If You're Not Sure You Can, That Can Be a Good Thing

  This is a valuable lesson I've learned early in my career.  The only way to really grow is to get into a situation where you don't know everything, where you don't feel completely comfortable with your skills for that job.  As long as you have the drive to learn, you'll experience tremendous growth.  I've pushed myself many times to do this, an example would be when I had to upgrade a network.

   On Spiceworks as an example, I've seen many an IT pro ask if they should apply for a job, even though they fulfill all the requirements, or they about to step into a project they aren't sure they can do.  In every single job I've applied for and accepted, I always questioned myself if I can really do it, am I just good at faking that I know what I know.  Once I realize I get into that line of thinking, then I move past that with full confidence that I can do the job.  I've always known in myself that if I start questioning if I can, I know I can because that gives me extra drive to prove to myself I can.

   What this comes down to is having confidence in your skills and abilities, as well as knowing there are ways to find help when you need it (Google is always your friend!).  If you aren't pushing your boundaries and getting into projects or work that give you any kind of challenge, you'll never be able to grow as a IT pro.  Ask anyone who's been in the industry for some time, and they'll tell you that ever project they remember and grew from, each one challenged their skills and required them to go further than they thought they could.  It required them to learn something new so they could complete it.  If you find yourself wondering if you can do it, that's actually a good thing.  In all honesty, hardly anyone knows what the hell they are doing.

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About Jimmy R. Tassin

Jimmy Tassin is the IT Manager of Midwest Regional Bank and has been involved with the Technology field for over thirteen years. His two hobbies are overseeing the daily operations of OmniKraft, a Minecraft server community, and writing at Goblinbyte.com.