As many of you know from my previous post,
23...... , I have failed the CISSP 4 times. Since the last time I have been studying on and off, getting discouraged, fighting the sense of disappointment, and almost giving up on attempting the CISSP ever again.
So today, I retook the CISSP exam, yes for the 5th time, without any seminar just hitting the new books hard
. I am currently in a position which works the grave yard shift and I had yesterday off, Thursday, but decided to get a little more sleep and study time so I took the exam today, Friday, at 2pm EST.
During the exam, since my body is used to working nights, I caught myself dozing multiple times, but no long only 2-4 minutes each time. Every time I would come back, some how it focused me even more to complete this exam.
Before arriving at the testing location, all I said to myself was, think like a manager.
I finished the first pass with 3 hours left on the clock. My second pass was unflagging all the questions I knew I had answered correctly with 2 hours left on the clock. My third pass was process of elimination and I left about 10 questions flagged. At this point I had about 45 minutes left on the clock. With the last 10 questions, I attempted process of elimination, but some I ended up guessing. When I hit submit, there was 10 minutes left on the clock.
The person handed me the paper folded, and I didn't check it until I went into the elevator. As I open the paper, this one word made me
, and that word was Congratulations!
NEVER GIVE UP!
