Don’t Let the CFA Exams Make You Lose Perspective

Beautiful post, very touching. I thank you for reminding us it’s important to keep a little perspective.

A beautiful, raw & honest look at your experience, Marc. Thank you for sharing the reality of your life these past few years! Really sorry to read that you are now separated and seeing a lot less of your children; I feel for you.
I read your ‘CFA = Children & Family Abandoned’ post a few months back and it really did make me think. I very much relate to your story – my life is in a similar stage with 2 young children (with our second starting school just this past week!).
I haven’t yet begun CFA studies, though am seriously contemplating this course. Would require switching out of a Masters in Applied Finance, so we’ll see.
Best wishes for 2017 – keep your chin up, don’t beat yourself up!
Marc in Melbourne Australia

omg, nice post, we definitely need to keep things in perspective and set aside time for things that are more worth while in the long run. I’m not saying that the certification is not important, but I think it is important to keep things balanced and healthy during the exam periods to mitigate a depressing future which many around us would not understand. For me, the hardest part would be getting people who are not taking the exam to understand the pressure, stress, anxiety and worries an exam taker goes through. Either way, what’s yours is yours, and a CFA is no reason to neglect everything else in life. Keep your head down and your chin up.