CA Motivational Stories

We see successful Chartered Accountants as super humans, but the truth is they’re normal people like you and me.

Do you want to become a successful accountant in the future? Or Looking for some inspiring CA success stories to supercharge your efforts?

We’ve compiled 18 inspiring and motivational CA success stories for you. Let’s dive right into it.

1. Dared to Pursue Chartered Accountancy at the Age of 48

To start from the beginning, I was a typical city girl (from Mumbai), always on the go.  I completed my graduation in commerce and also pursued Law.  

My Dad got me married at a very young age of 22. After marriage, I settled in the milk city of India, Anand, Gujarat .  

Here I got an opportunity to start my teaching career.  I started as an Arts and Craft teacher and soon discovered a passion for teaching – especially mathematics.  

When the Commerce stream was started in our school, I got an opportunity to teach Accountancy. Meanwhile, for professional advancement, I completed B.Ed. and  M.Com. 

I was quite satisfied with my job which had always provided opportunities for growth. In fact, I had already completed 23 years as a Teacher and saw myself retiring from the same. But destiny had other plans for me .

My father who himself is a  Company Secretary would often say that he had done me a ‘DISFAVOUR’ by not allowing me to pursue Chartered Accountancy. Two of my brothers are Chartered Accountants and one is an MBA. 

Though I was very happy with my present life, I wanted to do something about it. I thought what if I could present him with my CA degree on his 75th birthday. 

At the age of 48, I enrolled for CA and started my CA journey. And Today i'm CA.

2. From a Chaiwala’s Son to a Chartered Accountant

Dad had to mortgage mom’s only jewelry so that my brother Govinda and I could study in one of the best schools 

My dad runs a ‘ TEA STALL’ which we were and are very PROUD of and always helped him in the shop.  

At times we were even criticized by other classmates as we came from a totally different background. It used to be tough to hear their disheartening and demoralizing comments. 

Today in spite of our background I am a Chartered Accountant.  The one thing required is BELIEF in self, along with PATIENCE. 

3. How CA Transformed My Life

If I can become a Chartered Accountant anyone CAN.

I grew up in a very poor family background with my mother struggling to make ends meet.

My father was an alcoholic and he expired when I was 8 years due to excessive drinking. Thus all the burden was on my mother with very little support from my extended family. But my mother fought with each and every challenge which came our way.

She worked in peoples homes to feed and educate us, she was adamant that we (my bro & me) continue with our studies and we did.

I knew studying was one way to take me out of the HAND TO MOUTH life we were living in. Whatever I am today is because of my MOTHER. She knew the importance and POWER OF EDUCATION.

After graduating, I was confused as to what should I do. That is when I decided to study further and become a Chartered Accountant.

Earlier my relatives looked down upon us however after becoming a Chartered Accountant, things began to change.

Next came the second biggest challenge of getting a Job. I was rejected by so many companies because of my POOR ENGLISH. 

All this has been POSSIBLE because I studied and DID MY CA. CA took me out of poverty, from a 1RK to a 2BHK. And I can proudly say my mom is a housewife now, no longer working in people’s homes.

4. An Arts Teacher to a Chartered Accountant at the age of 43

It all started with my daughter wanting to be a Chartered Accountant like her dad.

She randomly mentioned -Maa, why don’t you start studying CA with me?

This idea stayed with me and I quickly decided that YES I wanted to be a CA as well.

So I went and registered for the CA Exams and there started my CA journey of 7 long years. Although it was really difficult for me, But I didn't lose hope, and today i'm also a Chartered Accountant.

5. Getting Blind in My Right Eye To Qualifying as a Chartered Accountant

I am completely BLIND in my right eye.

When I was 5 years old a sharp object went into my right eye while playing with my friends.

I was too young to feel depressed about it then. However, as I grew older I realized my family used to consider me ‘Less-Abled’ and were always worried about my future, that’s when the loss of an eye hit me

I decided to Pursue CA from ICAI. The first level was easy (CPT), I cleared in the first attempt. However the second level exams (IPCC) I kept failing.  

There were days when I wanted to give up as I had a lot of pressure to work as my family needed me to contribute financially to the household. However, I kept reminding myself that FAILURE IS DELAY, NOT DEFEAT and kept pushing, though mentally I had decided if I fail one more time I would give up.

Luckily I cleared in the 3rd attempt.

My tough phases made me understand how I had to win in my mind first before actually winning in reality.

I used this funda and cleared CA Final exams easily.

I learned a big lesson here- We Become What We Repeatedly Keep Telling Ourselves. Positive SELF TALK can create magic. 

After becoming a CA I worked in a steel plant, then in a Bank and recently I started my CA own practice.

6. Disability Couldn’t Stop Him From Becoming a CA and Starting His Own Business

I was barely 18 when I lost my father. From then on, life changed. I became serious about my life and my responsibilities.

Since then I kept performing well academically and I pursued my ambition relentlessly of being a Chartered Accountant. 

On 11th July 2006, there were a series of bomb blasts in the local trains in Mumbai (India). That day I left from work early, becoming a victim of the blasts. 

I suffered a ‘DEBILITATING SPINAL CORD INJURY’- A term which was unknown to me and my family.

I remember the day I was first termed a ‘ PARAPLEGIC’. It changed the way I lived forever.

I made a CRUCIAL DECISION to MOVE ON from being sorry for myself and TAKING ON what life had thrown at me.

With a single-minded focus, I continued pursuing CA and finally qualified as a Chartered Accountant in 2008.

However after passing my CA, getting a job was tough. Companies REJECTED ME only because I was Paraplegic.

5 years ago I started as an entrepreneur with my own firm named CA Chauhan & Co.

7. A Chartered Accountant Who Stands Tall Despite a Short Height

I STAND TALL despite my short height of 3 feet 8 inches. I am suffering from ‘Dwarfism’ and I have NEVER been demotivated by the ‘Different-Ability’ which I am suffering from,

Right from KG till date I have someone judging, criticizing, laughing at me because I am a Dwarf. However, this has never stopped me from being –the best version of myself. 

While in college I wanted to pursue a course where the world DOES NOT see me with sympathy but they see me as a person who has CROSSED ALL HURDLES and that’s when I enrolled for Chartered Accountancy (CA) course.

I gave my best and cleared my CA exams.

All went well and as the saying goes – If God takes away something from you, he replaces it with something you’ve never imagined. That’s evident in the case of my life.

Note: This article was originally published on thecastory.com I just filtered the stories, and pasted them here. Thank You. Wish You Best Of Luck.