week 9

I have been talking with many people about my project, because of all the outside help I have had to seek.

My sister is the one who has paid for me to take the SSCP exam. She is proud of me and the reason she helped me cover the cost is because she knows it will help me establish my competence with a higher certificate than the Security+ I already have. My job coach at Worksource also sees the benefit of me obtaining the certificate and has been supportive. She has been emailing me links that are more closely related to the information security industry, such as job positions that are available and seminars I may want to check out. My parents have provided encouragement as well.

As far as my progress in my project, I have spoken to them about my studying routine and my career preparation. They have given me excellent advice and resources, but most of it has pertained to the career prep. The most influential feedback I got was when I was letting personal life interfere too much with my schoolwork. They helped me with the emotional support and advice I needed to turn around and shift my focus back on my academics.

Overall, I am glad that I had other people that I could talk to about my project and I think it was absolutely critical for success.