Trying to Study for my CCNA CCNP with KIDS!! - Study Tips for CCNA CCNP
About this video
A short channel update filmed outside after Chuck’s first day back at work following the birth of his daughter Millie, who is two weeks old; the two-week gap in videos is explained by the new baby. Now three kids in — he also mentions a six-year-old and a three-year-old — he admits studying for his CCNP has been in a slump: he has not cracked his book or opened his laptop since the baby came. His remaining exam is TSHOOT, with Route and Switch already done, and he is getting back into studying with INE. His advice for studying with kids is to work them into your schedule rather than waiting for them to go away: hold your kids while you study, walk around with your phone doing flashcards, and grab study time whenever you can. He closes by framing his kids as his motivation — the reason to get certified and earn money for his family.
Key takeaways
- Studying with kids means working them into your schedule: hold the baby while studying or do flashcards on your phone while walking around, rather than waiting for uninterrupted time.
- Expect slumps around major life events: Chuck had not opened his book at all after his daughter’s birth and is deliberately restarting.
- Know exactly what remains: for his CCNP he had Route and Switch done with only TSHOOT left, which makes restarting more concrete.
- Use family as the motivation: Chuck says his kids are his reason for getting certified and making money for his family.
- Grab study time whenever you can in small moments instead of relying on long, ideal study sessions.
Episode details: published March 14, 2017 · 3:37 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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