Re: All in the mind...

Hopalong,

hahahahahaha

I don't think the proctor will be OK with you leaving the lab and going for
a run or shooting and then come back to finish the lab when you feel much
better.

But you never know these days.

On Tue, Apr 28, 2009 at 2:23 PM, <Charles.Henson_at_regions.com> wrote:

> An IV with a slow drip hidden under your sweatshirt works wonders....
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> From: Anthony Sequeira <asequeira_at_internetworkexpert.com>
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> To: hopalong <ccieangel_at_googlemail.com>
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> Cc: Cisco certification <ccielab_at_groupstudy.com>
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> Date: 04/28/2009 03:49 PM
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> Subject: Re: All in the mind...
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> You want to practice your strategy to passing the lab when you engage
> in practice lab sessions. It is just as important (if not more so)
> than practicing the technologies.
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> What you are describing here is a common pitfall of many CCIE exam
> candidates. What is especially painful is the fact that many get
> themselves "out of sorts" over a non-core, independent lab task that
> is only worth two points!
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> As you configure the equipment in a practice lab, mock lab, or the
> real thing, you should never, ever allow your confidence to be shaken.
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> When the Continental Airlines pilot flew into the geese on takeoff in
> New York, he didn't say "Well, I sure screwed this up early!" and nose
> the aircraft down. He calmly kept flying the airplane and still passed
> his exam! Be sure to keep that professional pilot mentality as you
> navigate your lab exam.
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> On Apr 28, 2009, at 4:35 PM, hopalong wrote:
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> > Hi
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> > This isn't a technical question...more of a mindset problem!
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> > When I start doing a lab and something in the first few crucial
> > questions
> > backfires, I start to panic, get frustrated and then then get angry
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> > myself. This of course snowballs the longer the problem goes on, in
> > to more
> > frustration, more anger and a completely cr_at_p state of mind which
> > makes the
> > troubleshooting the initial problem so much harder and well a Catch-22
> > situation which is really hard to recover from.
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> > In other exam situations I have always headed for a nice easy
> > question first
> > to get points under my belt and get a good feeling for the harder
> > stuff. But
> > that can't be done here.
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> > I don't suffer from lack of confidence or experience of labs :(( -
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> > anyone have any good coping strategies for not getting wound up in
> > the first
> > hour or so when things go wrong? Or should I just get so fast that I
> > can
> > spend the first hour in the loo.....
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