“I don’t have time to study”

Thanks for answering our question! Clearly, getting your CMA is important to you.

If you don’t have time to study for the exam, you may be struggling with what I call “foot-in-the-door” syndrome.

Let me explain what that is and what it means for you. So you can overcome it and pass the exam your first time — even with your busy schedule.

If you’re like most of my students, your calendar is already chock-full. From the moment you wake up until you go to bed you’re racing from one obligation to the next. Getting kids ready for school, working 10+ hour days, trying to squeeze in time for your partner, etc.

The best you can hope for is a few hours on your lunch break or the weekends to study for the CMA.

That’s “foot-in-the-door” syndrome. You study enough to keep the possibility of passing the CMA open. But you haven’t dove in fully. If you’re not careful, this can go on for years without you ever even taking the test!

The trouble is, the materials out there doesn’t help with this. It only makes the situation worse!

Take the study materials. A lot of them are so filled with jargon they make simple problems difficult to understand. So you’re spending 25 minutes trying to figure out something that could be understood in 90 seconds if it was explained in simple language.

And while there are coaching services that help you, there’s no overarching system for studying and moving confidently from one section to the next. So you finish a practice test and have no idea what to do after!

Good news is, there’s a way out.

When I took the exam, I was $100,000 in debt earning $42,000/year as an accountant.

Living paycheck-to-paycheck under a mountain of debt made me miserable. After a few months of “Foot in the Door Syndrome,” I decided something had to change. So I committed to making the CMA my #1 priority for the next 6 months.

I began studying 30+hours/week. While all my friends were out having fun and partying, I was in Starbucks taking practice exams.

But I wanted to have a life, too. So I started playing with different techniques to help me retain more in less time. After 6 months I had cut my study time in half.

For example, I learned to translate complicated concepts into simple, easy to understand language. Plus, found several simple tricks that let me study smarter, not harder.

As the exam drew closer I was studying less and retained more. I passed the CMA exam my first try and was soon rewarded with a promotion and a 6-figure salary.

Since then, I’ve taught these techniques and others to busy parents and professionals all over the world. People with young kids and full-time jobs were able to get motivation, accountability, and support they needed to finally pass the CMA exam their first try.

Now, for a limited time, you can see the exact frameworks I use with my students for free.

If you want to see how you can find time in your busy schedule, and if you want to learn how to optimize your study time by studying smarter, not harder, than don’t miss this free training: “Become CMA Certified Within A Year”

This is a 3-video training that will give you the foundation for passing the course on your first time. Even if you’re busy or you’ve never taken an accounting course.

It covers things you won’t see in textbooks, video courses, or anywhere else. Here’s a peek at what you’ll learn:

Day 1: Mastering the Mental game

Discover the 4 biggest fears holding people back and how to overcome them. Here’s a peek at what we’ll cover:

• How to find time to study even if you’re already working 10 hours/day and have a family. Plus, a trick to absorb more material by studying less
• How to eliminate procrastination and make rapid, consistent progress — even when you’re tired or unmotivated
• How to overcome your fear of failure and walk into the exam room knowing that test doesn’t stand a chance against you
• Proof you don’t need any experience or prerequisites to pass the test. (I’ve had students still in undergrad and others who’d never take an accounting course pass the first time.)

Day 2: CMA exam made easy

Avoid the “common wisdom” that’s causing you to waste time studying the wrong things and discover what to focus on instead. Here’s a look at what we’ll cover:

• The one thing the vast majority of the 70% of test takers who fail have in common (and how you can pass in less time, with less effort, while saving money)
• Why “studying longer and harder” will set you up for failure (and the discovery I made the helped me retain 80% of what I learned and gave me way more free time)
• The dangers of live study classes: Why they leave you unprepared and “utterly confused” even when your instructor knows his stuff

Day 3: Success tools to study smarter, not harder

Discover how you can create an environment that forces you to stay focused and take large steps forward no matter what. What we’ll cover includes:

• Exactly how much time you should study to pass (it depends on a few things…)
• 2 ways to save money when preparing for the CMA exam (and even take it for free!)
• Why memorizing textbooks is a colossal waste of time, and the simple tools for studying smarter, not harder. (These tools bring you from a 30% chance of passing to 80%)

By the end of the course, you’ll know exactly what it’ll take to pass the exam this year.

If you’re ready for the 6-figure salary, respect, and pride from having that CMA hanging on your wall, then sign up for the “Become CMA Certified Within A Year” training.

Let’s cross this off your to-do list once and for all.