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CISSP exam pass! Late post 🙃

🚀🐦‍🔥☕️ Excited to share that I have provisionally passed the #CISSP exam from ISC2 👏👏👏

This journey took months of focused effort and discipline, including overcoming a previous failed attempt 😬. I was devastated after that first try, but I learned that you can't let one setback derail the entire goal. The key was to refocus and change my mindset. For me, my faith was essential in keeping the right attitude and posture. Thanks to my family, friends and coworkers ( I cannot mention all of them in this post, but you know who you are 😁) they kept me cheering on to pass.

My study process looked like this:

🤓📚👓📖Months 1-2: I dedicated this time to improving my technical vocabulary and deeply understanding the concepts using the Destination Certification Inc. book and app , the Official ISC2 #CISSP #Study #Guide and coaching from coworkers. This involved reviewing areas from my first attempt that I knew I hadn't fully grasped.

⚙️Month 3: I shifted to practicing quizzes and questions to solidify my understanding and improve my speed and accuracy with key terms. Being intentional with the timing and separating calendar time and shared with my family. (Use AI to sort a plan for you if you need so)

👓Month 4: I started taking full practice exams, quizzes and vocabulary terms. Doing hand made review notes. Once I was consistently scoring and a passing range across multiple tests, I felt confident enough to book the exam and focus on my weakest domains always having accountability with coworkers and leads.

📖🙏🤲 Beyond study strategies, the biggest factor was mental preparation. My faith was my anchor; reminding myself, “I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me, Ph 4:3” and some other more verses I use with my kids to lift them up during their struggles, was crucial for rebuilding my confidence. For me ,this journey wasn't just about knowledge, but about resilience, determination, and faith.

🙏I’m grateful for this milestone and excited for the opportunities ahead to contribute, grow, and help others in the cybersecurity community, and also help other to achieve this .

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