Schedule it. That doesn’t mean to mentally pick a date that you plan on taking it. It means you go to ISC2′s website, pick a date, location, and pay for the exam. When you’re done with that, go tell everyone you know that you scheduled the CISSP.

Doing this creates stress. In the post “How I failed the CISSP“, I talked about how stress is a great motivation. If you don’t have a healthy amount of anxiety then you will be less likely to put in the hard work.

First, if you fail the test you will loose the money you spent on it. ISC2 doesn’t give refunds for failed test. I know this from personal experience. Second, its very embarrassing to admit to your friends and coworkers that you failed the test. Especially if they have already have the CISSP certification. I also know this from personal experience.

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