I (FINALLY!) Scheduled Cisco CCNP Certification Exam TSHOOT | 300-135

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Chuck confesses he still does not have his CCNP Routing and Switching after working on it for three years: he passed SWITCH in 2015 and ROUTE in 2016 but never attempted TSHOOT. To force follow-through he schedules the exam on camera: Troubleshooting and Maintaining Cisco IP Networks, exam 300-135, priced at $300 in the video, booked for mid-January (he repeatedly names January 15), giving himself about a month and a half to relearn material he admits he has largely forgotten because he has not used it, and he asks someone to change his account password so he cannot move the date. His study stack is the Official Cert Guides for route, switch and TSHOOT via Safari Books Online, CBT Nuggets video training, and, replacing his old noisy physical lab, Boson’s NetSim simulator (version 12, sent to him), which he praises for pre-loaded labs including switching and troubleshooting tickets, community-shared topologies, drag-and-drop lab building including switch stacking, no need to hunt for IOS images, and low CPU/RAM use; he notes Boson was offering a 25% discount for December. He invites viewers to schedule their own exam for the same date, and says he will document the grind publicly using handwritten notes, flashcards and Pomodoro sessions.

Key takeaways

Chuck passed CCNP SWITCH in 2015 and ROUTE in 2016 but never attempted TSHOOT, leaving the CCNP unfinished for three years
His commitment device: schedule the exam first (300-135, $300 shown on screen) for mid-January and have someone change his password so he cannot reschedule
He expects to relearn most route/switch content in about a month and a half because unused knowledge fades
Study tools: Official Cert Guides on Safari Books Online, CBT Nuggets videos, and Boson NetSim labs instead of a physical rack
He invites viewers to book their own certification exam for the same date and follow his documented study process (handwritten notes, flashcards, Pomodoro)

Episode details: published December 1, 2018 · 12:09 long. Summary written by Self Growth Videos from the episode itself. Business results and any income figures mentioned are NetworkChuck’s own claims, shared for education — they are not typical or guaranteed.

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