From: Scott Morris (swm@emanon.com)
Date: Fri Aug 26 2005 - 17:17:55 GMT-3
I'll still look forward to hearing what your number is, even if it's a
little later than planned! :)
Remember, the only troubleshooting on the lab is self-induced. And there's
generally a LOT of that!
Best of luck!
Scott
-----Original Message-----
From: ronald.kaduwa@bell.ca [mailto:ronald.kaduwa@bell.ca]
Sent: Friday, August 26, 2005 12:33 PM
To: swm@emanon.com; thomwin_chen@yahoo.com; cciein2006@yahoo.com;
ccielab@groupstudy.com
Subject: RE: Getting and Staying Motivated
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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