If you've ever thought…

• "I can do the job, but I can't learn all this broad PMP stuff."

• "I read it twice and it still doesn't click."

• "I'm falling behind… so maybe I'm not cut out for this."

• "Agile vocabulary feels like another language."

…this episode is for you.

Chad CashDollar is a shipyard foreman who works long hours, has a chaotic schedule, and openly admits that reading comprehension and test endurance have always been his biggest hurdles. The PMP felt like a monster: 180 questions, 4 hours, and a ton of terminology.

And then he passed.

Not with perfect scores. Not with Above Target across the board. He passed with a mindset shift and a simple method that struggling students can actually copy:

• Start with what the question is asking

• Highlight only what matters

• Work it down to 50/50

• Pick your answer and commit

• Don't treat "wrong" like a crisis—treat it like reps

• Keep moving forward (because there's no failure until you stop)

This is the episode for the student who's tough at work… but doubting themselves at the desk.

If you want to ace the PMP exam, you have to master emotional intelligence — whether you realize it or not.

The PMP exam doesn't just test processes and formulas. It tests how you lead when people, conflict, and pressure are involved. And emotional intelligence is often the hidden factor that decides between two answers that both look right.

In this episode, I break emotional intelligence down in plain English — what it actually is, where it shows up on the PMP Exam Content Outline, and how PMI tests it inside real exam scenarios. I'll walk you through exactly how emotional intelligence becomes the tie-breaker in People Domain questions involving conflict, stakeholder resistance, motivation, and team performance.

This isn't about being soft or emotional. It's about judgment, leadership, and choosing the best response when the situation isn't clear.

If PMP questions sometimes feel unpredictable or frustrating, this episode will give you a powerful new lens to see what the exam is really asking — and start choosing better answers with confidence.

Listen in, and learn how PMI tests leadership… not empathy.

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If the PMP exam feels confusing…
If the questions feel vague…
If you keep getting stuck between two answers that both sound right…

This episode is for you.

In this podcast, I break down how PMI actually expects you to think — not what most prep courses say the exam is testing, but what it's really grading underneath the questions.

I walk you through the seven core thinking rules that drive almost every PMP question, across Agile, Predictive, and Hybrid scenarios. These aren't tricks or hacks. They're the patterns PMI uses when they design questions — and once you start seeing them, the exam slows down.

We'll talk about:

• Why context matters more than tools

• Why there are no perfect answers — only the best decision right now

• Why PMI consistently rewards people before process

• Why fixing the system matters more than reacting to symptoms

• Why leadership beats authority

• Why long-term thinking beats fast action

• And why the PMP rewards judgment, not memorization

Think of these rules like lenses.
When you use the wrong one, the question feels blurry.
When you use the right one, the answer becomes clear.

If you've been studying hard but still don't trust your thinking yet, this episode will help you understand why — and how to fix it.

And if you want to go deeper, this is exactly how I coach students inside my live cohorts: learning how to think through situations, not just memorize content.