Planning for success in exams CCNA, CCNP and other Cisco exams is much like traveling in your car. You must plan ahead, accept the casual game, and just keep walking until you get there. But what do you do before you start?
Create a road map – for success.
If you drive from one side to another country, you certainly will not simply take your car and start driving you? No, you are planning a trip in advance. What if you just get in the car and started driving in the hope that one day you arrive at your final destination? You will never succeed, and you will spend much time wandering aimlessly.
Do not spend your study time and slow down your progress by studying for a Cisco exam without planning the trip. Schedule your study time as you would an appointment with a client, and keep that promise. Make sure your study time is quality study – turn on the TV, iPod, and cell death. If you hit a bump in the road and not get your certification for the first time you take the exam, regroup and make another plan. Read until you get to the point that the day of the exam, you know that you are already a CCNA or CCNP and you exist only in the test center to make it official.
