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<div style="">This is going to come off of a bit harsh, but you're not going to find that mentor until you've put in a fair amount of work yourself.<br>
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Work options:<br>
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1) Find a nonprofit that needs some admin time. (Check out volunteermatch.org) <br>
2) Find a startup that allows you to do admin stuff at night and on the weekends. (Talk to Mike at bizci.org)<br>
3) Join an open source project. (TroubleMaker can always use some work)<br>
4) Start a blog, write up what you learn as you learn.<br>
5) Pursue a degree. Even an associates would help. (DMACC, Hamilton, etc) There are funding/loan options if money is an issue.<br>
6) Pursue a certification. RHCE is pretty much the only game in town for what you want. TroubleMaker is a good option there.<br>
7) Become active in user groups. Give presentations. <br>
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Learning options:<br>
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I learn best from books... so here are some good ones:<br>
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1) RHCE Study Guide by Michael Jang<br>
2) Time Management for System Administrators - O'Reilly<br>
3) Don't Send a Resume - Jeffrey Fox<br>
4) How to Win Friends and Influence People - Dale Carnegie<br>
5) What the CEO Wants You to Know - Ram Charan<br>
6) Meditations - Marcus Aurelius<br>
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In the end though, if you're not working at least 20 to 40 hours a week on self improvement outside of work, you're not going to rise to the next level. The more you put in, the faster you move. Build a schedule. Track your time. You have to control yourself
before you can controls systems.<br>
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<div style="font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 13px;"><font style="font-family: Courier New;" color="#888888" size="1">-Josh More, CISSP, GIAC-GSLC, GIAC-GCIH, RHCE, NCLP<br>
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<div style="direction: ltr;" id="divRpF605286"><font color="#000000" size="2" face="Tahoma"><b>From:</b> cialug-bounces@cialug.org [cialug-bounces@cialug.org] on behalf of chris [c.rheinherren@gmail.com]<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, August 24, 2010 08:43<br>
<b>To:</b> Central Iowa Linux Users Group<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [Cialug] a question<br>
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<div><font size="2"><font face="verdana,sans-serif">I'm looking for that mentor.<br>
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<div class="gmail_quote">On Tue, Aug 24, 2010 at 08:40, Matthew Steven <span dir="ltr">
<<a href="mailto:matthew@geniusweb.com" target="_blank">matthew@geniusweb.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
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You'll also find more doors open more easily to you if you complete a<br>
bachelor's degree, perhaps in information science but not necessarily.<br>
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The hard skills can all be earned on your own if you have the knack.<br>
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But the ability to communicate effectively and manage relationships with<br>
people are what make the difference between a merely competent SA and an<br>
excellent one, and going to college (or apprenticing with a truly<br>
excellent mentor) can help get you there too.<br>
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> On 8/23/2010 9:25 PM, chris wrote:<br>
> > I would like to be a linux/unix system admin. Some have said that is<br>
> > crazy but its where my passion seems to be taking me. And of course<br>
> > having the skills and pay that goes along with the title, in the<br>
> 40k or<br>
> > higher ranges.<br>
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Matthew Steven<br>
<a href="http://www.geniusweb.com/" target="_blank">http://www.geniusweb.com/</a><br>
(515) 999 0842<br>
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