I need to stop psyching myself out on this stuff. Two days ago I started the Networking Security section of the course and I was overwhelmed by the number of acronyms and that the page ended with a statement that every Cybersecurity Analyst should know these as an entry-level… I was so worried that I wouldn’t remember them or get them confused, but finally after pushing through two days on the topic (after going back to work after my Meg-cation) I got to the end of the module. I was a little nervous going into the test, but I took it, didn’t second guess any of my answers, and I got 100% on it on the first try!

I can’t believe how much of this stuff I know for a fact and how much I have been selling myself short for all these years. I have been hiding in a call center and behind a desk for packing peanuts when I should be making loads more. I really can do this. I am officially half way done with the 3rd course and I anticipate having that done, done by tomorrow. I can’t believe how naturally all of this is coming to me. Hopefully it will pay off in a big way. It has to pay off in a big way, I have struggled so much in my professional life, what I was afraid of the most is actually what I can do the best without even trying too hard.

Yesterday I also submitted a proposal for having my company reimburse me for the cost of the training. At the rate I am going it isn’t going to take too long to complete the rest of the program, I just have to juggle being a mom and wife in the meantime. If I just hyper focused I could probably get through everything by the end of next week but I am not going to tie myself to that tight of a timeline. Everything is working out the way it is going to, and the way it will fit into my schedule.

I am going to spend some time with the husband before going to bed, have a good night world!