Living and Learning with Blake Carroll

About Living and Learning with Blake Carroll

The CPA Exam Playbook with Blake Carroll is for CPA candidates who are putting in the effort, but not seeing the results they expected. You already have the course. You’ve watched the lectures, taken notes, and done the questions. But progress feels inconsistent, and it’s hard to tell if what you’re doing is actually working. This podcast is about execution. How to study effectively when you’re working full time. How to stay consistent without burning out. How to simplify your approach so you stop starting over and start making real progress. Each episode focuses on the decisions that matter most. Study strategy, time management, mindset, and the patterns that separate candidates who pass from those who stay stuck. You’ll hear structured teaching, real coaching insights, and shorter “I Have Thoughts” episodes with quick, practical takeaways. This isn’t about doing more. It’s about doing what actually works so you can pass the CPA exam and move forward.

Publisher

Blake Carroll

Category

business

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

30 Aug 2020

Latest episode

22 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

32 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   22 Oct 2026

   How Much of Passing the CPA Exam is Luck?

   A 76 does not prove you studied well. A 73 does not prove you studied badly. We love looking at outcomes and working backward. Passed? The strategy worked. Failed? Something must have been wrong. But life, and the CPA Exam, is messier than that. You can make good decisions and get a disappointing result. You can make questionable decisions and still get away with a 75. Which raises a much more interesting question: How much of passing the CPA Exam is actually luck? Not “hope you get easy questions” luck. I mean the mix of circumstances you were handed, the environment you choose, the decisions you make, and the randomness you can never completely eliminate. That’s what I’m digging into in my next episode.

2. 

   15 Oct 2026

   Feel the Day

   In this episode I talk about a quote from the book "High Performance Habits" by Brendon Burchard that can teach us how to be more present and get a deeper connection with our daily lives.

3. 

   8 Oct 2026

   Either Commit to the CPA Exam or Let It Go

   The CPA Exam is too demanding to live in the middle ground forever. In this episode, I talk about what it looks like to either truly commit to the process or give yourself permission to let it go, instead of staying stuck in a cycle of guilt, inconsistency, and half-commitment.

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