Confidence

Confidence is crucial. It is directly related to your determination to PASS the CIA exam and to your commitment to preparing for it. The vast majority of CIA candidates who continue to take the exam will pass. The point is that you will become a CIA if you are determined. You have already taken a very important step toward achieving your goal by using the Gleim CIA Review. Being prepared psychologically is very important. A positive attitude while preparing for and taking the exam aids retention of information and improves reasoning ability. The best way to develop this positive attitude is through a successful preparation program. Success tends to breed success. Other things being equal, individuals with a well-founded expectation of accomplishment will outperform those who are less optimistic. Remember the story about the Little Engine that Could? The little train kept thinking that it could make it up that big mountain. It kept saying, “I think I can, I think I can,” and as the little engine got closer and closer to the top of the mountain it started saying, “I know I can, I know I can.” The result was that the little engine made it to the top of the mountain. Using this analogy, you are the Little Engine that Could and the CIA exam is the mountain. You must be determined, have confidence in yourself, have a positive attitude, and be committed to passing the CIA exam.