Many wish to know how people become so successful in their career, so that they can incorporate those experiences to be successful like them. I realized the significance of perseverance, and embracing the “never give up” mindset allowed me to truly see the results and success that hard work does pay off.
Having the chance to engage myself in a real working environment has been an eye-opening experience for students like me. Being exposed to an early working environment gives me a sense of maturity. In Asia, where the rise of youth unemployment continues to grow at a rapid pace, I’ve witnessed that many individuals are quick to yield to despair, which can affect their well-being. My feelings towards this matter strengthen my perseverance towards never giving up, which allowed me to grow my mental health to a point where I am able to work very hard under high intense work.
Growing up in Asia, I was deeply influenced by our cultural tradition where younger generations are expected to support their parents in various ways. We would devote our entire day if possible to help out our parents in the business such as a cashier or even doing chores. As we realize that our parents work extremely hard to provide food and education on the table to make sure we don’t have to go through the hardships they went through. In our cultural context, it’s understandable that failure is a part of life. But we were also taught that conceding to obstacles and challenges is not an option. Our ancestors passed down a valuable lesson to us: “Don’t give up so easily; you’re still young and have plenty of time to learn. Unlike us, who are older and can’t grasp knowledge as quickly as you can, persevere and never concede.” Hearing this wisdom made me have a sense of responsibility and become more mature.
In my personal experience, as I dedicated myself to pursuing my accounting degree, I became more aware of how one’s health can unfold during one’s academic journey. Undoubtedly, hard work and perseverance comes with great rewards. But they can come with a price that can trigger a wide range of positive and negative health. While others may find satisfaction in their achievements, others may grasp with intense feelings of regret. The pursuit of education often carries an opportunity cost that can lead to various actions and responses. In which it has the potential to create feelings of discontent and place significant stress on one’s mental health, especially in light of financial burdens.
To dive in deeper, I conducted a survey among 100 of my peers, exploring their perseverance in relation to their chosen majors. The result reveals that the majority of my peers expressed regret regarding their academic choices and wanted to switch to more demanding career paths. While the survey focused on academics and career choices, it also sheds light on the mental constraint that many students face such as depression, unhealthy thoughts, undergoing rounds of self incompetence, etc. After seeing these results, I can see the correlation between my peers’ struggles and my own perservance.It is through self-reflection and careful consideration to pursue a career as a public accountant, fully aware that this decision will require me to confront and overcome the challenges that lie ahead.
After being fully committed to my accounting career. I wanted some career advice from people that consistently work hard and continue to learn and grow. After doing some research I found a well-known millionaire named Manny Khoshbin. Hearing the words from his childhood story of how he started from nothing and worked his way to becoming one of the world’s wealthiest men really inspired me to work very hard in my accounting career. With the motivation I got from him I was able to effectively work on my studies and continue to push for success as my goal is to become a CPA and be able to influence many others into the importance of perseverance and how it will help you in the long run.
I devote the majority of my time in my academics as well as finding jobs that correlate with my major. For once in a lifetime I felt that I was actually learning something useful. After learning more about accountancy, I found this career that I plan to study really suits me well. Furthermore I would be so excited to go to class and learn more about accounting. With the help of perseverance and not giving up so easily I was able to teach non-accounting students accounting and it felt so great that I decided to have daily lessons towards my students that were having trouble in accounting. This satisfaction motivates me more to pursue the public accounting route as I tend to like to help people in any way shape or form.
Till this day, I tend to continue to push myself and achieve new obstacles that may come across. Something that I came to realize when having a perseverance mindset is that life is a journey of trials and errors, with success counting on one’s ability to eliminate mistakes and maintain a positive mindset while pursuing a fulfilling career will soon bound to succeed.