Re: All in the mind...

Well said Brad! Excellent advice!!!

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On Apr 28, 2009, at 4:41 PM, "Brad Ellis" <brad_at_ccbootcamp.com> wrote:

> The key is not to get frustrated. Take a step back and evaluate your
> options. When I get stuck on something I like to go for a run, go
> flying, or shoot something (preferably something that wont get me into
> trouble!). Find something to take your mind off the task you got stuck
> on, post a few questions to your favorite forums, and then re-
> evaluate.
> Stepping away from the problem can open your mind to seeing the
> problem
> more clearly. Obviously you can't necessarily take this approach
> during
> the actual lab exam. However, if you get stuck during the lab exam,
> don't sit there and waste countless minutes/hours if the question
> isn't
> worth a lot of points. Skip it, and come back to it later. Tackling
> the
> "easy stuff" first is a great approach as long as it fits the lab
> you're
> doing (ie, tasks depended on other tasks). You definitely want to get
> all the "easy points" finished in case you run out of time - but if
> you
> use proper time management, you shouldn't run out of time. :)
>
> thanks,
> Brad Ellis
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: nobody_at_groupstudy.com [mailto:nobody_at_groupstudy.com] On Behalf
> Of
> hopalong
> Sent: Tuesday, April 28, 2009 1:36 PM
> To: Cisco certification
> Subject: All in the mind...
>
> Hi
>
> This isn't a technical question...more of a mindset problem!
>
> When I start doing a lab and something in the first few crucial
> questions
> backfires, I start to panic, get frustrated and then then get angry
> with
> myself. This of course snowballs the longer the problem goes on, in to
> more
> frustration, more anger and a completely cr_at_p state of mind which
> makes
> the
> troubleshooting the initial problem so much harder and well a Catch-22
> situation which is really hard to recover from.
>
> In other exam situations I have always headed for a nice easy question
> first
> to get points under my belt and get a good feeling for the harder
> stuff.
> But
> that can't be done here.
>
> I don't suffer from lack of confidence or experience of labs :(( -
> does
> anyone have any good coping strategies for not getting wound up in the
> first
> hour or so when things go wrong? Or should I just get so fast that I
> can
> spend the first hour in the loo.....
>
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