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On Your Marks

Are you putting off booking your first accountancy exam, or struggling to get back into studying after a failure? Wherever you’re at in your journey to qualification, On Your Marks explores techniques to help you tackle the process head on.

In this series from ACCA, we’re sitting down with experts to understand what can hold us back when we set out to achieve our goals – whether that’s preparing for exam season or training for a marathon.

From the importance of hanging out with your mates to the neuroscience of procrastination, we explore how to get yourself going when the going gets tough - including techniques for building resilience for when life doesn’t go our way.

This is On Your Marks. Because you’ll never know until you try.

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For more information about ACCA exams, you can go to www. accaglobal.com/exams

On Your Marks is a Fresh Air Production for ACCA. The Executive Producer is Annie Day, the Senior Producer is Eva Higginbotham, with support from Sarah Moore. The videographer is Yohan Forbes. The Sound Engineer is Basil Oxtoby.

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Average duration
22 minutes
Episodes
14
Years Active
2024
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Solving Sleep

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Unpacking Anxiety

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00:23:51  |   Tue 22 Oct 2024
On Your Marks: Season 2 is coming...

On Your Marks: Season 2 is coming...

Do you ever feel overwhelmed by anxiety, struggle with your sleep, or question if you've been making the right career decisions?

In Season 2 of On Your Marks we'll be digging into more techniques to …

00:01:32  |   Tue 15 Oct 2024
Making the most of ACCA resources

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00:19:56  |   Tue 09 Apr 2024
Beating procrastination

Beating procrastination

This week, we’re kicking procrastination.

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00:27:30  |   Tue 02 Apr 2024
Nourishing relationships

Nourishing relationships

This week, we’re talking relationships.

When we’re pushing towards a goal, or just generally having a tough time, many of us will instinctively turn to our friends, family, colleagues, or even pets f…

00:25:21  |   Tue 26 Mar 2024
Building resilience

Building resilience

This week, we’re all about becoming more resilient.

Pushing on towards our goals is great, but, as we all know, life can have a way of messing with even the best laid plans. Whether it’s failing an e…

00:20:04  |   Tue 19 Mar 2024
Setting great goals

Setting great goals

This week, we’re talking goal setting.

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00:20:31  |   Tue 12 Mar 2024
Preparing to start

Preparing to start

This week, we’re starting at the very beginning.

You’ve decided you have a goal – maybe you want to become an accountant, or pass your driving test, or run a marathon. Congrats!

So, why can it be so …

00:19:36  |   Tue 05 Mar 2024
On Your Marks Trailer

On Your Marks Trailer

Are you putting off booking your first accountancy exam, or struggling to get back into studying after a failure? Wherever you’re at in your journey to qualification, On Your Marks explores technique…

00:01:38  |   Tue 27 Feb 2024
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