From: Joe Martin (jmartin@capitalpremium.net)
Date: Wed Dec 03 2003 - 12:33:20 GMT-3
I believe it was Einstein (but I could be wrong) who said (and I may be
paraphrasing), "Many of the world's failures are those who quit without
realizing how close they were to reaching their goal." Congratulations on
not quitting!!
Another of my favorites seems appropriate here, also. From John Ruskin:
"The greatest reward is not what we receive for our labor, but what we
become by it." This certainly holds true for the CCIE certification.
Joe Martin
CCIE #12035
(5 attempts)
-----Original Message-----
From: nobody@groupstudy.com [mailto:nobody@groupstudy.com]On Behalf Of
miken
Sent: December 03, 2003 7:46 AM
To: Ccie
Subject: CCIE number 12602
It was finally my day in San Jose yesterday.
I am embarrassed to say this, but it was my 6th trip to the lab. Hopefully
my
admitting it to this esteemed group of peers will offer encouragement to
those
out there who are in the same boat I was in. Up until this attempt, I had
self
studied. I have my own rack, lab scenario subscriptions, and shelves of
books.
All of which have been read, the good ones more than once. This list has
also
been a tremendous source of information on technologies relative to the exam
and real world. I have been more of lurker on the list, gleaning information
as Sarju elegently said, from Scott, the Brians, Howard, and all of you. I
thank you all for your willingness to share your knowledge and experience.
After my 5th attempt, I made a decision based on positive postings to this
list. I personally forked out the funds, took vacation time off, and flew to
Chicago to take 80 hours of training at CyscoExpert's bootcamp. This was the
best decision I made and really wish I had done this before wasting so many
personally financed trips to San Jose. It would have saved me thousands of
dollars in lab fees, air fare, etc. These guys found my weak spots, drove
me,
and helped me fill in the blanks. It was good to have someone to bounce
ideas
off of and review my work. I really feel these guys were the ones that
pushed
me over the top.
Anyway, enough about that.....now to spend some quality time with my family,
go to the library and get a book that doesn't say Cisco on it, and enjoy the
holidays. Its going to get quiet around here for a while without the fans
humming in the background =). But not for long......
Thanks to all,
Mike Nygard CCIE #12602 =)
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