From: Tony Schaffran (tschaffran@cconlinelabs.com)
Date: Mon Mar 31 2003 - 16:20:13 GMT-3
Congratulations!!!
Great job.
Tony Schaffran
Network Analyst
CCIE #11071
CCNP, CCNA, CCDA,
NNCSS, NNCDS, CNE, MCSE
www.cconlinelabs.com
"Your #1 choice for Cisco rack rentals."
----- Original Message -----
From: "Voss, David" <dvoss@heidrick.com>
To: <ccielab@groupstudy.com>
Sent: Monday, March 31, 2003 9:01 AM
Subject: CCIE 11372
> I passed yesterday in RTP. I finished the lab around 2PM and did fine
> tuning until the end.
>
> THANKS TO:
> First and foremost let me thank God. There is no way I would have done
this
> without prayer and faith that this is what God wanted for me.
> Next let me thanks CyscoExpert. I won't list all of the names at
> CyscoExpert but just a big thanks to the whole team. Their racks and labs
> are excellent. When you go, ask questions, make mistakes and let them see
> your mistakes. Brian McGahan had the best quote for me after I once
> complained about the way Cisco words questions on the lab. He said, "The
> wording on the test is not confusing if you understand the technologies."
> Bravo.
> Regardless of what people may tell you, YOU have to make the final turn to
> being 100% ready. No training class or teacher is going to get you to
100%
> ready. It takes a lot of nights on your lab and a lot .. lot.. lot of
> reading. Don't kid yourself about this. YOU make the final climb up Mt.
> Everest alone.
> Groupstudy! Great input on this group but specifically from Brian Dennis
> and Brian McGahan. These guys are amazing teachers "via text". Just do a
> search for the Brian's in the archives and you have plenty of reading
> material.
> NetMasterClass CheckIt Lab. I took it 5 days before my exam. WAKE UP
CALL.
> I didn't score high on this lab because I wasn't reading closely enough.
A
> great reminder for me just before my lab date. READ, DAVID, READ CLOSELY.
>
> MY PATH:
> I always wanted CCIE since 1997 when I first met a guy who walked in the
> room and blew the room away with his quiet confidence. Most CCIE's I have
> met since then have a confidence with the technology and that is what I
> wanted for myself. I took the long route. CCNA, CCNP, CCDA, CCDP, then
> finally CCIE written in November of 2001.
> I began CCIE lab studies in May of 2002 using 7 2500 series routers. The
> books you all know but specifically, I want to point out BGP by Halabi.
> This is the best technical book I've ever read. By July I knew that I
> couldn't do this alone. I then called CyscoExpert in my backyard. They
> were honest with me. It was humbling. This was the most important step
in
> my journey, admitting that I was not nearly as close as I thought I was.
My
> study time went from 10 hours per week to 30 at this point. I live in
> downtown Chicago so there were many nights spent reading while taking the
> train and then the bus for the 1.5 hour trip to CyscoExpert 3 nights a
week
> plus weekends. It was worth the ride.
> The final month I spent on my own ATTACKING any small piece that made me
> feel uneasy when looking at it. Be HONEST with yourself. When you look
at
> the word ISIS Authentication, do you know it like a brother or does it
feel
> like a distant cousin?
>
> ATTITUDE:
> Don't feel that NOT passing is okay. It's just like sports, you play to
> win.
>
> FINALLY:
> A certification is only as valuable as the people who represent it. CCIE
> was made a great certification by the people who represented it and paved
> the way for us. It's our turn to continue that tradition.
>
> David Voss, CCIE 11372
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