August 2015 AKCPA Newsletter
Josh McIntyre and family, with their newest addition, Daisy, a yellow lab.
President's Message
AUGUST 2015
My family just bought a new dog. As you can see in the picture above, it is almost impossible to get a picture with two kids and a dog where everyone is looking at the camera and smiling. Also, in case you couldn’t tell, this is a selfie. My wife asked if we should have one of our neighbors take the picture, and I told her that I wanted to try to keep a theme of as many selfie pictures for my newsletter as I could.
You might be wondering what getting a dog has to do with public accounting, or being a CPA. I can tell you that directly it has nothing to do with any of that. For me it was the whole process of getting a dog that is relevant. About two or three months ago my wife Erin started asking about getting a dog. Initially, my response was along the lines of when the kids get older, and can help take care of it. Obviously from the picture above you can see how long that lasted. Anyway, Erin kept asking, and I kept coming up with a reason why it was not the right time.
Ultimately, I decided to ask myself, why do I keep sticking with the same answer and saying “No, not now.” When it came down to it, I did not have a really great answer, just that for some arbitrary reason I had decided that this was not the right time. After coming to that realization I decided to tell Erin yes, we can go ahead and get a dog. She asked what changed my mind. I told her that I could always come up with reasons why everyone should do things my way, but that if everything always went exactly how I wanted it to my life would be pretty boring.
That led me to remember an article from LinkedIn that I read a few weeks prior to this decision. It was The One Attitude Every Successful Person Has, by Jeff Haden. I encourage you to read it, and think about yourself and what kind of mindset you have. For me personally, I did not always have a mindset where I thought growth was valuable and I spent a lot of time trying to avoid exposing the fact that I might not know or understand something, or that sometimes I make bad decisions. As with our dog buying decision, I occasionally find myself falling back on this “Fixed Mindset,” and thinking that I should plan or control everything. Thinking back on all of this, I find that life is a lot more enjoyable when I step back and let things unfold, then learn, enjoy, and grow from whatever happens. I can also say that I am very happy that we found a dog.
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Member Spotlight - Thomas Huling
Thomas Huling, CPA, Chosen for American Institute of CPAs Leadership Academy
Huling one of only 38 CPAs selected for prestigious group
Anchorage, AK (July 30, 2015) Thomas Huling, senior staff CPA, at Thomas, Head & Greisen, PC, has been selected as one of 38 young CPAs to participate in the American Institute of CPAs 7th annual Leadership Academy in Durham, N.C. this fall.
Huling will join an exclusive group of rising stars in the accounting profession to learn strategic planning techniques and develop personal success skills for handling complex management challenges. Leadership Academy participants, all under age 36, will discuss pressing issues facing CPAs and the accounting profession with some of the profession’s most influential leaders, including AICPA Chair Tommye Barie, CPA, CGMA, and Barry Melancon, CPA, CGMA, the Institute’s president and CEO.
The AICPA selected the 38 attendees of the Leadership Academy from more than 100 candidates recommended by their employers, state CPA societies or both. Candidates submitted resumes which included work history, licensure information, professional volunteer activities, community service, and awards and honors.
The selection process for the 2015 class involved the AICPA reviewing each submission in detail. The submission included a statement provided by the candidate explaining why their participation in the Leadership Academy would be personally important to them.
Huling joined Thomas, Head & Greisen in 2012, where he currently provides tax and consulting to clients. He is a graduate cum laude from the University of Alaska Anchorage earning a bachelor of business administration in accounting. Huling is a member of the American Institute of CPAs (AICPA) and the Alaska Society of CPAs (AKCPA). He is currently vice chair of the leadership committee for the AKCPA and a 2014 graduate of their inaugural Leadership Academy.
The American Institute of CPAs 2015 Leadership Academy will be held from Oct. 4 – 8 at the Rizzo Conference Center – Chapel Hill, NC. Additional information is available at AICPA.org/youngcpanetwork.
Thomas, Head & Greisen, an Alaskan owned and operated CPA firm, has been helping Alaskan businesses and individuals since 1969. We offer a full range of financial services from audits and litigation support to business valuation and taxation services. Our clients range in size from large complex corporate entities to individual tax return preparation engagements. Since 1969 we have been building trust and security for our clients. As one of Alaska’s largest CPA firms, we have the depth of experience from our professional and support staff to make us easily the most qualified as well as one of the longest serving firms in Alaska.
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