From: ronald.kaduwa@bell.ca
Date: Fri Aug 26 2005 - 13:32:41 GMT-3
I am so glad to have joined this group, although I regret the timing. If
I'd done it a little sooner, I'm sure I would have slain that lab on my
second attempt because I've learnt to read between the lines a lot
better, and know I'd have avoided those silly "attention to detail"
mistakes that have constantly been my downfall!
Scott, I remember I promised you my number in April because I felt
really confident to attack the beast then, but I've picked myself up
again and ready for October. The funny thing is that during the lunch
break, the proctor made an interesting comment that "most of the people
who pass this exam usually have an hour or two to spare at the end to
make corrections", and so when I had over 45mins to spare at the end and
reboot my routers over 2 times just to make sure, with all my devices
still pingable, I smiled to myself waiting for the clock to tick knowing
my hard work had finally paid off! But Alas! I logged onto CCO a couple
of days later and saw my status still read "Not Certified", you can
imagine the shock and disappointment.
But reading through the emails here, I have realised some of the
mistakes I made on interpretation, and paying attention to being as
specific as possible in filtering of routes and prefixes. The veil has
been removed, and although the questions will be different this time
around, I vow not to give away those silly points again! I will make
better use of my 45 minutes at the end than to sit and smile at the
clock:-) So since this thread is about motivation, I just wanted to
mention how I love challenges, that's why I always drive a standard;-).
In a way I am glad I failed these two times, because I will be a much
better CCIE when I pass it this time around than if I'd passed it on the
first try, cause I know I'd have just eased my foot off the gas peddle
after that. The knowledge I have gained finding out my weaknesses these
past few months is so invaluable that I would really feel much better
passing the exam with all the topics still on than to wait for January!
I've had to cut out soccer and jazz for the next two months (and believe
me, that is quit a lot for me considering I am not
married...uhh..yet:-)). How soon do you rise up after a fall? That is my
motivation!
Great postings here, keep on keeping on and good luck to all in my
shoes.
Roni.
-----Original Message-----
From: nobody@groupstudy.com [mailto:nobody@groupstudy.com] On Behalf Of
Scott Morris
Sent: Wednesday, August 24, 2005 9:16 PM
To: 'Thomwin Chen'; cciein2006@yahoo.com; ccielab@groupstudy.com
Subject: RE: Getting and Staying Motivated
It's an ongoing journey, that's for sure. And at times reality
intervenes... The birth of my second daughter is why my CCIE Voice
written
is going to expire before I get around to taking it a *cough* third
time...
#$*&#$*&ing thing.
But as you go through and mull though things, you get to a point in
knowing
stuff where it clicks together, and suddenly many things make sense in a
different fashion than they did before. Sometimes you look back asking
yourself how the hell you missed it! But it's all part of the journey.
The motivation often lies in the realization of things that you don't
know.
And the pursuit to "fix" that. It's not always easy, and certainly
difficult to find time! But as long as it remains fun and/or
interesting,
then it keeps one going. If you approach a burnout state though, it is
indeed time for a break, or vacation, or some other mind-numbing task
for a
while (you know, that ToDo list your significant other keeps!).
Always set a goal and then find the way to achieve it.
Scott
-----Original Message-----
From: nobody@groupstudy.com [mailto:nobody@groupstudy.com] On Behalf Of
Thomwin Chen
Sent: Wednesday, August 24, 2005 8:14 PM
To: cciein2006@yahoo.com; ccielab@groupstudy.com
Subject: Re: Getting and Staying Motivated
just a thought, a vacation would be nice...
cciein2006@yahoo.com wrote:
A lot of times I get so busy at work or with chores around the house
that I
barely have time to breath much less study. After a long day of staring
at
router configurations or sniffer traces at work all day the last thing I
want to do is log into a router and start configuring BGP scenarios.
I was just wondering - what do you guys do to stay motivated during the
long
journey to CCIE?
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