From: Colin McNamara (colin@2cups.com)
Date: Mon Oct 15 2007 - 15:01:36 ART
Congratulations :)
-- Colin McNamara (858)208-8105 CCIE #18233 "The difficult we do immediately, the impossible just takes a little longer"On Mon, 2007-10-15 at 02:00 +1300, Mark Abrahams wrote: > Hi all > > I wanted to give a brief (on my final edit I note that "brief" is > probably an incorrect description!) note of encouragement and > acknowledgment after completing my CCIE R&S study by passing the lab > exam in Sydney on Thursday. I'm really happy to have passed on this my > second time, as my wife has twin girls due in about a month's time. > Whatever the result, our family had agreed that this would be my last > effort at the lab exam for a long time. Which makes passing a very good > feeling. > > I started studying for the lab exam 8 months ago. At the time I > completely underestimated the amount of effort required for it. I was > working full-time throughout, and probably for the last 5 months of that > time I was studying for an average of 40 hours per week. > > It was my Lord and friend Jesus Christ that offered me the necessary > strength and sustenance throughout my studying time. It is difficult to > describe how important this was to me every day, as the quantity of > study and lack of sleep was starting to leave me quite weary, > particularly over the last 2 months. And it's equally difficult to > imagine having to endure this period without His support. Also, my wife > particularly, and my friends and family as well, offered a great deal of > encouragement and support throughout, and I'm really grateful to them > all for this. > > I used a lot of InternetworkExpert products that helped very much. I > was also greatly encouraged by Scott Morris who expressed personal > interest in my plight after a challenging first lab experience in > Beijing. As most here would know, the Group Study archives were a great > study resource - so thanks all for contributing. > > I wanted to encourage those studying to persevere. I put it down as one > of the most difficult periods in my life. In particular, I found a > prolonged period of studying with a young family difficult to sustain. > The studying parents among us could probably all tell of the heartbreak > of studying at the expense of family time. > > So I pray that if you are feeling weary from your study, you'll find > what you need to endure. Keep the faith! > > All the best > Mark > > _______________________________________________________________________ > Subscription information may be found at: > http://www.groupstudy.com/list/CCIELab.html
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