| I was reading The Big Moo: Stop Trying To Be | | | | students and customers just like you - to help you |
| Perfect and Start Being Remarkable this morning, and | | | | create your own future. |
| I'd recommend a copy of this to anyone who wants | | | | The next 18 months are filled with endless |
| to improve their career and their future. And that's all | | | | possibilities, particularly with the rapid growth of VoIP |
| of us, right? | | | | and Microsoft Vista on the horizon. There will be |
| There was one particular line that really stood out to | | | | those who rationalize their inertia, saying "I'll never |
| me: Betting on change is always the safest bet | | | | have to support those, so I don't need to learn |
| available. That describes life perfectly, but it also | | | | them." |
| describes a career in Information Technology | | | | There will also be those who see VoIP and Vista as |
| perfectly as well. There is no field in the world that | | | | enormous opportunities to learn and advance in their |
| has the constant and never-ending changes that IT | | | | careers and their lives. These people will get started |
| does. And every single one of us can look at this as | | | | today, learning the fundamentals of Cisco and |
| a massive opportunity for personal and professional | | | | advancing their networking knowledge in order to be |
| growth. | | | | ready for opportunities as they come along. |
| Is that how you're looking at it? I remember when I | | | | You can't start studying and learning when the |
| passed my first certification exam, the Novell CAN, | | | | opportunity arrives - you've got to be ready when |
| back in 1997. Man, I thought I knew it all then. J But I | | | | opportunity knocks. If you've been putting off |
| quickly learned that you've got to keep learning in IT. | | | | studying for a Cisco or other computer certification - |
| I also learned that if you're willing to put in the work | | | | and I know the summer is a really good time for |
| and make the sacrifices, there's no other field with | | | | putting off studying - get back on track today. |
| the limitless potential for growth and excellence. | | | | Because you never know what opportunities are |
| Like everyone else, my career has had its ups and | | | | going to come along - but you do know that when |
| downs, but I always kept learning and growing. | | | | they do, you've got to be ready to take advantage. |
| Today, I've got my dream job, working with | | | | After all, opportunity really does knock only once! |