From: Chris Jackson (cjackson69@xxxxxxxx)
Date: Mon Apr 17 2000 - 19:42:41 GMT-3
If money is what you are after then you are doing it for the wrong reas
ons.
You can make money in many different ways, if you lose sight of why you are
working so hard, then you can make yourself miserable. I want CCIE because
it is a personal goal, and I love the technology. It is tough when you give
100% and aren't rewarded for your work. You have proven that you can
accomplish something very difficult. Be proud of what you have done!
I do agree with the downside. The worst part is the waiting between tes
ts.
You never know if you have prepared enough! How are the rest of you coping
with the stress? Any tips from you who have passed?
Chris Jackson
-----Original Message-----
From: nobody@groupstudy.com [mailto:nobody@groupstudy.com]On Behalf Of
Yao, Yuan
Sent: Monday, April 17, 2000 5:24 PM
To: ccielab@groupstudy.com
Subject: The dark side of CCIE
Like everybody who just got CCIE, I have something to say about the CCIE
journey.
There is a question popped up in reviewing my past 3 years CCIE prep. Did I
spend my time wisely? The answer is negative. Let's take a look at one of my
friend's journey in the same period. This guy started his consulting in a
brokerage firm earn $85/hour in 97 and worked on his website since 96 off
hours. He put $40,000 in internet stocks in 1998, whose value went beyond $2
million twice. He sold with net $600,000-700,000 and quitted his job last
summer. Following that, he rented an office at World Trade Center at New
York City and hired 6 guys to revamp his website. In the past early March,
he sold his website to a phone company for more than $10 million, which made
Reuters and PRwire news in the web. He is 30 by August.
His working list for his past 3 years was, studying internet business plans,
preparing his business plan, chasing venture capitals, extending web
services, networking with potential suitors...
My working list for my past 3 years was, studying frame relay, isdn, ospf,
bgp, going to training on dlsw, design, practicing in labs, networking with
CCIE and candidates, chasing new test topics atm, voice...
I also developed much more near sight, digestion problems, carpal tunnel
syndrome besides more psychological factors less efficiency, less certainty
and alienated wife and kids.
Would it be wise to spend a long period time and dedication of your life for
CCIE $100,000 reward? We only live once. The big question for everybody. How
can you spend your time wisely in your next 3 years?
Yuan Yao
CCIE5806
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