Category: Study Plans
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Sports Coaching and Tutoring
Vulnerable State Sometimes I am interested in other things, not just IT topics. More recently, I have been working on my sports coaching certifications. I feel that I am able to get a job as a youth wrestling coach. It is something that I have been working on and want to pursue. This is also…
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Follower Count for Influencer Marketing
Influencer Marketing Followers I have more followers on some social media platforms and others I am not doing as well on. On X, I am getting lower numbers and am at 27 followers. I think that this is due to not being on a verified account and maybe it needs a different approach by myself.…
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Goal Setting for Q1 2026
Newsletter I have started a weekly newsletter that I am doing on Thursday’s at 2:05 PM MST. You can sign up for the Aaron W. DeJong Newsletter for free on Medium at the following link: https://medium.com/aaron-w-dejong-it-articles/newsletter You could also become a member on Medium which will let you see my articles and blog posts. The…
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Scheduled Changes and Updates
Scheduled Changes I have updated my calendar to add some more boxed out sessions for my studying. This includes studying more throughout the day and making it more routine. I am working on my skill set with TryHackMe and HacktheBox boxed in every day. There are some rooms that will help me increase my skill…
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Changes to the Script
Changes to Training I was having some anxiety regarding the GSEC exam. This was due to doing essentially five certification training materials and it got overwhelming. I am thinking about re-approaching the GSEC later in my career. For now, I would like to focus on getting a Network Administrator role. With this role I will…
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Writing and Training Update
Writing Role I have been doing a part-time writer role with my sole proprietorship, Aaron W. DeJong. In this role, I have been doing a new writing process that is using more of an outlined approach. By writing in this way it helps me as a non-fiction writer to work more on the technical writing…
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Training Update for GSEC
GSEC I have been training for the GSEC exam which I am planning to do next year in February or March. This training has been somewhat tougher than I anticipated due to it being essentially five certifications that I am studying for in one certification. This might take longer and will allow me to become…
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Headway on Training
Training I have been doing some training for the GSEC certification and have completed one of the training items. This was the Udemy Certified in Cybersecurity Crash Course. I had been doing it before the change and was getting into doing that certification. The certification for the GSEC is having me train essentially for five…
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Plans for IT Manager Certifications
Working on IT Manager Certifications I have been working on some more certifications since the last blog post. These certifications are more for the IT Manager role. The certifications that I am working on are the ISO 20000 Foundation and the ISO 22301 Foundation from Certiprof. In addition, I am working on the Project+ for…
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Updated Focus on Azure
AZ-900 Certification I recently passed the Microsoft Azure Fundamentals exam which is the AZ-900. This exam was a shorter exam than the CCNA that I passed in December. I did not have too many issues with the exam, got a score of 857 needing 700 to pass. Passing this exam has helped me with the…
