From: cisco efiko (ciscoefiko@googlemail.com)
Date: Tue Jan 30 2007 - 11:27:49 ART
Deji,
I think it was Thomas Edison that said "Geniusity is 1% inspiration, and 99%
perspiration", so Geniuses don't give up. In fact don't lower yourself to be
anything other than what you've set out to be....a CCIE! You are not a
failure till you stop trying....! If you stop trying, you've started
failing. I can tell you now, and I know you know that "for the joy that is
set before you....being a CCIE- more money, self satisfaction, or just
becoming very good at this things- you need to endure this.
I took my 1st try 3 and half years ago, and I have my next one booked. I
have not done it any sooner because of work pressure. But I know what trying
to become a CCIE has done to my Career, and if trying has made me this good
(like I'm made to believe day after day), what will getting it make me
then....
Keep on keeping on, because you can do it and you will do it..........(I'll
say amen to that!).
Regards,
On 1/26/07, deji500@hotmail.com <deji500@hotmail.com> wrote:
>
> Hi GS,
>
> I attempted my first lab today and I did not pass. I know for a fact that
> I could have passed it because I was well prepared and I could have
> configured all the requirements. So why did i fail. I got confused with the
> BGP AS numbers until the proctor corrected me. I had finished the BGP
> section when i was corrected. I had to re-configure my BGP all over again. I
> not only lost time but I lost my composure. I panicked because i realised
> that I couldn't finish all the tasks. I almost got up to walk out but I
> stayed to finish. I was able complete about 75% of my tasks but I made a
> lot of mistakes and I couldn't verify my configs.
>
> While I did very well in my switching and IGP, i did poorly in the
> remaining sections because of time pressure and lack of
> composure(understandably).
> Now I am so dejected, i can't even think about doing it again. I am
> writing about my experience because my wife suggested it might make me feel
> lighter. Has anyone else experienced the same before. How do i pick myself
> up? Is multicast dependent on something else because I am almost certain i
> configured it correctly but i still got 0%. That was one section that i did
> under pressure but still felt that i did ok until i got my score.
>
> Before i forget, the confusion in BGP was down to my rack number. The
> proctor was nice and helpful.
>
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