Small, but specific steps you can take to help get you through tax season
Tax season is one of the most demanding times of the year for practitioners. Long hours, tight deadlines, and client expectations can take a toll on your mental health and overall well-being. This challenge is designed to help you navigate the stress of the busy season with practical, easy-to-implement strategies that support resilience and balance.
Over the next four weeks, you’ll focus on small, intentional actions—like nutrition, movement, and rest—that can make a big difference in how you feel and perform. These habits are easy to fit into a hectic schedule, so you can stay grounded, energized, and focused when it matters most.
Remember: the goal isn’t perfection—it’s progress.
Let’s tackle this challenge together and make wellness a priority during the busiest time of the year!
When: March 2 – 27
Where: Follow CPA Assist on LinkedIn for weekly updates and conversations with other CPAs and CPA candidates.
How to participate:
- Download the challenge calendar and personalize what actions you want to focus on for the challenge. You can pick one, two or more of the suggested challenges. Or create your own!
- Each week we’ll post information and resources related to that week’s theme on LinkedIn. At the end of the week, we’ll pose a question to recap the week’s challenge. Alberta and Saskatchewan CPAs and CPA PEP Candidates who engage in the weekly engagement question will be entered to win a CPA Assist prize pack (announced the following Monday). Four weekly prizes will be drawn.
- Rally your CPA friends, colleagues or firm to promote a healthier profession or invite your family to turn daily movement into quality time at home. You can even use the materials to build your own firm’s challenge.
What we’ll be focusing on:
- Week one: Healthy eating
- Week two: Physical health
- Week three: Sleep habits
- Week four: Restore energy
Prize Rules:
At the end of the week (March 6, 13, 20 and 27, 2026), we’ll pose a question to recap the week’s challenge. Alberta and Saskatchewan CPAs and CPA PEP Candidates who engage in the weekly engagement question by 8 am MT the following Monday, will be entered to win a CPA Assist prize pack for that week. Eligible engagement includes answering the question by commenting. Likes and reactions don’t count as entries. One entry per person per week.
Weekly winners will be randomly selected on Monday, March 9, 16, 23, and 30, 2026 at 9:00 am MT, and announced on LinkedIn.
Only Alberta and Saskatchewan CPAs and CPA PEP Candidates who are in good standing are eligible for the prizes. CPA Alberta and CPA Saskatchewan staff and Board Members, as well as CPA Assist Committee members, are not illegible for prizes.