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| Motivational Techniques |
 • Reward yourself with each success. Some certification tracks consist of a number of unit exams. Reward yourself for your success after successfully passing each stage. It doesn’t have to cost money either. Couple of weeks off from studying will be a good reward.
• Believe in yourself. Don’t compare yourself to other people, believe you can and will succeed. If you wish, use people as yardsticks, but don’t compare your performance and ability to any other person.
• Look past obstacles. Adopt not a ‘why I can’t’ attitude, but a ‘how I can’ one. The more you adopt this philosophy the more a part of your life it will become.
• Talk to other people about your goals. Every opportunity tell them about it. Bore them stupid. Not only will this help you to keep your goals at the forefront of your mind, it will also motivate you to actually achieve them as you’ve now told everyone about them. Besides, chances are you’ll have bored them so much that they will leave you alone to study in peace.
 • Concentrate on just one or two things at a time. Try not to spread yourself too thinly. For instance, if you’re doing the MSCE track, just concentrate on one exam at a time, and give no thought to the entire track. Take each exam one at a time and try to set them up so that the first exam compliments the next one in terms of content. Keep in mind, if you chase two rabbits, both will escape.
• Learn from others who have been there, done that. Read discussion groups and feed off the success from others who have gone before you. Try not to dwell on those posters in the groups who have failed and just complain all the time. Concentrate on those who passed and succeeded.
• Imagine yourself having achieved your goal. Let yourself daydream and imagine having that job you’re working toward, and consistently remind yourself what your life could be like when you reach your goals.
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