Re: Re:RE: failed 2nd attempt

Good man Bobby. Enjoy some deserved time with your family, support there is
vital! Also don't get hung up about attempts. In the field I have worked with
three CCIE's at different times. They were all very experienced, intelligent
people. Good people you want to work with who you can learn a good deal from.
Only one passed first time. The latest is a three timer with a four digit
number back in the day and very capable.

Karl Solie took three attempts, Scott twice, Anthony four I think. Keep that
in mind and you will do fine!

Regards
Gary
  ----- Original Message -----
  From: Bobby Kimble
  To: Joe Astorino
  Cc: L Pham ; Charles.Henson_at_regions.com ; Gary Duncanson ;
ccielab_at_groupstudy.com ; nobody_at_groupstudy.com
  Sent: Thursday, June 25, 2009 8:05 PM
  Subject: Re: Re:RE: failed 2nd attempt

  Thanks Joe,

  I agree. My wife and I have already decided that I'm going to book my next
attempt. If my work will cover it then good; if not its no big deal. I'm not
really doing this for my employer any way. Either way, I'm still taking the
next couple of weeks off ;-)

  -Bobby

  On Thu, Jun 25, 2009 at 2:18 PM, Joe Astorino <jastorino_at_ipexpert.com>
wrote:

    I paid every single thing for my CCIE on my own dime ... and let me tell
    you, when you pass it will all be worth it :) Your company may care
about
    your success from a business perspective as an investment, but nobody is
    really going to care about your success on a personal level except you
and
    maybe if you are lucky a few close friends, family and mentors. When you
    get it, no matter who pays for it, you will have that sense of
    accomplishment that nothing else can give you.

    Regards,

    Joe Astorino
    CCIE #24347 (R&S)
    Sr. Support Engineer - IPexpert, Inc.
    URL: http://www.IPexpert.com

    -----Original Message-----
    From: nobody_at_groupstudy.com [mailto:nobody_at_groupstudy.com] On Behalf Of L
    Pham
    Sent: Thursday, June 25, 2009 2:07 PM
    To: Bobby Kimble; Charles.Henson_at_regions.com
    Cc: Gary Duncanson; ccielab_at_groupstudy.com; nobody_at_groupstudy.com
    Subject: Re: Re:RE: failed 2nd attempt

     And Bobby, let me say this from my own experiences:

     My last 2 paid exam ( one failed, one passed ) : both reimbursed by
    the company I last work for ... I pay for both initially by my own
    hard-earned dough.
     Once you passed, there is a lot on the table to choose.

     It not a guaranty that my company will do it today, but it is an
    investment for the future...
     Heck, I should leave the investment out of it ;-))).

     You get my idea.

     HTH, Loc
    On Thu, Jun 25, 2009 at 10:49 AM, <Charles.Henson_at_regions.com> wrote:
> Bobby,
> For what it's worth, I failed in November. My company was hit hard
> just like everyone else and this had been paid for long before but I
knew
> it was the last. I am going back next month on my dime. Driving to RTP
    from
> Birmingham. Studying on my own instead of going back to the free retake
> class cause even T&E got axed.
>
> To back up Gary, don't give up and don't think twice about paying for
it
> yourself. It'll pay you back in the long run. Keep the faith.....
>
> Charles
>
>
>
>
>
> From: Gary Duncanson <gary.duncanson_at_googlemail.com>
>
> To: "Bobby Kimble" <bobby.kimble_at_gmail.com>
>
> Cc: <ccielab_at_groupstudy.com>
>
> Date: 06/25/2009 12:31 PM
>
> Subject: Re: Re:RE: failed 2nd attempt
>
>
>
>
>
>
> Some time off will help Bobby,
>
> If the company won't spring for another test then if I was in your shoes
I
> would join the club and pony up like most of the rest of us. I think
you
> should pass next time either way so find the money!
>
> Enjoy the vacation.
>
> Regards
> Gary
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Bobby Kimble" <bobby.kimble_at_gmail.com>
> To: "Ryan West" <rwest_at_zyedge.com>
> Cc: "Tanuj Mathur" <ciscoie_at_in.com>; "ccielab" <ccielab_at_groupstudy.com>
> Sent: Thursday, June 25, 2009 4:08 PM
> Subject: Re: Re:RE: failed 2nd attempt
>
>
>> Thanks Everyone,
>> I'm taking two weeks off to go on a vacation with my family and to
clear
>> my
>> head. I'm NOT going to give up on passing the lab. The biggest issue
that
>
>> I
>> have right now is whether or not my work will pay for another test. If
>> they
>> will then great, but if not I'll just have to figure out something
else.
>> There is no way Hell that I'm going to waste all of the time and
effort
>> that
>> I've put in to this.
>>
>> I was let down (and a little hungover) yesterday, but now I'm just mad
>> enough to get my fire back. Obviously I need to come up with a solid
> study
>> plan, but this can wait until I'm back from vacation.
>>
>> Thanks again!
>>
>> -Bobby
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> On Thu, Jun 25, 2009 at 10:45 AM, Ryan West <rwest_at_zyedge.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Tanuj,
>>>
>>> It was my experience that the mock labs were graded that night and
the
>>> results were either the same day or early that morning. As Scott
would
>>> say,
>>> it depends. If you're scoring above 60%, you can start giving
yourself
> a
>>> lot of those points because it will be clear where the mistake was
and
>>> you
>>> won't make it again. If you're below that, there might be some major
>>> holes
>>> that need to be worked on.
>>>
>>> Maybe every other day for a mock lab would be the way to go, if
you're
>>> close, you can work on speed on the off day. If you're far off, you
can
>
>>> use
>>> that day to bridge the gap.
>>>
>>> -ryan
>>>
>>>
>>> Hi Ryan,Is it all right to take the mock labs in quick succession
>>> without
>>> actually waiting for the results?example. with a gap ofone day
between
>>> succesive mock labs or is it advisable to take them over a longer
period
>
>>> of
>>> time such as once a week?I am referring to the IE individual mock
>>> labs.Regards,Tanuj
>>>
>>>
>>> Blogs and organic groups at http://www.ccie.net
>>>
>>>
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