Oct 9, 2026 · 29 min · 10 segments
Send us Fan Mail I've failed more IT certifications than I've passed, including the CCNA on my first try, the CCNP, and DevNet. And I'm still in…
So the first thing is, basically I've been there.
You know, we all been in that same situation, whether it's for a certification, which is the focus of this episode.
But basically you can remove the word certification and put any other word there or any other thing you've trying to accomplish.
Basically all of it will fall up under this episode.
So basically I've been there.
You know, you're studying for a certification, you know, you continuously study and basically you may not have a plan with studying.
Depending on the certification, it may be hard to come up with a plan with studying or maybe you just don't know where to start at with that certification.
So you don't know where to start at.
You don't have a really a good plan for studying.
You don't know what resources to go and get to help you study.
So you're studying for the certification and basically, you know, you're on and off some days.
You know, you may study Monday, you may not study again till the next Monday.
You know, you don't have a real schedule.
So you, you're studying for the certification and then still while you're studying, you know, you haven't got a date when you're trying to take this exam.
So you got a continuous process with no end.
So you don't know what date you're trying to take this exam.
You haven't looked into scheduling the exam.
You don't e- you don't, you may not even know where to go take that exam.
You know, usually your local community college may be one, or they may have a facility depending on where you at.
But basically you have to schedule, and during your scheduling process it ta- you have a location to pick.
It'll come up with all the ones in your area.
You choose that location and basically the day of your certification exam, you go there that time.
You know, you gotta have some, uh, ID requirements and things like that, but you go there, you check in, and at that time you go and take your exam.
So you may not even have got to that part yet.
So the first thing is, basically I've been there.
You know, we all been in that same situation, whether it's for a certification, which is the focus of this episode.
But basically you can remove the word certification and put any other word there or any other thing you've trying to accomplish.
Basically all of it will fall up under this episode.
So basically I've been there.
You know, you're studying for a certification, you know, you continuously study and basically you may not have a plan with studying.
Depending on the certification, it may be hard to come up with a plan with studying or maybe you just don't know where to start at with that certification.
So you don't know where to start at.
You don't have a really a good plan for studying.
You don't know what resources to go and get to help you study.
So you're studying for the certification and basically, you know, you're on and off some days.
You know, you may study Monday, you may not study again till the next Monday.
You know, you don't have a real schedule.
So you, you're studying for the certification and then still while you're studying, you know, you haven't got a date when you're trying to take this exam.
So you got a continuous process with no end.
So you don't know what date you're trying to take this exam.
You haven't looked into scheduling the exam.
You don't e- you don't, you may not even know where to go take that exam.
You know, usually your local community college may be one, or they may have a facility depending on where you at.
But basically you have to schedule, and during your scheduling process it ta- you have a location to pick.
It'll come up with all the ones in your area.
You choose that location and basically the day of your certification exam, you go there that time.
You know, you gotta have some, uh, ID requirements and things like that, but you go there, you check in, and at that time you go and take your exam.
So you may not even have got to that part yet.
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