From: joshua lauer (jslauer@hotmail.com)
Date: Sat Mar 10 2007 - 21:50:43 ART
yeah...
he'll pass, he's got determination that's for sure. Use the force luke
err...Darby :)
Josh
CCIE#16024 R/S (and hopefully soon...SP :)
----- Original Message -----
From: <anthony.sequeira@thomson.com>
To: <darbyweaver@yahoo.com>; <ccielab@groupstudy.com>
Sent: Saturday, March 10, 2007 6:59 PM
Subject: RE: Thanks
>I bet it will not be long!
>
> I love how you put "Expert" in quotes. One of my pet peeves is the fact
> that term is used in the CCIE title. I tell people I am a Cisco
> Certified Internetwork Engineer - not Expert.
>
> While the title is silly - I sure hope that I can help you achieve it!
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Darby Weaver [mailto:darbyweaver@yahoo.com]
> Sent: Friday, March 09, 2007 2:52 PM
> To: Sequeira, Anthony (NETg); bmcgahan@internetworkexpert.com;
> ccielab@groupstudy.com
> Subject: RE: Thanks
>
> Not yet, but I think it will not be very long now.
>
> I still don't feel like the "Expert" just yet, but I
> think I have learned quite a few tricks along the way.
>
> I'm not sure one ever feels like they know quite
> everything at this point. I have heard many say as
> much.
>
> But I am fairly competent on the networks than I
> manage and can function day-to-day easily doing my job
> related tasks with a lot of help of or digging for
> resources.
>
> I guess that is where I really wanted to be when I
> started.
>
> I have a lab scheduled for May 22nd.
>
> But I plan to continue my learning even after I pass.
>
>
> --- anthony.sequeira@thomson.com wrote:
>
>> It really is an honor to be mentioned along with the
>> names in this
>> e-mail. Thank YOU Darby.
>>
>> Darby - have you passed the lab?
>>
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: nobody@groupstudy.com
>> [mailto:nobody@groupstudy.com] On Behalf Of
>> Darby Weaver
>> Sent: Friday, March 09, 2007 1:33 AM
>> To: Brian McGahan; ccielab@groupstudy.com
>> Subject: Thanks
>>
>> This word of "Thanks" is to all of Paul, and to all
>> of
>> the vendors and CCIE's who have taken the time over
>> the years to support GroupStudy, and all of
>> wannabe's
>> and lurkers and those who are both as we continue to
>> ease towards the final goal of becoming CCIE's
>> ourselves.
>>
>> I mean take a look at when these guys are up and
>> when
>> they are posting.
>>
>> Lately, the last 4-6 months or so, I am living on GS
>> as much as in a book, on a rack, or at work, and I
>> have noticed...
>>
>> So are they.
>>
>> I recall seeing Bruce Caslow in class once in a
>> while
>> during breaks watching his mail for Groupstudy
>> problems and picking them off.
>>
>> I remember the Brians doing the same... or at least
>> they seemed to be doing the same - seems like I can
>> remember Brian Dennis picking a select quote during
>> a
>> set of Mock Labs once... You know he is always
>> laughing about something. This guy must be great at
>> parties.
>>
>> We all know guys like Scott Morris, Brad Ellis, Bob
>> Sinclair, Narbik Kochans, Marvin G., Chris Lewis,
>> and
>> even a newer generation like Petr, Anthony, and
>> Victor
>> and never mind some of us who chime in from time to
>> time to help another out or offer some type of
>> assistance, sympathy, or cheer.
>>
>> And for those who do not know for every guy I
>> mentioned from the vendors, there are more of them
>> in
>> the behind-the-scenes doing their thing. I cannot
>> help but think of Val Pavlichenko and Brian McGahan
>> and Wayne Lawson and others...
>>
>> This makes groupstudy unique and special.
>>
>> And then there are those stories of persistence that
>> have motivated all of us to spend just one more hour
>> on the racks... tired though we are, I know my eyes
>> are burning right now...
>>
>> And the tales of how some of our numbers have went
>> to
>> the lab, faced uncertainty, and passed and then
>> those
>> who have failed and then kept at it, no matter what
>> and went back, sometimes more than a few times, and
>> ultimately passed.
>>
>> So to all of you and to everyone who comes later,
>> thanks for keeping groupstudy alive and well and
>> available for the next generation...
>>
>>
>> PS: Don't forget to support the vendors, and our
>> host,
>> and I might remind everyone that some guys here even
>> offer rack rentals and need our support as well.
>>
>> They are all in the game, they are dedicated
>> professionals, they never quit, they never sleep,
>> they
>> never stop tackling the next best problem that we
>> are
>> faced. So we should not fail to remember that when
>> and if we have training needs, rack rentals, or
>> whatever services they may offer...
>>
>> For some us, the lab is just another obstacle; for
>> some of these people who have dedicated their
>> careers
>> to it, authored books, and generally have been loyal
>> to the cause of helping each of us attain our own
>> goals it is their life and career.
>>
>> Competition is good for everyone.
>>
>> So if you get a minute, take a second, tell them and
>> remember they are in the business of helping each of
>> us succeed in both our career and our own dreams as
>> well.
>>
>> This job of earning the CCIE can be a tough one for
>> everyone.
>>
>>
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