If you’ve read Part 1 and Part 2, you already know the technical ups and downs of my OSCP+ journey — the failed first attempt, the comeback, the long hours of enumeration, and the sweet moment of hitting 70 points.

But if I’m being honest?

No amount of enumeration skills or privilege escalation tricks would have helped me without one thing:

✨ A mindset shift.

Because this journey was never just technical.
It was emotional. Mental. Psychological.

It was me versus me.

😤 The First Attempt: Fighting a Silent Burnout

I walked into my first exam exhausted — mentally and emotionally.

Yes, I studied hard.
Yes, I practiced.
But I didn’t prepare my mind.

I always had this lingering belief:

OSCP is tough. It’s not meant to be cracked by a beginner.

That belief drained me.

I panicked when tools failed.
I spiraled when a foothold didn’t land.
I kept switching boxes, chasing wins instead of focusing.