From: John Matus (jmatus@pacbell.net)
Date: Sat Aug 27 2005 - 04:37:56 GMT-3
a black & tan would be excellent about now..............to bad i'm on those
anti-depressants :(
Regards,
John D. Matus
MCSE, CCNP
Office: 818-782-2061
Cell: 818-430-8372
jmatus@pacbell.net
----- Original Message -----
From: "joshua lauer" <jslauer@hotmail.com>
To: "Scott Morris" <swm@emanon.com>; <JMATUS@pacbell.net>;
<ronald.kaduwa@bell.ca>; <thomwin_chen@yahoo.com>; <cciein2006@yahoo.com>;
<ccielab@groupstudy.com>
Sent: Friday, August 26, 2005 11:41 PM
Subject: Re: Getting and Staying Motivated
>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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