How can I get that discipline to study my certification?? I keep losing focus.?
I am 52 trying to learn and study Sql Server 2005 preparing the 70-431.
But I lose focus. I don't feel like study it. I have been that way ALL my life that is why today at 52 I am a loser making $9/h.
How can turn that around?/ How do you guys get that focus & desir to lear & discipline??
2007-04-24 14:57:39 · 5 answers · asked by George 1 in Computers & Internet ➔ Computer Networking
You lost focus because your mind is not accepting the input, depend on your aim, either try another topic, or...change your learning materials.
When I started to learn Exchange servers, I spent weeks if not months reading books, ebooks, and my mind just couldnt squeeze the info in, then I got hold of some good training videos, the way its presented gave learning the topic a whole lease of life, and soon the info start to rush in bit by bit.
Also, set yourself a target time, each day, may be 1-2hrs learning, 1-2hrs practice, dont try to stuff too much in one day, it takes time to fit all the pieces together.
2007-04-24 15:04:58 · answer #1 · answered by Cupcake 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I would imagine that at age 52 you have lots of experience. This would be to your advantage IF you wanted to try your IT skills out at a school instead of business.
Private schools (read Christian schools) are always looking for qualified IT people. You probably won't make the same money as in the business world - but I am sure that it would be better than $9/hr.
2007-04-24 23:03:14 · answer #2 · answered by sosguy 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
On behalf of all of us IT professionals, please don't become a DBA.
If you don't have the desire to learn it and focus on it, you aren't going to be very good at it, and you're going to make the developer's lives miserable, not to mention the mess you'll make for whatever company hires you.
Find something that interests you, and pursue THAT, not the other way around.
As for HOW to get focus...no one can tell you how to do that. You must overcome the inner slacker on your own.
2007-04-24 22:55:59 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hey there.
I'm 56 years old. Two years ago I sat and passed my CompTIA A+ and Network+.
How did I do it?
There were 6 young guys on the same programme as me and they all hassled me as being to old to pass the exams. I thought "bugger them' and set out to show them they were wrong.
The end result was that 5 of them either dropped out or failed the exam.
2007-04-24 22:22:55 · answer #4 · answered by zcars12 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You must be interested in the career path that you want to go into
2007-04-24 22:06:32 · answer #5 · answered by frank21142226 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋