Scott's Year

Category: CompTIA

  • Day 8 …… Clarity?

    Yes…. chapter 8 has been read. A lot of the books I have read on self help and goal setting have been by people that I do not know. Not knowing in the sense of this situation being that I haven’t heard of them until I read their books. I decided to purchase The 50th Law (by 50 Cent and Robert Greene) and Hustle Harder, Hustle Smarter (by 50 Cent). Think about it, if someone can decide to turn their life around, run aggressive mix-tape campaign in NY, get noticed/signed by Eminem, shoot to the top of the charts, and build a business empire it may be someone who has some good advice. I’m not saying all of his life choices have been good ones, but he does seem to achieved the goals that he wants. I read The 50th Law for about two hours today – after chapter 8 – an hour before and after work – and it is very good so far.The author says that if we sum up 50 Cent in one word it is “fearless”. He also said that 50 Cent (Curtis Jackson) is addicted to reality and it is the strongest drug you can use. It makes sense. There are so many people who have their heads lost in their own fantasy that life just passes them by. This is one of those books that will be easy to read in the sense of not getting bored and wishing for it to end when you are one quarter the way through. Don’t worry, I will add it to my book section. I look forward to finishing this one.

  • Day 7 – Head above water…

    Chapter 7 has been read. After doing my errands and chores today, I began working on a way to improve this whole journey. It occurred to me that I need to attack these goals with ferocity. The question is how? When it comes to the goal on deck, I am going to adjust this, but since I am still in goal one, and planning it all out, I will hold off for a bit on that until I can figure this out. I have read a lot of self-help and books of the such, but as far as goals comes I think I need something different. The great thing about the drawing board is that it is best for things like this…….

  • Day 3 – Reality sets in

    Cloud+ – chapter 3 has been read. I wasn’t able to go to the gym today and my diet did not exist. Cookies and chicken wings took precedence. I need to switch things up. My alarm went off at 5am. I picked up the phone, looked at it, and said “fuck that”. I fell back asleep and woke up three hours later. I will work to further adjust my schedule in order to do what is needed. I feel that if I am able to build a good foundation in the day, the rest will follow suit. A good foundation starting with a morning workout. I will continue the gym and Cloud+ throughout this week. There may be a switch up needed where I have to either do Krav Maga OR walk 10,000 steps a day. Tomorrow, I will hit the drawing board for this and let you know what happens.

  • Day 2 – Scheduling

    So this one completely falls to me. Due to the fact that I didn’t handle my schedule correctly after work, I was unable to attend Krav Maga. I also left my fitbit at home so I do not know how many steps I got in. Other than that though, I finished chapter 2, but it took me three hours to read about sixty pages which means I am averaging 20 pages per hour. I guess that is good? I have nothing else to compare it to. By the time I finished reading it, I was exhausted. One thing I did learn today is that if my scheduling is fucked up, it will botch the whole day. Moving forward, and I really hate to say this (or write it), but in order to meet my goals, I may have to begin waking up at 5 am. If I get a good workout in before work, it may help me be more awake throughout the day. I could be wrong about this too. Tomorrow is the first day that I will work to get up early. I got to the gym and ate healthy today which is nice. I can enthusiastically tell you that I can bench press 95 whole pounds. I plan to do it again too. Alrighty, I need to get to be so I can wake up tomorrow and do it all again!

  • Day 1 – It’s in the books!

    Day 1 is in the books! I started the book today but I have a confession. I have done a lot of studying before hand. Also, this is a certification renewal. I was also able to stretch, go to the gym, and walk my 10,000 steps. For the most part I ate healthy. Some family came into town, and we all know you try and eat as healthy as you can. The first chapter in the Cloud+ book was a general overview, and I am excited to get tomorrow’s chapter over with because it is the longest. Luckily I found a great software to read it on. The software is called Vital Source Bookshelf online. Among other things, it has a text to speech feature. This allows me, to have the book read to me while I follow along. I like it. It helps me keep my attention on what I am reading. I would highly recommend it.