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No easy road to success I know, when I started doing my A+ cert in h/ware I thought I couldn't do it , thinking about the fact that I have left school for about 15 years ago, got two kids who always call for my attention and lot of family pressure. I think that the only Achievements I have personally managed, is that on some of my assignments I had reached 100%, for some this May sound trivial, but to me it gave a confidence boost in knowing that if I put my mind to it I should be able to achieve my goal's. My aim is to obtain a better job, with prospects, and to provide for my family, and their future. Just passed my A+ hardcore exam.1st time.I had no idea of the exam layout and thought that it would be easy.I soon changed my mind and started to get a cold sweat at the thought of losing my exam fee if I failed. I got 100% for TMA01 on the new A+ course materials,which I found to be both encouraging and motivating I had a bad two months I had to put my mum in ahome over xmas and iam still clearing her house but I still managed an hour or so every nigth becaue I am just about finnished my course and I got my first 100% last week I just hope I pass my examinations because I want this so much PS thats way I could not go to london at the new year. In April 2006 I was diagnosed with lung cancer after many visits to doctors and hospitals.I had been complaining of a pain in my back for several months but nobody could pin it down,naturaly I was devastated,after all I was complaining about my back not my chest.I went into hospital in May of the same year where they removed one of my lungs (along with the tumor).Unfortunately it transpired that the cancer had spread to my spine and they daren't operate on it for fear of leaving me paralized.I then had to start Radiotherapy treatment on my spine to try and reduce the tumor there.This has been relatively succesful,but obviously it is always on my mind.When the doctors told me I would not be able to carry on working,I thought that I May as well curl up and die.When you have been as active as I was it's not easy to give it all up,even at my age, 60 years young.That was when I saw an advert for Skillstrain.I knew very little about computers much less on how they worked,but I thought "WHY NOT".I arranged an interview with one of there representatives and HERE I AM.I started studying the course and found it very difficult at first,after all,it's been a long time since my school years.A couple of times I thought about giving up thinking "what's the point" but thanks mainly to my wife and a couple of close friends,I stuck at it.They have given me the support and encouragement I needed,through all the bad times(and a few good ones).I have surpassed all my expectations as my marks reflect.To get reasonable marks would have been an achievment for me,but I am reaching marks of 100% on a regular basis.I can now hold my head up and say "I CAN DO IT".At the onset I didn't envisage taking the exam,but that is now very much a part of my plans.Don't ever let anybody tell you it can't be done,because I have proved,at least to myself,that it can.It has been a very difficult couple of years for myself and my wife,but I can go on knowing that nothing is impossible,it just takes a bit of working at.Maybe some of the other students May read this and take heart from it.REMEMBER,NOTHING COMES EASY,you have to work for it. All that I knew was how to turn it on and if there was a problem I would have to look around for some help now I am able to understand a lot more and when I read about computers I dont have to skip the jargon, I am and will get there I started this course in August 2006, I was not sure I would be able to keep up with the course and also achieve a reasonable result. I feel because I have managed to pass the first part of the course 80% and above with two scores 100% I have outdone myself because I didnt think I would get this far until a much later date. Even though I have re-submitted a couple of Tma's a couple of times, I beleive that I have the ability to even better through the rest of the course. BEFORE I started this course I didnt have much knowledge about computers.but starting this course I have learned alot and gained more knowledge..I could work under pressure.am happy with my results .I have woked really well to achieve tem grades but hopefully aim for 100%..I revise through my old assesments so I dont forget anyting.. I`m a family man with a 6 months old baby, a permanant job in the armed forces and when I started this course, I knew absolutley nothing about IT except open up my e-mails. Considering my odds against the depthness of the course I really feel I have managed to excel well and within two months I have managed to finish 3 assignments with above average scores considering I am new to IT. What amazes me most is I have managed to do all that and learn quite a lot within a short period of time while fighting wars here in Afganistan. To say the least I think I have managed to even surprise myself. I was more or less an absoloute beginner with PC's at the beginning of this course, being a History and English graduate, I had little use for spreadsheets and only used a computer for typing essays. I have only completed my first section of the course, but I feel I know so much more about computing and have scored 100% for my last 2 assigments. I am studying in conjunction with working full time as a retail manager and being a Mum to a 4 year old son. I know it is early days yet, but now I have my own computer to work on, I feel there is no stopping me! After struggling in life with a disability, I have finally found something I can feel happy and confident taking part in. I feel I am achieving to the best of my abilities, and it doesnt matter if I have an 'off' day because I know I can do as much as I am able and still have a great team at the end of the phone or webmail to help me if I need it.
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