From: Jacky (ccie@maitruongxua.com)
Date: Sat Nov 19 2005 - 04:03:37 GMT-3
Congratulations David!
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From: "David Browning (dabrowni)" <ddabrowni@gmail.com>
To: "Cisco certification" <ccielab@groupstudy.com>
Sent: Saturday, November 19, 2005 11:44 AM
Subject: CCIE 15393
> All,
> Passed the CCIE on Wednesday in RTP. This was my 6th attempt. I used a
> combination of resources but my two favorites where the CheckIt and DoIt
> labs from Netmasters and the Mock Lab from Internetwork Experts. I finally
> figured out that after five attempts my approach was broken. I have three
> kids and had always tried to study at home so that the kids did not feel
> slighted. After my fifth failure this year my wife told me that I needed
> to
> stay in the office every evening and on Saturday so that I wouldn't be
> distracted. From September 29th until November 15th I practiced this
> strategy religiously and it paid off. As I was nearing my date this time I
> spent an incredible amount of time on the univercd studying everything
> that
> I had seen in my previous attempts and it was amazing that many of the
> basic
> things I had thought I was getting right I wasn't. I honestly think that a
> couple of factors (1) Studying in a distraction free environment, 2)
> knowing
> where to find data on the univercd like the back of my hand, and 3) a
> return
> to the basics) actually made the difference this time and allowed me to
> pass.
> I would really like everyone to know that I could not have done this
> without the support of my wife and kids. They really made this possible. I
> wish everyone that is currently pursuing this goal the best of luck and
> all
> I can say is that if you fail, get back up, grab a new date and continue
> until you pass.
> Regards,
> David Browning, CCIE 15393
>
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