Tag: motivation

From Ops to Sales

It’s been about nine months since I made the jump from an operational role to a sales role. I have been in operational roles my entire career, so it was a different direction moving into a Systems Architect role at Cisco. These months have flown by and its been great to see the other side. If you are thinking about making the move from ops to a sales role but are unsure of what to expect, keep on reading. I’ll be diving in to some of the myths I’ve heard. Continue reading “From Ops to Sales” →

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Engineering Our Qualities

What is the most important thing you need to learn about in order to succeed in your IT career? Is it mastering a certain system? Is it programming like an expert? Is it creating the best disaster recovery plan? Maybe. Those can be individual accomplishments that can help open doors. However, once you have your foot in the door, how do you maintain a presence that can continue to elevate you in the workplace? It’s great to know everything, but if your attitude stinks your value drops. I put much more value on those humble techs and engineers who try their best, have good attitudes, and are there when their colleagues need them. It’s tough to show those qualities on paper, but they do get noticed by good leadership. I am going to bring up a few qualities that I believe are important to have for anyone that wants to shine in their role. Continue reading “Engineering Our Qualities” →

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5 Tips for New Engineers

Next year will be my tenth in a network engineering role. I’ve seen team members come and go, leadership change and roles changes as well. Nothing is ever static, especially the technology. For those looking to enter a network engineering role or are simply young in their IT career, I wanted to jot down a couple of tips that I hope can help them be successful in their roles. I originally was going to make this network-centric, but honestly it applies to any type of role you might be in. Continue reading “5 Tips for New Engineers” →

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Networks: A Personal Connection

Has anyone ever been excited to go to a job they hate? Perhaps on the day they were quitting. No matter what your profession, passion determines how deep into your job or career you will go. If you lack the willingness to learn and the willingness to love what you do for a living, there is no passion. If you find yourself with that lack of passion, what you are currently doing might not be for you. No matter what that job is right now, do it to the best of your abilities. Even if what you are doing is not what you envisioned for yourself. What you are doing might not even have been on your personal roadmap. The goal is to someday look around and find yourself in love with what you do. It does not matter if you accomplish that goal at 20 or 60 years old. I want to write to motivate those working in IT that have not yet found their passion or to those who are interested in the realm of networks. I am a Network Engineer and I love what I do. Continue reading “Networks: A Personal Connection” →

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From Home I Work

Well, it has not been the start of the year we were thinking of when we made our resolutions last year. The year is almost 4 months in and it feels like we are crawling a decade a week. I pray for those out there affected by COVID-19. Many out there are sick, lost jobs or have family that are sick or have passed. You will get through this. We will all get through this. Daybreak will come.

I wanted to write a little about my experience working from home. I have a ton of technical topics in my head I want to dump in the blog, but all the happenings in the world have pushed me in a slightly different direction. For now, I just want to have a “chat” and try to motivate others.
My company transitioned office employees to work from home a few weeks back and I’ve been here ever since. I normally work from home once a week. Even at my last place, I worked from home once a week. I usually spend about an hour driving in to work and another back. I never hit traffic to and from work since I stay off the main e-ways and try to stick to the back roads. So the hour is usually all driving and a couple of red lights. As someone who supports the world-wide network for the company, I can do my job from anywhere. I’ve always wanted to work from home full-time. Now…not so much. Continue reading “From Home I Work” →

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Reaching Higher

You might be a young successful billionaire who has absolutely no needs. If you are, congratulations! This might or might not help you out. I am nowhere near that. Many of us are not. We are looking everyday for ways we can improve our skill sets and and climb higher in our everyday work lives. No matter what you do, you should strive for more, to be the best. Yes, it might be a bit cheesy, but complacency usually does not open doors. If you have a dream, a wish for something more, pursue it. Even if you cannot reach that exact goal, you might be diverted down a path you never even thought about. The main thing is to always move forward, reach higher. Continue reading “Reaching Higher” →

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Prioritizing

No, this will not be a talk on Quality of Service in the networking world. That entry is coming soon. This is a public service announcement on prioritizing your life. Whether you are dealing with a ton of projects at work or a bag of tasks at home, sitting down and taking a step back from everything can help organize and give the proper priorities to everything that stands before you.

Continue reading “Prioritizing” →
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The Foundation

Well, I finally decided to start a blog. I love to write and teach so this will be the perfect platform for it. However, I did not want to go straight into a tech discussion or demo. I think it’s important for anyone trying to build a solid structure, to have a foundation. Anyone looking to build a career or even set a goal needs a foundation. Before you walk, you crawl. Continue reading “The Foundation” →

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