Today was a good day !

Today, I finally got to see Cisco as I went there for a meeting - it was pretty cool! Went for a Collaboration demo on all their latest stuff. Lunch was pretty banging as well!

Also came home actually at 5:30 which was nice!

And got a call about a role with CC - funny that Os has worked there and came here!

Anyway I digress a bit.

So i thought about learning Python again from scratch while also learning EH - and I want to get both under my belt and be proficient by next year - I also want to have manageable goals to keep track on them, so i need to make some...

It is also getting warmer and I am happy about that :)

Just had my practice meeting

And it was ok - but it didn't go as well as I thought - but it made me realise what I need to focus on and how I do that.

1. I need to think of bigger picture scenarios instead of thinking of products first off - that is what I did and it didn't go anywhere. 
2. I need to ask qualifying questions - I didn't do that as much as was needed, which would help me make a solution up. I also need to draw information out from the client.
3. Use the whiteboard to help create qualifying questions. 
4. The products themselves come last - services and related are necessary as well as knowing terminology and driving the conversation and giving the sense that I know what I am talking about.

It was hard, but I did learn from it. And I need to learn how to make my own style to ask these questions.

Knowing product knowledge is one thing - getting the client on board is another and that is what I need to know how to do. Today helped me understand the gap that Os and Rich have with me. 

I am so happy! New Cert study coming up :)

I got the ok from work to study for the CCNA Sec and they have given me resources - plus, I already have some materials and gathered what I feel i will use and need when studying.

Got a folder prepped and everything. I need to find something else out but otherwise, I think it will be good!

:) I am very happy about that - ^^.

Finally past that test!

Woohoo :D After 11 tries, that NV test is over! So happy about that.

Now I am ready to go for the CCNA Sec and they need it here as well, so I can't wait to get the go ahead so I can attend the bootcamp that is happening from the 4th of April.

I got some materials of my own I can start with, but it is good to get on it now. At the moment, I am going over some routing fundamentals for my meeting with Os and Rich next Wednesday; I will do this up to the day itself.

I am so stoked to get going for this certification :)

Some new ideas I got

So last night, i thought to myself, that i want to see how to make some extra money and just to diversify myself.

So what I thought is this:

- learning front end web dev and make some money on that in time, and on the side.
- start up japanese lesson via skype - got to work out how to do that - skype community can work among other things...

That's it for now - at work at the moment, and I am making sure I use the time well and watch what I do :) Also going to Cisco HQ end of the month - can't wait for that :)

Also missed out on the shadowing as I read the date wrong - oh well it will come up again . Still waiting on my phone, but if it doesn't come by Wednesday, I will be getting a refund, so I have stopped getting anxious about that :)