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All in all, you know yourself-you know your limits and capabilities, but you need to conquer the fear of failure and note something down somewhere that will give you that motivation and determination that will keep you going. For me, it was my family’s sacrifice in helping to fund my studies.”  \nAudit and Assurance retake student, UAE  \n Review the available examiner’s reports for Strategic Business Leader in detail  \n➤  \nThese provide you with feedback on students’ performance in each exam, highlighting problem areas that students need to improve on and telling you what the examining teams are looking for – work through the reports carefully, trying to identify whether the issues highlighted were issues for you in your exam  \nRemember that students often make the same mistakes exam sitting after exam sitting and you will see that the examining teams talk about the same key knowledge areas and the same issues around exam technique time and time again. Really think about whether you have made these mistakes as, once you know what caused you to fail, you can work on improving that area. We will show you how in the next three sections  \n\n|  Read the article 10 things to learn from SBL’s September sitting | ➤ | This article was written by the examining team after marking the first session of the SBL exam. It contains some clear observations on aspects where candidates struggled. Think about your own previous attempt at SBL in the light of this article and you should find useful tips to help you succeed in your retake. |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n|  Listen to introduction to Strategic Business Leader | ➤ | In this short recording the examining team talks about the syllabus and the format of the exam. There is also useful content on exam technique and how the technical and professional aspects of answers are marked. 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