for some reason i have started a blog. i often find myself with a lot on my mind and the thought pattern is pretty random. one second i could be thinking of something totally random and the next second i could be thinking of a cute girl i know. actually i think it always converts back to cute girls, so it really isn't random. but the thoughts in between thinking of cute girls can be pretty random, like the agency mortgage spread to treasuries right now. which brings me to my next point. but seriously, the spread is 200 bps. we can talk about this more later if you're interested in my work.
i've actually started this blog with the intention of theming it around my pursuit of the Chartered Financial Analyst designation, commonly known as the CFA designation. in short, it's a series of three tests given once a year in June to earn a designation that shows you have adequately studied the CFA Institute curriculum. www.cfainstitute.org is you are interested.
right now you might be asking yourself, "is he serious?" more likely, "is he crazy from all that studying?" too early to rule that out. but it occurred to me today that though i am pursuing the charter for work, the pursuit is deeply personal for me. i am investing a lot of my time and energy into achieving this. i've had to sacrifice a lot of the social aspects of normal 23-year-old life. right now i'm actually not studying because the next exam is not until next june, so i've granted myself a vacation until December 1, and i'm trying to get in as much fun as possible. I might even throw myself a going away party before December 1, even though I'm not going anywhere.
Another thought that struck me today is that this can't be too uncommon, for the pursuit of a professional designation to take on profound and personal meaning in a person's life, at least for a short period of time. Surely those studying for the Bar Exam, Med School, CPA, lawyers, nurses, and other similar exams have this same experience. In the long run it's probably for the better, but wow can it be trying in the interim.
so please, if you're still reading, join me along this journey to achieving the CFA designation. It's a bumpy road for sure and quite interesting. maybe you are studying too and can draw inspiration from this. for me, i personally hope this will help me stay focused on my goal, and keep away the distractions (like my every other thought, cute girls). i am happy to take on this challenge, but i know in the two years ahead i am going to struggle to balance the things i find important in my life because this test demands so much of me. There is the CFA exam in June, but i need to still balance studying with family, work, a healthy lifestyle, my faith, and perhaps even a (very) understanding cute girl.
in the long run i think i will earn more respect for myself.
i want to keep this themed around the CFA designation, but there is more achieving it then just hitting the books. Since I don't start studying until December, I'll probably start of blogging about background info on myself and my life outside of the CFA designation. Tomorrow is Tuesday and I'm going to Liwanag. This is a good place to leave off. I can pick it up after the meeting since you'll probably get to hear more about Liwanag in this blog.
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