the contents and the explanations of what I cover in my “Mental Prep for Accounting Students” online course

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Feel better vs do better
When I talk about doing better, I'm not talking about performance, I'm taking about taking action. Getting to those practice questions, asking for help, facing that horrible topic / task / project you're avoiding.
Taking action is the first step in improving performance.

When we're facing a tough challenge, it is a lot easier to deal with it if we feel strong and capable and have all the tools and mental strength to do what it takes (whatever that is!). The reality is that we will very seldom do better if we wait until we feel better.

We generally feel better once we start doing better, but that means acting before we feel like it.

"I'm hoping to feel better so I can deal with this..."

In my sessions with students, I talk about 'mindset' a lot. But what am I referring to?

(From the series of live sessions: Ready; Mindset; Perform: https://accountingstudyadvice.com/course/ready-mindset-go/)

Many people think I'm referring to 'positive' thinking, motivation - This is not what I work on with students.
Mindset research covers the beliefs we have about how the world works, our behaviours and goals on a daily basis (impacted by those beliefs) and our responses, particularly to challenges and setbacks.

The more we understand these three elements and our perspective on them, the more we can take control of our habits and responses, and achieve our goals.

What is 'mindset'? How is it relevant for your studies?

This one's for us educators and is part of my online course - Teaching Mindset & Skills (https://courses.accountingstudyadvice.com/courses/growthmindseteducators)

Accounting Education is currently focussing on the developing professional skills of our future professionals (problem-solving, application, integration, communication, critical thinking etc). This is an interesting challenge, and I connect the transfer of these skills to the mindsets of our students... BUT WHY do I feel this is such an important connection?

(Naturally, this is also for students who want to better understand the challenges faced in developing professional skills)

What are most people aware of? 0:00 - 1:54
The origins of mindset research 1:54 - 4:51
The mechanisms of the mindset meaning system and their practical application for students' study approaches 4:52 - 10:26
The impact that the mindset meaning system has on the development of new skills 10:26 - end

Mindset & Professional Skills - What's the connection?

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Yvonne Starkey CA(SA)

I coach accounting students who are struggling with their study habits and mindset, and want their studies to be as effective as they used to be. See more on my about page