| Planning for success on the CCNA, CCNP, and | | | | your final destination? You would never get |
| other Cisco exams is much like taking a trip | | | | there, and you'd spend a lot of time |
| in your car. You've got to plan ahead, accept | | | | wandering aimlessly.Don't spend your study |
| the occasional detour, and just keep on going | | | | time and slow your progress by studying for a |
| until you get there. But what do you do | | | | Cisco exam without planning the trip. |
| before you get started?Create a road map - | | | | Schedule your study time as you would an |
| for success.If you were driving from one side | | | | appointment with a client, and keep that |
| of the country to another, you certainly | | | | appointment. Make sure that your study time |
| wouldn't just get in your car and start | | | | is quality study - turn your TV, iPod, and |
| driving, would you? No. You would plan the | | | | cell off. If you hit a bump in the road and |
| trip out ahead of time. What would happen if | | | | don't get your certification the first time |
| you just got in the car and started driving | | | | you take the exam, regroup and create another |
| in the hope that you would someday arrive at | | | | plan. |