So back in March, I blogged on the SharePoint Master (MCM) program. It was an amazing experience. Unfortunately, even though I did pass the grueling qualification lab, I only passed 2 of 3 written tests on the first pass.
Well, I just knocked out my retake and the results are in…. PASS!
It really has been an interesting experience. There was a lot of pressure to pass on that 2nd attempt. But I made it! I have to thank God for that!
I know that it’s not always “cool” to talk about your failures but I wanted to go ahead and write this post anyway to encourage those who might not skate straight through on the first attempt at the written tests or the qualification lab. You have to ask yourself, “Why did I attend MCM training?”. Was it for the information? If that’s all then maybe not having the cert is good enough. Was it for the networking? Well, you probably already scored that? But is it enough?
My thought is this. Why spend all that time and pain on the journey and not travel that last (but very difficult) mile? By the time the training and the initial tests are over, you’ve already invested so much.
So I just wanted to encourage anyone who came up a bit short during class. Put in the time… Work hard… and go get that MCM!
Remember this… The harder you work to achieve a goal, the better it feels when you get there! Because, in the end, it’s not about the result… It’s about the process along the way.
Cheers,
Russ Houberg
SharePoint MCM
7 comments
Steve Curran says:
July 29, 2009 at 12:06 am (UTC -6)
You rock!!!
Great job.
Jeff Borghoff says:
July 29, 2009 at 5:24 am (UTC -6)
Hey Russ, awseome news! An amazing accomplishment. God bless brother.
Ali says:
August 14, 2009 at 6:12 am (UTC -6)
Congrats Russ, great news! Let me know if you are attending the SPC 2009 in Vegas.
Your R2 classmate
Taj says:
September 17, 2009 at 9:46 am (UTC -6)
Congratulations Russ. Good show!
DH says:
September 25, 2009 at 11:43 pm (UTC -6)
Hi Russ! Congrats man!
We knew it was just a matter of time ? Didn’t we ?
Cheers for Portugal
Spence says:
October 1, 2009 at 11:42 pm (UTC -6)
nice one mate, cya at spc
Amar says:
October 6, 2009 at 9:35 pm (UTC -6)
It is interesting to see how many of your blogs start with "so" or at least in the first sentence.
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