From: kevin gannon (kevin@gannons.net)
Date: Sat Nov 19 2005 - 05:34:39 GMT-3
Well done David no go and remind your kids who dad is again ;-)
Regards
Kevin
On 11/19/05, Imal kalutotage <imal.kalutotage@gmail.com> wrote:
> Congrats.. man, it is a true story of courage & determination go on so
> long..
>
> enjoy it now..
> Cheers
> Imal
>
> On 11/19/05, Jacky <ccie@maitruongxua.com> wrote:
> >
> > Congratulations David!
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > 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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