Goals in 2k7

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Whereabouts are you based? He lives in Melbourne (St. Kilda - Chopper country!) but the wedding is on hamilton Island - which should be reasonably near you!

 

I'm in QLD - Gold Coast, which is about an hours drive south of Brisbane.

The Gold Coast is worth a visit if you can fit it in. The Aussies flock here from Melbourne in the summer to get a feel for what summer should be like. Melbourne is more like Croydon, bloody chilly place

 

I don't do New Years resolutions but I do have goals.

Get a permanent job at Micron Technology.

Learn more about web development (I'm just scratching the surface).

Complete the book I'm working on (hush hush for now).

Try to figure out how to get more sleep.

 

GOALS FOR 2007:-

CERTIFICATION:-

Comptia A+
MCDST

finish course in Flash MX2004

Work:-
Permanent Contract
Complete the training course in Help desk and Networks

Life:-
Recover from leg injury
Enter Swim mathons
Keep up the fitness thing
Go see my friend over in OZ
Attend more beer festivals!
Finish off my back-packing travels around europe.
and my quest to sample all the beers ever made

 

My GOAL in 2007:

- Review all exams I took, esp Lab
- Prepare for 70-291
- Improve communication skills ^^, esp English

 

My cert goals in 2007 are:

Pass 272 to get myself MCDST!
Pass 271
Pass N+ (Just need the cash to book the exam)
Finish my college course and have more time for studying certs
Then hopefully obtain the MCSA

 

Almost three months and passed, and having my quartly review slightly early.

I have completed A+ (2003 objectives). Decided not to go with N+ and chose mcdst instead, as it was more work related.

I have a lovely job at the moment, and am enjoying it, my line manager told me that it shouldn't be a porblem if they were to pay for the exams for mcdst or atleast contribute. was going to book my first exam 70-272 for end of april, but found out that they will be stopping funding for ITIL in a few months. now mcdst is resting away, and now im studying for ITIL, which is a bore (at least i fall asleep easier now).

work has been good, i have progressed reasonably well, almost hitting my targets (have to hit 90% for the month, im at 88%). my line manager, said she will try and help my achiveve my goals, where possible, which will be ITIL, and mcdst for this year (3 exams in total).

So as you know there has been a slight change, so how has it been for you?

 

Three Month Review:

A hiring freeze at Micron took care of my first goal so I'm pretty "freelance" at the moment and looking for work.

The free time gives me more hours per day to devote to the book I'm writing but a recent cold knocked out my brain cells for the past several days. I think they're starting to come back to I may be able to start writing again tomorrow.

Redouble my efforts in the area of web applications starting with JavaScript and working my way up from there.

I have a couple of "ideas" that haven't made it to the "goals" stage yet so depending on a variety of circumstances, this may not be the end of my list.

 

I may have already said this, I have tons of ideas floating around in my head at the moment, only 1 is really IT related. Unfortunately all the others will take money to implement, which is in very short supply at the moment, unless I win the jackpot on the lottery

 

Progress towards my 2k3 MCSE is going to plan, everything on schedule so far
my NACE course starts next week, but the majority of that will likely be the latter part of the year

I haven't started diving again yet, but I have started to do my place up and bought a car! (now i just need to learn to drive it haha)

 

My aims for the year was to pass A+, N+ and an MCP. Also to continue progression in my salery and experience in my current role.

At the moment im still stuck on A+ Essentials, finding it harder and harder to find the time and get the motiviation to do it, exam booked for 5th May which I thought would help motivate me, its not going as planned but I can turn it around so will need to sort my head out.

On the job front, It couldnt be going better. I've had a raise of 2K since January and have been promised funding for any route which I go, which at the moment looks like A+ Self Study, then Network Course + Exam, followed by individual MCSA courses (4x 5 Day courses) plus the exams.

My aim's for this year have not changed, but the way in which I was planning to acheive them have. Roll on 6th Month review!

 

Yay!

1) learning a fair bit

2) passed 70-270

personal:

1) been a size 10 for a few months now - whoopeeee - yay!

2) upped it to at least a 25 min run every other eve and a 4 mile run every weekend...(also, just got a polar heart rate monitor from Ebay, so kinda on way)

3) maybe done a little DIY

4) yup - we managing that

5)...


...looking good already!

 

6 month Review... Like mentioned i had decided to do the ITIL, infact proper revision did not start until around a month ago... Good news is that i have passed ITIL Foundation...

Work is as always, variable, depending on types of users i have for it to be a good or not so good day, but overall, still am pleased with the role.

Now for me to tackle, 70-272 and then 70-271...

How has it been for you

 

As you know a couple of months back I decided to take a break from chasing an IT career and go into proofreading instead.

Well as usual my plans go down to the toilet. Everything is currently on hold whilst I sort my finances out, once that happens It'll be full steam ahead again.

I'm planning on going out a lot more and enjoy the fresh air.

I am making plans to spend a weekend down in cornwall and take a break from the madness of the world around me.

I'm also planning to visit a lot of places in the UK I haven't been to yet.

Eventually even take a trip to Ireland.

 

The business is more-or-less sold and I'm working for the new buyer ... so I guess the business is "off the ground" and "profitable"... so I'm done for the year, folks. On to 2008!!!!!

 

I want my A+ nailed this year, shooting for late November for both exams.

This time next year I want to be MCP and maybe MCDST.

Should perk the old CV up a bit