I mentioned a while back, maybe even years ago, that I was going to study for my personal training certification. Well, I have been studying but not consistently. Over the past year and a half life just kept getting in the way and it was too easy to find excuses not to study. At the beginning of the year I was notified that 2010 will be the last year to take the exam based off the study material I've been using. A new edition of material was published and starting in 2011, exams will be based off of this. Not that much will change between the editions, but I didn't want to take any chances...or keep putting this off. So I set a goal back at the start of the year to take the exam by my 34th birthday in October. It just seemed like a good date in the far off future and it would buy me a few months to retake the exam in 2010 if I failed. You never know...you can't use a calculator on these exams and that might prove to be deadly for me!
Knowing I was running out of time, I made it official today and registered for the exam on October 8th. That once far off date months in the future is now only 2 little months away. So it's time to buckle down and get serious cause there's no turning back now. Thankfully I have gone through all the material so the next few months should just be about preparing and making sure I know it all inside and out.
I can't even tell you how nervous I am about taking the exam. This has been a dream of mine for 10 years!! I didn't even talk about it until a few years ago because I didn't think I'd ever have the balls to go through with it. And honestly, it was easier to have a dream and never try then to have a dream and fail. But I'm not an idiot; I graduated with honors with a degree in Chemistry. And if the meat head at the Y who told a guy with a serious rotator cuff injury to "just go put icy hot on it" can do it, so can I!
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"And honestly, it was easier to have a dream and never try then to have a dream and fail"....funny you say this because the calendar in my office for today says "It is better to fall short of a high mark than to reach for a low one." i guess it kinda of fits what you said. but don't be silly, you'll do GREAT!!! i have every bit of faith in you!! :-) and congratulations for sestting up the date! that's wonderful!
You know your stuff and I know you'll do great. Good luck with your stydying over the next couple of months!!
You are going to be so much better than the meat head guy!!! Omg your 10 year old dream is finally becomin a reality!! How exciting. Good luck in your October exam!!! :-)
I'm sure you'll do great! Way to go after your goal. Good luck with it :)
You can definitely do this! Good luck!
LOL!!! I am SURE you will fair much better than any meathead any day. Go GET THAT DREAM!!!
Good luck with the exam and preparing for it. You’ll do great. Chemistry…respect!!!
Best of luck! I'm sure you'll ACE it!
Sounds like it's in the bag - good luck!
Girl you've got this!!!
... and if you ever doubt yourself just remember the strength within yourself you channeled for both your Ultra and BQ.
Good luck!
You have nothing to worry about! Yes, you are one smart cookie! Now just start working on your long division with pencil and paper :) Can't wait for you to pass!
Yay! You'll do it and do great.
I have to laugh at the meat head...
Have a good weekend!
Congrats and good luck!! It's nice that they told you about the change!!
You can definitely do it. I got mine a couple years ago, but I took a class for 3 days and took the test on the 4th day so I didn't have time to second guess. It's so worth it, you will do just great!!
That's so exciting! Congats you'll rock it I'm sure.
Good luck! You have a solid knowledge base, so you'll do great :)
Way to get after your dreams! You are going to do great :)
So exciting. I am the same way with holding things in that I am unsure of. You are going to rock that test!
thats so exciting! good luck studying and you can train me!!
Hey Denise, Thanks for the great chat at our run on Saturday and the blogging inspiration. I'm always looking for a writing outlet and a running log that I will actually use day after day. A blog never clicked as a feasible vehicle for me till you mentioned it. Two birds ~ one stone!
Happy trails!
Rich
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