From: joshua lauer (jslauer@hotmail.com)
Date: Sat Aug 27 2005 - 03:41:03 GMT-3
I have an irish pub down the street, I find that always helps a little with
the motivation :)
jl
----- Original Message -----
From: "Scott Morris" <swm@emanon.com>
To: <JMATUS@pacbell.net>; <ronald.kaduwa@bell.ca>; <thomwin_chen@yahoo.com>;
<cciein2006@yahoo.com>; <ccielab@groupstudy.com>
Sent: Friday, August 26, 2005 9:08 PM
Subject: RE: Getting and Staying Motivated
> It'll give you gas.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: JMATUS@pacbell.net [mailto:JMATUS@pacbell.net]
> Sent: Friday, August 26, 2005 9:13 PM
> To: Scott Morris; ronald.kaduwa@bell.ca; thomwin_chen@yahoo.com;
> cciein2006@yahoo.com; ccielab@groupstudy.com
> Subject: RE: Getting and Staying Motivated
>
> i'm not feeling particularly motivated...
> i wonder if there is a way to grind up Doyle & Solie in a coffee grinder
> and
> then brew them both up with some good french roast <?> mmm, mmm, good!
>
>
> --- Original Message ---
> From: "Scott Morris" <swm@emanon.com>
> To: <ronald.kaduwa@bell.ca>, <thomwin_chen@yahoo.com>,
> <cciein2006@yahoo.com>, <ccielab@groupstudy.com>
> Subject: RE: Getting and Staying Motivated
>
>>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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